Photograph • Fr. Valentine w/ Composer Kevin Allen
Please keep Fr. Valentine in your prayers—thank you!
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The Book of Kells Online
The Book of Kells, as well as 150,000 artworks housed in Parisian museums, can be freely viewed online.
The Organ Postlude: Distraction, or Powerful Aid to Devotion?
The organ postlude is a powerful way to cultivate dispositions of rejoicing, thanksgiving, and awe before the greatness of God at the conclusion of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Liturgy is the work of Christ and His Body, the Church.
When we consider the redemptive power of the Mass, our eyes, hearts, and minds are opened wide!
Extremely Rare! • 1908 Solesmes Graduale (PDF Download)
I’ve been searching for this book for twenty years! • For the first time in history, the Graduale Romanum from 1908 (with Solesmes rhythmic markings) has been scanned and uploaded • Includes copious and detailed information about the rhythm of the Editio Vaticana (“Vatican Edition”) you won’t find anywhere else+
Here is Where We Go
What is absolutely necessary for the existence of a choral foundation?
PDF Download • “Lucis Creator Optime” (Vespers Hymn)
I followed the “Brébeuf hymnal method,” in which every verse is written out…
Comparison • “1909 Missal vs. 1999 Missal”
A picture is truly worth 1,000 words!
Fr. Valentine Young, OFM — R.I.P.
Father Valentine Young, OFM—a faithful Catholic priest—died on 17 January 2020 around 8:00am.
Roger Scruton, Magister Pulchritudinis
Sir Roger Scruton died January 12, 2020, leaving a mammoth legacy in the field of aesthetics.
Is It Time To Stop Singing The Propers?
I know how difficult it can be to introduce chant to a Novus Ordo parish.
Of Weddings, Funerals and other Comedies
A lot of what we do in serving our communities is rather unglamorous…
(2007) Fr. Valentine Young Speaks About Religious Habits In The 1960s
I desire to post more of these fascinating videos, as soon as I can find the time.
What Palestrina Did With Kyrie II (“Fons Bonitatis”)
Many erroneously believe the Kyrie was the only thing troped, but that’s not even close to true.
Digitizing the Vatican Library
One decade into the project, the results are fascinating.