Nine Questions About The Latin Mass You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask
When I first attended the Traditional Mass, I hated it.
“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).
When I first attended the Traditional Mass, I hated it.
“Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.”
“The use of Psalm 150 is a change from the experimental Easter Vigil (1951-1955) in which Psalm 116 was used for Lauds.” —Msgr. McManus
The indispensable “Musician’s Guide to Good Friday,” including a 50-page PDF and rehearsal videos!
I haven’t studied the situation enough to know with certainty.
“O God, from Whom Judas received the punishment of his crime, and the thief the reward of his confession…”
Today we announce a special guest who will be present at the Sacred Music Symposium!
“The multitude goeth forth to meet our Redeemer with flowers and palms, and payeth the homage due to a triumphant conqueror.”
Two young ladies helped record these 14th-century harmonies.
Listen to the instructions John Paul II gives the Chicago congregation.
The Jews therefore said to Him, “Thou art not yet fifty years old and hast Thou seen Abraham?”
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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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