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Articles
Ridiculously Awesome Sanctus You’ve Never Heard
We are not allowed to sing Tropes in the Extraordinary Form, so I added that text in italics.
PDF Download • Simple Pieces For Roman Catholic Church Choirs (345 Pages)
First published in 1901 by Emile Dethier, organist at the Grand Seminary in Liège, Belgium.
EWTN Broadcast • Mass of Ordination • First Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
The elevation of bishop by Pope Francis of Bishop-Elect Steven J. Lopes is highly significant as the First Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.
Musical Resources • Sexagesima Sunday (EF)
“Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, that those whom Thou refreshest with Thy sacraments…”
Too Many Options
Allowing Adolescents to Choose Their Faith & the Wide-Open Permissions of the GIRM
Make a Digital Piano Sound Like an Organ
Nothing beats a real pipe organ, but you may be able to put together a respectable substitute that you can lug into a church in a few bags.
The Vulnerability of Choral Singing
The human voice voice is unique as it is the only musical instrument housed within our God given body. And those who sing before others utterly exposed and vulnerable.
Is the Latin Mass Dead?
The Latin Mass is dead in a sense, its “rubrical growth” stopped in 1962.
Diocese of Marquette Taking a Brave Step
Bishop John Doerfler’s new Instruction on Sacred Music in Divine Worship.
Most Pure Heart Schola Cantorum in Rome (Part 2)
Watch the debut of Colin Mawby’s “Ave Maria” in Rome.
Chosen Your Easter Alleluia Yet?
It’s time—and here’s one you’ll love.
Not Your Grandmother’s Creed
Composer David Haas posted a striking proclamation on his Facebook page.
Reflections on the Change of the Mandatum Rite
A guest article by Mr. Michael Chan, who lives in Hong Kong.
Musical Resources • Septuagesima Sunday (Extraordinary Form)
Yet the laborer called at the eleventh hour does not taste the joy reserved to one who has “worked and suffered without reckoning the hours.”