A Silver Jubilee
Many things have changed over the last quarter of a century in the field of church music and thankfully most of them have been for the better.
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.”
Many things have changed over the last quarter of a century in the field of church music and thankfully most of them have been for the better.
The time for serious discussions about church music has not yet come.
An interview with Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon.
The fear was that Protestant translators might distort the theology contained in the ancient Catholic hymns…
Perhaps I am just a Benedictine at heart but I feel the *Opus Dei* (Work of God) must truly be given pride of place in our personal lives…
How to learn to read 20% of the Missale Romanum – forget “Amo, Amas, Amat” – dive into the most frequently used words.
Next Sunday, some EF priests will choose an “external solemnity.”
Msgr. Massimo Palombella introducing the new way of singing of the Pope’s choir.
“Let Thy grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord, ever go before us…”
Have you noticed liturgical progressives are never happy?
Hymns to the Blessed Virgin, Hymns for Benediction, Offertories, etc.
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President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
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