Nobody Cares About This! • 1887 Rheims-Cambrai Gradual included “Restored” Plainsong
I’d be interested to know what Dr. Weaver thinks about how the mode is given.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
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).
I’d be interested to know what Dr. Weaver thinks about how the mode is given.
Confusing! The 2nd reading & Gospel from the 7th Sunday of Easter may be read on the 6th Sunday of Easter.
Some may enjoy these eight brief articles on the sacred liturgy.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
I’m not a bishop. I’m not even a priest. I’m a husband & father who just wants to make it to heaven.
“When the Vatican Edition began coming off the press in 1905, its strongest supporters did not expect it to last until 1960…” —Mons. Schmitt
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Allegedly, the source of this information “had the only indult to say the TLM at the USCCB office in Baltimore back in the 1990s.”
This “Entrance Chant” is used during liturgical years A, B, and C.
When couples are getting married, they often request musical guidance.
“Kids, you’re only on this floating rock for a very short time.”
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The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
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