Benedictus & Hosanna • “Missa Beata Mater”
My friend was in charge of picking music for papal Masses under Pope St. John Paul II.
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“Catholic Choirmaster” • Fascinating Photo Taken 29 August 1964
CMAA was formed the same year “Inter Oecumenici” was issued by the Vatican.
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“No Time For Cowardice” • A Letter To Liturgy Columnists
Too many columnists focus endlessly on minutiae while leaving untouched a crucial issue.
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In Memoriam • Sister Clare Crockett
She passed away when the community’s house collapsed during the earthquake that hit the Ecuadorian coast on 16 April 2016.
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Musical Resources • Third Sunday after Easter (Extraordinary Form)
“O God, Who dost show the light of Thy truth to them that go astray…”
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Feeding Our Children Liturgical “Garbage”
Some of you know I’ve been extremely ill for more than two years…
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Picture • Pope Pius XII in St. Peter’s (Low Mass)
With a lovely chasuble!
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Sacrament of Confirmation (EF) • “Fully Notated Confirmation Prayers”
You Will Want To Download These! • Written-out (“notated”) sheets for the Rite of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form.
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Ven. Pope Pius XII Singing The Preface
We normally sing the way we heard the priest singing as a child…
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“Tantum Ergo” • Eleven (11) Harmonizations
Do you know what the “Tantum Ergo” means, word for word?
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“Et Cum Spiritu Tuo” in the 1961 Fulton Sheen Missal
What Fr. Philip Caraman does may surprise you…
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“I confess that I was a liturgical nut” says Bishop consecrated by Pope Paul VI
“The liturgy is not only worship of God; it is the way we are formed in our faith.” —Bishop Gracida
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We Need Assistance! Please Help Watershed Survive!
My 5-part series requesting donations seems to have failed miserably—with a few notable exceptions.
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Mass Propers • Fascinating Articles From 1924
Editors of “The Tablet” felt these essays were horrendous!
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Ward Method Studies • Space Available!
The chant must be sung lightly, and not too slowly.
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