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“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), and did graduate work in Musicology. He serves as choirmaster for the new FSSP parish in Los Angeles, where he resides with his wife and children.—Read full biography (with photographs).
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A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on New Year’s Day.
“O God, Who hath brightened this most holy night with the shining of the true light…”
Unless I am mistaken, John David Chambers stole Neale’s rhymes without attribution.
No man can deliver his brother, no make agreement unto God for him.
This morning, I recorded the voice parts—but please pardon my screechy soprano notes!
Hermann Finck (d. 1558) wrote about choral sound and performance in 1556.
John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, Whom you know not…”
“Let us not be cast into the darkness to burn in flames, but may we share the joy of heaven, seeing the face of God.”
“He whom the whole world cannot contain was enclosed in thy womb…”
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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