Midnight Mass (4th Sunday of December)
“O God, Who hath brightened this most holy night with the shining of the true light…”
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Your Christmas Present!
We met our fundraising goal, so you get these items!
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Epiphany Proclamation 2018
Fifteen years typing up the Proclamation of Moveable Feasts!
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Cardinal Sarah to celebrate TLM on 21 May 2018
If this is accurate, it’s marvelous news.
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The Marvels of Choral Singing
A reflection and meditation on choral singing.
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Xmas Image • Print for Children to Color
Courtesy of John Sonnen.
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Can You Say “Theft” ?
Unless I am mistaken, John David Chambers stole Neale’s rhymes without attribution.
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“Death” • By John Henry Cardinal Newman
No man can deliver his brother, no make agreement unto God for him.
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Six Videos • Gregorian Chant (2017)
…produced in association with Saint John the Beloved (McLean, Virginia)
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PDF Download • Kyrie “O Magnum Mysterium”
This morning, I recorded the voice parts—but please pardon my screechy soprano notes!
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Gray Book for Baptism of Children Approved
How will the “confirmatio” and “regonitio” processes unfold in light of “Magnum principium”?
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How Should Renaissance Music Be Sung?
Hermann Finck (d. 1558) wrote about choral sound and performance in 1556.
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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.
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Discouragement and Hope
Despite such a bleak picture, so many musicians remain faithful and loyal servants of the Church. This is hope.
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Video • A Chinese Offertory Hymn
My new choir singing a Chinese offertory hymn…
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