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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 16, 2025

“He never had a single day of conflict with anyone.”

Upon the death of of the Very Reverend Canon Edgard De Laet.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 14, 2025

PDF • “Standard Gregorian Chants for Schools, Churches, Seminaries, & Convents” (1946) —123 pages

Until a few days ago, I knew nothing of this (extremely rare) book. Now it’s been scanned and uploaded—free to all.

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Mark Haas · December 13, 2025

The “Word of the Father” Chord: Theology and Harmony Meet at Christmas

It is fitting that the most exquisite chord in Adeste Fideles coincides with the most profound line of theology.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 10, 2025

Crucial Tips • “Teaching Children How to Sing”

When it comes to the children, I help them memorize each word…

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 10, 2025

Soloists in Gregorian Chant?

An “ensemble of soloists” will never sound the same as a true choir.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 7, 2025

“Alma Redemptóris Mater” • Everything There Is To Know About This Marian Antiphon

Including a new harmonization for the pipe organ.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 5, 2025

(5 Dec. 2025) • Pope Leo XIV Speaks on Liturgical Music

“In the liturgy, in particular, singing is never a ‘soundtrack’, a simple backdrop, but is intended to lift the soul…” —Pope Leo XIV

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Mark Haas · December 3, 2025

PDF Downloads • 5 Simple Palestrina Pieces

A collection of Palestrina works that are not only stunningly beautiful but also surprisingly accessible.

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Dr. Alfred Calabrese · December 2, 2025

Dr. Alfred Calabrese • “My Invitation To You”

EWTN will broadcast the Mass later on that same evening.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 1, 2025

PDF Download • Agnus Dei Polyphonic “Choral Extension” (Simple Round by Ravenscroft)

It’s hard to banish that round once it enters your ears!

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Guest Author · November 27, 2025

“Sacred Music Pilgrimage to Italy” with Grace Feltoe

Including a tour of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music with Father Robert Mehlhart, OP.

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 25, 2025

Kid’s Repertoire • “Jeffrey’s 3 Recommendations”

Growing up, I remember hearing this adage…

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 25, 2025

A Quote Worth Reading

From a mother of 11 children whose brother-in-law is a Catholic priest.

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 24, 2025

PDF Download • ‘Choral Extension’ for the Sanctus (especially useful in the Ordinary Form)

It’d be easier to accept if they admitted they were explicitly contradicting Vatican II … but instead, they lied egregiously.

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Mark Haas · November 20, 2025

Kid’s Repertoire • 3 Recommendations (Mark Haas)

“My children’s choir absolutely loves this piece.”

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    Music List • (29th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC which I created for this coming Sunday, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The INTROIT for this Sunday explains why this Sunday is called “Apple Sunday.” As we approach the end of the liturgical year, most of the INTROITS seem to be in Mode III or Mode IV, which are ‘haunting’ tones.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Holy, Holy, Holy” transposed lower

    A simple setting based on a work by Canon Jules Vyverman.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (27th Sund. Ordinary Time)

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday: 4 October 2026

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“The sun, at one moment surrounded with scarlet flame, at another aureoled in yellow and deep purple, seemed to be in an exceedingly swift and whirling movement, at times appearing to be loosened from the sky and to be approaching the earth, strongly radiating heat.”

— ‘Dr. Domingos Pinto Coelho, noted lawyer from Lisbon and chairman of the Bar Association (1917)’

Recent Posts

  • PDF Chart (33,344 words) • “Graduale Romanum”—Spanish, English: Multiple Approved Translations
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  • PDF Download • “Hymns We Have Used” (306 Entries) – Including an 11-Page Chart
  • “All Saints Hymn” • Containing a Polyphonic Section

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