The Sacral Language of Liturgiam Authenticam as Applied to Choral Diction
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
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.”
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
“God has no grandchildren. Every generation must be a first generation follower of Christ.”
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
Setting up choir folders would have to rank 50XP and 30 gold pieces with a 50% chance of battling a carnivorous ring binder to gain a rare fragment of an illuminated manuscript.
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
Two documents that speak directly to the issue of liturgical experimentation and abuse.
2 Churches demonstrate active participation in the Tridentine Mass.
“If we had known what the prayers really said, we would not have wanted to pray them any longer.” —Paul Inwood
Here is the entire set of lesson plans I use for training our Probationers.
Having invited reader input the other day, I offer now my own opinion.
“…most humbly we pray that—since so great is the number of thine elect pleading in our behalf—we may partake, in all their fulness, of thine abounding mercies…”
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