Midnight Mass (4th Sunday of December)
“O God, Who hath brightened this most holy night with the shining of the true light…”
Articles
Epiphany Proclamation 2018
Fifteen years typing up the Proclamation of Moveable Feasts!
Cardinal Sarah to celebrate TLM on 21 May 2018
If this is accurate, it’s marvelous news.
The Marvels of Choral Singing
A reflection and meditation on choral singing.
Xmas Image • Print for Children to Color
Courtesy of John Sonnen.
Can You Say “Theft” ?
Unless I am mistaken, John David Chambers stole Neale’s rhymes without attribution.
“Death” • By John Henry Cardinal Newman
No man can deliver his brother, no make agreement unto God for him.
Six Videos • Gregorian Chant (2017)
…produced in association with Saint John the Beloved (McLean, Virginia)
PDF Download • Kyrie “O Magnum Mysterium”
This morning, I recorded the voice parts—but please pardon my screechy soprano notes!
Gray Book for Baptism of Children Approved
How will the “confirmatio” and “regonitio” processes unfold in light of “Magnum principium”?
How Should Renaissance Music Be Sung?
Hermann Finck (d. 1558) wrote about choral sound and performance in 1556.
Not That Gaudete
A simple misunderstanding that arises with new choir members who are aware of the Christmas Carol called Gaudete and that the Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday.
Discouragement and Hope
Despite such a bleak picture, so many musicians remain faithful and loyal servants of the Church. This is hope.
Video • A Chinese Offertory Hymn
My new choir singing a Chinese offertory hymn…
3rd Sunday of Advent (3rd of December)
John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, Whom you know not…”