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Veronica Brandt • Article Archive

Veronica Brandt holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering. As editor, she has produced fine publications (as well as valuable reprints) dealing with Gregorian chant, hymnody, Latin, and other subjects. These publications are distinguished on account of their tastefulness. She lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband Peter and six children.—Read full biography (with photographs).

Veronica Brandt · October 4, 2014

Peace and St Francis

St Francis worked for peace through prayer. If by singing we pray twice, then this collection of music could multiply our efforts today!

Veronica Brandt · September 27, 2014

Choirs give hope

Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron

Veronica Brandt · September 20, 2014

A New Book of Old Hymns 4th edition out now!

60 hymns, 92 pages. Get 25% off with code MATEY25 now through 22 September – good for all books on Lulu

Veronica Brandt · September 13, 2014

PDF Download: “Pray the Mass” (1959) Booklet & Cards

A booklet in PDF to download, plus a flashcard set and a slight digression into Lego(R).

Veronica Brandt · September 6, 2014

Richard Terry’s Hymnal in PDF and paperback

“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”

Veronica Brandt · August 30, 2014

Learning Latin in the new millennium

Two approaches to learning a little Latin language for praying with understanding.

Veronica Brandt · August 23, 2014

Let’s bury the term “highbrow”

Wherein Veronica rails against the public perception of traditional Church music and hopes to break down barriers to unleash the joy planted by musicians of earlier ages.

Veronica Brandt · August 16, 2014

Daily martyrology

When the going gets tough, the liturgy of the hours puts things in perspective.

Veronica Brandt · August 9, 2014

Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (2 of 7)

Planting the seeds for liturgical reform with a new book of old hymns.

Veronica Brandt · July 26, 2014

Five signs you might be a Hymn Geek

Hymns are influential, popular and full of history and trivial details, making a fertile ground for susceptible personalities to develop their geekish tendencies.

Veronica Brandt · July 19, 2014

Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 4

Importing singers is the quickest way to get good music into your parish, even if it is only for one occasion.

Veronica Brandt · July 12, 2014

Dreaming in Latin

Book review: Forty Dreams Of St. John Bosco: From St. John Bosco’s Biographical Memoirs

Veronica Brandt · July 5, 2014

If we took music seriously

“Great importance is to be attached to the teaching and practice of music in seminaries, in the novitiates and houses of study of religious of both sexes, and also in other Catholic institutions and schools. To impart this instruction, teachers are to be carefully trained and put in charge of the teaching of sacred music.”

Veronica Brandt · June 28, 2014

This wonderful Bishop’s letter on the Blessed Sacrament

A pastoral letter from Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop of Paramatta.

Veronica Brandt · June 21, 2014

Archbishop Sample’s Letter On Sacred Music (6 of 8)

“Every hour of worship should represent at least two hours of structured preparation at a time and place apart from the congregation.”

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President’s Corner

    Luis Martínez Must Go!
    Sevilla Cathedral (entry dated 13 December 1564): The chapter orders Luis Martínez, a cathedral chaplain, to stay away from the choirbook-stand when the rest of the singers gather around it to sing polyphony—the reason being that “he throws the others out of tune.” [Excerpt from “The Life of Father Francisco Guerrero.”]
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Urgent! • We Desperately Need Funds!
    A few days ago, the president of Corpus Christi Watershed posted this urgent appeal for funds. Please help us make sure we’re never forced to place our content behind a paywall. We feel it’s crucial that 100% of our content remains free to everyone. We’re a tiny 501(c)3 public charity, entirely dependent upon the generosity of small donors. We have no endowment and no major donors. We run no advertisements and have no savings. We beg you to consider donating $4.00 per month. Thank you!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Booklet of Eucharistic Hymns” (16 pages)
    I was asked to create a booklet for my parish to use during our CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION on 22 June 2025. Would you be willing to look over the DRAFT BOOKLET (16 pages) I came up with? I tried to include a variety of hymns: some have a refrain; some are in major, others in minor; some are metered, others are plainsong; some are in Spanish, some are in Latin, but most are in English. Normally, we’d use the Brébeuf Hymnal—but we can’t risk having our congregation carry those heavy books all over the city to various churches.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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The local church should be conscious that church worship is not really the same as what we sing in a bar, or what we sing in a convention for youth.

— Francis Cardinal Arinze (2005)

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