PDF Download: Ordo Lectionum Missae & Ordo Cantus Missae
“…otherwise the entire Mass might be placed into the vernacular; whereupon the Council fathers burst into uproarious laughter.” — Cardinal Stickler speaking of Vatican II
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Liturgical Translations
This is no hybrid: it’s an elegant, accurate, modern, unified English translation of the Graduale!
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Thirteen (13) Organ Accompaniments to “Missa de Angelis” (Mass VIII)
Free PDF downloads for “Mass of the Angels” organ accompaniments • Henri Potiron (1950), Achille Bragers (1937), Dr. Eugene Lapierre (1946), Franz Xaver Mathias (1906), Dr. Peter Wagner (1905), Monsignor Leo P. Manzetti (1906), Julius Bas (1906), and more+
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More unites us than divides us!
Musicians tend to be very “picky” people who don’t get along with one another.
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Proclaim the Passion in a “Theatrical” Manner?
Scripture at Mass is an act of worship: it is not purely didactic, nor is it a make-believe drama that we must re-enact with emotion.
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PDF Download: The Fulton J. Sheen Sunday Missal (1961)
Archbishop Sheen did not produce this Missal alone: it was a joint effort by many, especially the Jesuit priests Rev. Philip Caraman and Rev. James Walsh.
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Live Recording — Small Choir of Ninth Grade Singers (October, 2006)
What can one say about the “Art of the Fugue” by J. S. Bach? Marvelous. Simply marvelous.
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Preconciliar Missal Allowed Mass “Versus Populum”
These same exact rubrics have been found in Missals published in 1962, 1927, 1943, 1906, and 1886.
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Are Hymns Boring?
I love hymns … sung properly, that is!
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Courses In The Ward Method … This Summer!
This summer, the Catholic University of America is offering training in the Ward method.
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Audrey Hepburn, Fulton J. Sheen, & Church Singers Who Can’t Read Music
Do you direct choir members with flaws? Do you direct choir members who can’t read music? BE COMFORTED!
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“Turn Those Altars Around!” — Cardinal Lercaro, Consilium President (1965)
Could this be the missing link explaining why “versus populum” celebrations took over?
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“Confusion and Annoyance” — Pope Paul VI on the New Liturgy (1965)
“Previously it was enough to be there; now we must participate. Previously one could doze or perhaps even have a chat; but no longer; now one must listen and pray.” — Pope Paul VI, 17 March 1965
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“The Most Beautiful Thing This Side Of Heaven”
A wonderful 18-minute sermon by Fr. Christopher Smith.
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What did Pope John Paul II think of the Cappa Magna?
The cappa magna has a five-meter-long train. Pius XII shortened it to 3 meters, but it’s said that John XXIII restored the ordinary length.
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