Musical Resources • 15th Sunday after Pentecost
“Let Thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and fortify Thy Church…”
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A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).

“Let Thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and fortify Thy Church…”

Fr. Valentine used to say: “You can play 100 notes right, and miss just one—and people will criticize you for that wrong one!”

I’m sick of looking for this chart online!

Do you prefer polyphony recorded by just my voice, or mixed with “real” voices?

His assertion that “smoking out enemies” is best done by appointing them to high positions in the Vatican is absurd.

A new video presentation with excellent audio samples.

A liturgical workshop took place in Licheń, Poland from 4-11 August 2016.

Fascinating verses by Msgr. Ronald Knox

Corpus Christi Watershed is mentioned and cited!

“May Thy Sacraments, O Lord, ever purify and fortify us…”

Until recently, most Catholic hymnals didn’t have a metrical index!

This one got by the editor’s eye!
A compositional miracle by Rev’d Tomás Luis de Victoria (d. 1611).

Each individual “ear” must decide what is acceptable.

Do you understand why I’ve highlighted various points?
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