Being Too Hard On Priests?
…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
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Did Bishop Sheen Favor A Particular Hymnal?
Including a wonderful hymn for the Ascension.
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Re: “Christ the King Hymnal” (Imprimatur, 1954)
Venerable Pope Pius XII explicitly allowed vernacular hymns during High Mass in 1958.
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6 May 2021 • FEEDBACK
A reader from St. Louis, Missouri, wrote to us: “The work you and your team do is quite possibly the most valuable resource I have come across as a younger Sacred music director and organist. The Brébeuf Hymnal is my most used and referenced resource. Although my church has not adopted it yet (I will […]
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Question & Answer Box • “Which Tune Is This?”
Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
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(Live Recording) • “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All”
There is a “hidden rule” about Roman Catholic Hymnals.
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“No hymn deserves more to be reintroduced in our Catholic tradition.” —Dom Ermin Vitry
A live recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
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Calling All Church Musicians!
Is this normal? (Answer: “yes”)
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“Days Of The Week In Latin” • Feria II, Feria III, Feria IV, Feria V, Feria VI
“Feria Quinta” — which day is that? … Be honest.
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“Are They Ugly?” • May 1st Propers For Saint Joseph
I fail to see how such a position can be defended…
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Paul Inwood Attacks Jeff Ostrowski’s Harmonies
Paul Inwood has unwittingly committed a rookie’s error here…
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22 April 2021 • SATB Plainsong?
In an emergency, we pull out random hymns from the Brébeuf hymnal. The Brébeuf choral supplement has every single verse—every single verse—written out, which makes reading SATB a breeze. Last Sunday, we pulled out an Easter hymn which is a mix between plainsong and metrical hymnody…and I think this live recording came out nicely! Please […]
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22 April 2021 • ICTUS ALERT
My friends, for the record, this coming Sunday has something which is pretty rare. It is an example of Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes adding an ictus marking to their previous (1908) version of the Graduale Romanum. You can examine before and after. Do I feel better, having pointing this out? I absolutely do…
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“The Fifteen Best Catholic Hymns” • Wait……
Church musicians: Is this what we’re doing wrong?
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Do You Know This Easter Hymn?
We did both versions: One is quite popular, the other less so.
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