True Meaning Of The Word “Liturgy”
Historically, “liturgy” referred to a service done for the people, not by them.
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PDF Download: “Laudate Hymnal” (1942) … An Exceptionally Rare Book!
“We feel that the selection of hymns leaves little to be desired…” —From the 1942 Foreword
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PDF Download: Hymn Book By Sisters Of Notre Dame (1907)
“Yet zephyrs vainly fan me, and flow’rs to groves invite…”
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Dick Morris & Gregorian Accompaniment
Some people accept a job as choir director and say, “I have five singers who don’t read music, so I guess that’s how it will always be.”
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From The 1400s • Communion Kneeling
A beautiful image from 15th-century Austria.
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PDF Download: Standard Catholic Hymnal (1921)
This extremely rare Catholic hymn book is here made available for the first time ever as a PDF download.
Musical Resources • Second Sunday after Epiphany
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful text than Sedulius’ Hymn: Hostis Herodes Impie.
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Hypocrisy About Francis From An Unlikely Source
Resist the temptation to believe that Francis is 80,000 times as important as Benedict since he receives 80,000 times as much media coverage.
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PDF Download: Notre Dame Hymn Tune Book (1905)
“They call me a Papist and they laugh at my creed…”
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Cristóbal de Morales Missa “Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La.”
You’ll want to immediately download these scores, videos, and Mp3 files!
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PDF Download: Rare Hymnal By Boston’s Archbishop
Can you imagine singing all those vernacular hymns while Mass is happening?
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Short And Simple Organ Postludes & Preludes
Many of you asked me to share the results, which I have done below.
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Musical Resources • Holy Family
Many don’t realize that all the EF chants for the Holy Family can be used at OF—cf. section 397 of the Ordo Cantus Missæ.
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“The best I have ever seen. Anywhere. In the world. Period.” —Mr. John Sonnen
“The vitality of the Classical Rite is as fresh as ever.”
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Was Fulton J. Sheen Ever Wrong?
There’s a discrepancy in this Sunday’s EF Introit.
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