Update • Saint Edmund Campion Missal

Update • Saint Edmund Campion Missal

Searching for the Saint Edmund Campion Missal? Read this letter.

The 3rd edition of the Campion Missal will include, as an option, the Pre-1955 Holy Week (with a fabulous & rare translation into English) as well as the new Prefaces and Feasts added (as options) by the CDW on 22 February 2020.

The 3rd edition won’t include hymnody, since it would be imprudent to challenge the new Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal, recently declared by the New Liturgical Movement to be “hands down, the best Catholic hymnal ever published.”

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* Click Here to learn about the Brébeuf Hymnal
—Pew Edition, Choral Supplement, Organ Accompaniment, and more!

Additional Information Re: Brébeuf Hymnal

* Instructional Video • YOUTUBE
(“Using the Brébeuf Index Correctly”)

* PDF Download • SEASONAL INDEX
(For personal use, uploaded by Veronica Moreno)

* PDF Download • COMPLETE INDICES
(Material from the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal)

* CCWatershed Article • ORGAN ACCOMP.
(Additional info Re: the Organ Accompaniment volumes)

* PDF Download • ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
(Ten articles about the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal)

* PDF Download • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
(Salient points about this hymnal on a single sheet)

* PDF Download • TESTIMONIALS
(Read what the experts have to say about this new Catholic hymn book.)

You can visit the for the (archive) website Second Edition of the Edmund Campion Missal.

From a Catholic priest…

Regarding the CCW mailing list, a priest (Father E. J.) wrote to us yesterday:

“Sometime ago, you wrote something along the lines that none of your emails are copies or merely pitches; each one is individual. I respect you so much for that. I don’t always get to read through them, but they remain in my inbox for when I have time. I can’t over estimate how much I appreciate you and your team’s work, how many times I’ve turned to CCwatershed for guidance, tips, and ideas. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to choose or direct music at my assignment. I may have said this to you once before but: I look forward to when I can. One of the first things I’d do in a parish is bring your resources aboard (gradually, of course).”

—Jeff Ostrowski

Does Gregorian Chant ever skip a 7th?

I’ve really been enjoying singing from the Père Daniel Kyriale (126 pages), which is a fabulous little book. I had no idea it would turn out so nicely—incredibly useful, and the printing is super crisp. I noticed something quite strange the other day: Kyrie X (an extremely ancient chant) contains a skip of a seventh. Sometimes that’s the result of a missing Trope, but not in this instance. (I know, because I also examined the Troped version.)

—Jeff Ostrowski

We love getting messages like this one…

“I am a 25-year-old organist and cantor from the mountains of Northern Colorado. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your friends for working hard to bring excellent content to your website and my inbox. I have found many, many awesome resources to help me stay faithful to the Church’s stance and traditions on good, beautiful sacred music at the local parishes for which I play the organ and cantor. Truly refreshing to see all the good content. Mere words fail me. I wish you could know how helpful you’ve been. I can sense your passion for this, and it’s contagious. We were able to start to implement the chanted antiphons in English, and I am more comfortable singing the traditional Latin propers at Holy Communion or Offertory. I have a tremendous appreciation for the beauty handed down by our forefathers, especially with the Extraordinary Form Mass… I wish we could have them more often, but good things are starting to happen to sacred music. Other church musicians I know and used to work with are grateful for your resources and hard work. You influence more people than you know!”

—Jeff Ostrowski