Musical Resources • 6th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
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).
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
“The faithful everywhere have responded generously, and have greeted the new liturgy with great joy.” —Archbishop Bugnini (1967)
Including thirteen (13) complete collections of Mass Propers…with audio examples!
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
“It is better to speak of a Declaration of Nullity rather than an Annulment…” —Most Rev. Gracida (1994)
Could this have something to do with how each line comes through “cleanly” in 3-part music?
A luxuriant choral setting of the Kyrie from “Mass of the Angels”
Mother Angelica sat down for a wonderful interview with a famous Theologian.
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
Who wouldn’t welcome a brief-but-beautiful piece like this?
Here are some thoughts, but I can’t promise they make sense.
Is the “Reform of the Reform” dead? Bishop Serratelli and many others disagree!
Some EF communities will celebrate the “External Solemnity” of the Most Sacred Heart on Sunday.
Including a special version of the “Tantum Ergo” by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
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