“Worst Teacher the World Has Ever Seen”
I recently learned that Pope Leo XII honored him with the “Order of the Golden Spur.”
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Eucharistic Prayer No. 2 on Sundays?
Highlighted in yellow (on this single-page PDF file) is documentation concerning whether the 2nd Eucharistic prayer may be used on Sundays.
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1,187 Pages • “Dripping With Color, Craft, and Splendor” (Missale Romanum, 1933)
That such a richly-illustrated missal could have been created—much less mass produced—in the 1930s is beyond belief.
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Knox. Has. No. Equal.
Its final verse is the famous “O Salutaris Hostia.”
“Plainsong Propers” • Fascinating 1980s Recordings
Father John Buchanan was a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul–Minneapolis.
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Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
This document shows a “mensuralist” approach to Gregorian Chant.
Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”
We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…
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PDF Download • 1950s Hand Missal including “Priest Photographs” at Mass (944 pages)
Taken with great skill, the photos involved the Right Rev’d Joseph F. Cussen, Rev’d Thomas P. Conley, Rev’d George B. Ford, and Rev’d John F. Carvlin.
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“Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
We received considerable correspondence regarding my article: “Two Ways to Defile a Hymn.”
Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?
This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.
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“Progress Report” (With Samples) • Forthcoming Roman Catholic Hymnal In Spanish
It’s coming along nicely!
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PDF Download • “Roman Catholic Music in England from 1850–1962” — Lengthy Dissertation (402 pages)
This includes 1914-1962 (years which were excluded from Muir’s book).
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Calling Dr. Weaver!
A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!
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“A Catholic Choir Director’s Decalogue” • Jeff’s Personal Odyssey (10 Points)
Is there anyone on the planet willing to pretend he doesn’t understand the plain meaning of those words?
SLANE • “Simplified” Keyboard Arr.
Do you know ‘SLANE’ the hymn tune?
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