“And the Chief Priests…” (Palm Sunday)
“And the chief priests made a plot against Lazarus’ life too…”
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
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).
“And the chief priests made a plot against Lazarus’ life too…”
It’s a strange type of “restoration” that rejoices over innovations that never existed before.
A large choir isn’t necessary to have dignified music at Mass.
“In a sense we need ‘disposable’ music, created to last not centuries, but weeks (or hours).” —Father Hovda
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
The Latin words are rendered so beautifully by Monsignor Knox.
Many decisions, even those with monumental consequences, were made in secret.
Because the post-conciliar liturgical reforms were done with such haste, we sometimes find errors.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
This is surely one of music history’s great ironies!
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