Chasing the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
I thought making a course on singing the Little Office would be an easy project. However, as with just about everything to do with Sacred Music, there is so much more to it than you expect.
“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)
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).
I thought making a course on singing the Little Office would be an easy project. However, as with just about everything to do with Sacred Music, there is so much more to it than you expect.
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Reviewing the Sunday readings ahead of time is a highly recommended exercise. Now enjoy a crossword puzzle at the same time!
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Setting up a virtual pipe organ based on a tiny credit-card sized computer for your home studio.
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Revealing the probable contents of the tiny little books in Jeff’s photo from World War II.
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“For every hymn which is unequivocally denounced as ‘schmaltzy’ expect to find someone for whom that hymn is what sustained them through a particularly bleak time.”
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An Illustrated Book of Gospel Meditations from 1593! Print one for this Sunday to explore and color.
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New compositions in the timeless style of great Catholic hymns for all the major feasts, plus insights into the hymnodist’s creative process.
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Print an illustrated liturgical calendar with seasonal Gregorian chant excerpts.
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The Baronius Press edition is beautiful, but lacks important markings for singers.
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To sing at Mass though, you need more than just being able to finish together.
Three priests taking their teaching ministry online during the current restrictions.
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Having a printed copy of the Divine Office is a good step, but actually hearing it sung really brings it alive.
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It is alright to feel sad. The other alternative would be indifference, and that would be a real tragedy.
The virus has prompted many parishes to livestream their Masses. Veronica showcases four.
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Sometimes a music director can encounter criticism about the music program. The good side of this is that it shows that someone cares.
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