“Veni Creator Spiritus” • With An English Translation By Fr. Adrian Fortescue
A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on Pentecost.
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
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).
A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on Pentecost.
“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”
Joseph Ratzinger, an expert at the Council, was also the private secretary of Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.
If they were set upon avoiding the word “men,” I wish ICEL would have done something like “peace on earth to *those* of good will.”
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
Including an (optional) organ accompaniment you won’t want to miss!
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Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.
I hope Dr. Tappan will tell us someday how such a transformation happened!
A story about Victoria—perhaps a myth—says Palestrina was jealous of his student’s first drafts.
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
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