Elvis Presley, Offertory Processions, & “Alius Cantus”
Offertory processions in the 1940s? Really?
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Musical Resources • Septuagesima Sunday
«GLORIA in EXCELSIS» is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.
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Innocuous But Uninspired Music At Mass?
In my youth, I recall singing some of these same songs at Mass, but I refused to do the hand gestures.
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PDF Download: Eucharistic Verset By Palestrina
Your more advanced singers will love this piece by Palestrina!
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Father Richard McBrien & The Passing Of An Era
“My Roman collar is my television uniform.” —Fr. Richard McBrien
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PDF Download: Saint Rose Hymnal (1938)
“It contains about two hundred hymns—all from approved sources—and covers every phase of Catholic devotion.” —Foreword by the Bishop of La Crosse
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Musical Resources • Third Sunday after Epiphany
Hymns can be implemented into the Latin High Mass with great effect.
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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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