God of Mercy and Compassion
Two hymns with the same opening line, but very different content. A mystery rewrite symptomatic of an avoidance of personal contrition.
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

Two hymns with the same opening line, but very different content. A mystery rewrite symptomatic of an avoidance of personal contrition.

This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!

A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.

What makes this work unique is its perspective: written entirely from the point of view of the Samaritan woman.
I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.

Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!

I wonder if we haven’t lost sight of the cantor’s original purpose of fostering congregational singing…

Do you see the part where it specifically asks for humiliation?

A passage from Nicetas of Remesiana remains eminently applicable today.

I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.

Videos have been posted from the 2017 & 2018 conferences of the Catholic Art Guild
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