Musical Resources • Second Sunday of Advent (Extraordinary Form)
“Gather ye together His Saints to Him; who have set His covenant before sacrifices…”
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Introit For The Immaculate Conception (8 December)
“Gaudens Gaudebo” is not a short Introit.
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The Most Important Thing A Choirmaster Can Do
Sometimes it takes decades to appreciate the genius of this or that Gregorian chant.
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Changing The Good Friday Prayer For The Jews
“Christianity is the perfect development of the Jewish religion…” —Fr. Leslie Rumble
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Musical Resources • First Sunday of Advent (Extraordinary Form)
“Arise in thy strength, we beseech thee, O Lord, and come…”
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Clarity Regarding The Pius XII “Turkey” Indult
Whether this rumor is accurate makes no difference, because the rules for Friday abstinence were changed in the 1960s.
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Our Church Music Movement: How Are We Doing?
I never dreamed that so many people love this stuff…and are willing to fight for it!
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PDF Download • Hymnal by Fr. John Selner (1954)
Some of the old Catholic hymnals were dreadful, but this one is splendid.
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PDF Download • “Liber Brevior” (1954)
This special Solesmes book contains another version of the “Chants Abrégés.”
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Sacred Music & Babies
What’s our end game?
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Solesmes is not infallible…
The accent on “adjúva” should be “ádjuva”
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Stunning New Collection Of English Propers
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
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The Only “Credential” That Matters
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
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Musical Resources • 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
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Simple 2-Part Canon For Men & Women
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
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