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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 · May 28, 2016

Planning a Corpus Christi Procession

Last minute preparations for a Corpus Christi Procession.

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Veronica Brandt · May 14, 2016

Veni Creator Chant Plus Polyphony by Couturier

Getting more mileage out of a beautiful hymn by alternating 4 part verses with the chant.

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Veronica Brandt · April 30, 2016

How to train your dragon and the Easter Vigil Alleluia

Hearing a movie theme in the Alleluia verse from the Easter Vigil. Gregorian chant has all the good tunes.

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Veronica Brandt · April 9, 2016

More on Angelus Bells

More bells – enormous bells from Cologne Cathedral, bells from the country in southern France and bells from Ohio.

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Veronica Brandt · February 20, 2016

Recordings for A New Book of Old Hymns

A little book of Gregorian chant hymns for the every occasion, with a collection of recordings for those unfamiliar with chant notation. Now more than a decade since the first edition and still going strong.

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Veronica Brandt · February 13, 2016

Save the Merit, Save the World

Lenten discipline : St Philip Neri says “to love to be unknown”; Gandalf says “Keep it secret, keep it safe.”

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Veronica Brandt · February 6, 2016

Jesus Played Marbles

A picture book painting an historical picture of Jesus’ hidden life with the boys known in the Bible as His brothers while providing the evidence supporting the Catholic teaching of the perpetual virginity of Our Lady. And how to play marbles in a friendly way.

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Veronica Brandt · January 30, 2016

Make a Digital Piano Sound Like an Organ

Nothing beats a real pipe organ, but you may be able to put together a respectable substitute that you can lug into a church in a few bags.

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Veronica Brandt · January 23, 2016

Angelus Bells and the Raspberry Pi

Setting a computer up to do something useful, bringing together a credit card sized computer and some midi samples.

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Veronica Brandt · January 16, 2016

Why remember gruesome things

The Roman Martyrology is a book of brief eulogies arranged for daily reading. Also great for expectant parents choosing names.

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Veronica Brandt · January 2, 2016

Mental Prayer through Hymns

The big misunderstanding about mental prayer illuminated by two different hymns and what you can do about it.

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Veronica Brandt · December 19, 2015

Epiphany Proclamation

It is solemnly made known, dearest brethren that, just as we through the bounteous mercy of God, have rejoiced in the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, likewise should we proclaim the joy of the Resurrection of this same Saviour.

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Veronica Brandt · December 5, 2015

Have you heard of St Clelia?

A young foundress who continues to sing with her congregations around the world and how this underlines the power of the liturgy.

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Veronica Brandt · November 14, 2015

How a Priest Saved Thousands in WW2

A movie I have been meaning to see for years and now heartily endorse.

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Veronica Brandt · November 7, 2015

Chore wars and maintaining motivation

Setting up choir folders would have to rank 50XP and 30 gold pieces with a 50% chance of battling a carnivorous ring binder to gain a rare fragment of an illuminated manuscript.

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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

Random Quote

“The production of this book was too far advanced for notice to be taken of the new translation of the Hebrew psalter into Latin by the professor of the Biblical Institute at Rome. The Holy Father’s permission to use it in the divine office when properly adapted for the purpose will prove a welcome boon.”

— Father Cuthbert Lattey (15 Nov. 1944)

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