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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.
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.
What can one say about the “Art of the Fugue” by J. S. Bach? Marvelous. Simply marvelous.
These same exact rubrics have been found in Missals published in 1962, 1927, 1943, 1906, and 1886.
I love hymns … sung properly, that is!
This summer, the Catholic University of America is offering training in the Ward method.
Do you direct choir members with flaws? Do you direct choir members who can’t read music? BE COMFORTED!
Could this be the missing link explaining why “versus populum” celebrations took over?
“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
A wonderful 18-minute sermon by Fr. Christopher Smith.
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.
“Father Calewaert opposed the proposal because it would gravely damage Sunday.”
A drafter of USCCB guidelines on church music has said: “Some individuals and organizations seemingly use chant as a weapon to advance their agenda and judge others.”
“The first task of all specially designated ministers is to serve the assembly. Their conscious and deliberate target is to help the assembly bring itself to life…” — Fr. Eugene Walsh
“Paul VI … declared that he had been hurt by certain arbitrary liturgical experiments and pained by a certain tendency to de-sacralize the liturgy.” — Cardinal Antonelli (19 April 1967)
