Musical Resources • 4th Sunday of Lent “Laetare”
The “Gloria in excelsis” is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.
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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).

The “Gloria in excelsis” is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.

When questioned about the Traditional Latin Mass, here’s what Pope Francis ought to respond…

We have been able to establish a choir, even though our FSSP parish is still in its infancy.

It’s no secret. Anyone who’s been in Church music realizes what happens in 99% of Catholic parishes.

Can you see yourself?

Pressure will be brought to have him walk back his statements, but I don’t believe he will.

The “Gloria in excelsis” is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.

This free PDF was provided courtesy of the St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books.

I’ve discovered how traumatizing it can be when somebody impersonates you.

Why are the words “ad orientem” never translated?

I cannot help but think of this hymn collection as his greatest masterpiece.

Polish Anti-Communist “Army of Independence” in May of 1949.

You can hear Padre Pio singing the Mass.

A reader from Indonesia kindly sent us these…

The “Gloria in excelsis” is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.
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