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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 · November 1, 2014

All Saints celebrations

An All Saints Day party with a major digression on Halloween and All Souls Day.

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Veronica Brandt · October 18, 2014

The Final Message of the Synod on the Family

The official broadcast from the Vatican.

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Veronica Brandt · October 11, 2014

Pope Pius XII’s First Communion Day

“Pope Pius XII was, in his own way, perhaps the boldest innovator among the Popes of the twentieth century.”

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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!

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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

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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

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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).

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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.”

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Veronica Brandt · August 30, 2014

Learning Latin in the new millennium

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

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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.

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Veronica Brandt · August 16, 2014

Daily martyrology

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Veronica Brandt · July 12, 2014

Dreaming in Latin

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

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    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“I left music college swearing never to write another note again … It was during the mid-1980s when esoteric and cerebral avant-garde music was still considered the right kind of music to be writing.”

— James MacMillan

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