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Articles

Dr. Lucas Tappan · December 27, 2016

A Christmas Carol

Keep the flame of the true Christmas spirit burning brightly and carol to your heart’s content.

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 26, 2016

“The Journey of the Magi”

Originally, the star was shown above the tiled roof of the stable.

Jeff Ostrowski · December 25, 2016

Proof Good People Still Exist

Several singers shown here helped record the Watershed polyphonic rehearsal videos.

Jeff Ostrowski · December 24, 2016

Christmas • When Jackie Gleason Broke Character (Updated)

I forgot something important…

Richard J. Clark · December 23, 2016

“Immense in the form of God, tiny in the form of a slave”

“Christmas is thus the feast of the loving humility of God….” — Pope Francis

Guest Author · December 22, 2016

Opening Our Hearts At Christmas

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is…

Veronica Brandt · December 22, 2016

Epiphany Proclamation 2017

“It is solemnly made known, dearest brethren that, just as we—through the bounteous mercy of God—have rejoiced in the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ…”

Jeff Ostrowski · December 21, 2016

60 Minutes • “The Pope’s Choir” (Sistine Chapel)

This video sharply condemns the choir’s previous director…a dangerous game.

Dr. Lucas Tappan · December 20, 2016

Appropriate Music for the Sacred Liturgy

It’s hard to implement a program of truly sacred music, focused on the Lord, when so many of our Masses and other services are celebrated as if God were a side note…

Jeff Ostrowski · December 20, 2016

Shortest “Kyrie” Palestrina Ever Wrote

Especially suited for the Ordinary Form—and did you spot the invertible counterpoint?

Veronica Brandt · December 17, 2016

Random Acts of Beauty: the Vestment Fund

Looking for a chariitable appeal you can support in good conscience? Check out this new Vestment Fund.

Richard J. Clark · December 16, 2016

Art is an act of love.

At certain times, an artist requires refuge…

Veronica Brandt · December 15, 2016

Come to Sydney for a Retreat in Silence and Song

Sydney might not be famous for spiritual endeavours. Here is a peak at a few upcoming retreats for men.

Jeff Ostrowski · December 14, 2016

Musical Resources • 4th Sunday of Advent (EF)

“Look with favor, we beseech Thee, O Lord upon these offerings here before Thee…”

Jeff Ostrowski · December 14, 2016

Musical Resources • Christmas Midnight Mass (EF)

We won’t be singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” for Offertory!

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President’s Corner

    “Music List” • 15th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I prepared for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (13 July 2025). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and propers for this Sunday are also provided at the the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    This coming Sunday—13 July 2025—is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). All the chants have been conveniently assembled and posted at the feasts website. The OFFERTORY, Ad Te Levávi, is particularly beautiful.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music Director Job • $80,000 per year
    Our readers will be interested in this job offering for Music Director at Saint Adalbert’s Basilica, located 40 minutes from where I live. My pastor was recently elevated to this basilica. He is offering $80,000 per year, plus benefits. I’m told Saint Adalbert’s Basilica is utterly gorgeous and contains one of America’s most magnificent pipe organs. It would be fantastic to have a colleague nearby!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“Prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death.”

— Robert Cardinal Sarah (23-sep-2019), chosen by Pope Francis to be the Vatican’s chief liturgist

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