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“No one was ever (outwardly) less priestly; no one was ever (inwardly) more thoroughly a priest.” —Edith Cowell
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.”

“No one was ever (outwardly) less priestly; no one was ever (inwardly) more thoroughly a priest.” —Edith Cowell

I didn’t even mean for it to be a vocal warmup, but it worked perfectly.
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“When we announce hymn numbers, we’re not facilitating participation—we’re disrupting it.” —Daniel Marshall

Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

I received permission to reveal publicly this “comparison chart” of hymn translations.

Similar to polyester vestments & wreckovations, its sad legacy is bound up with everything regrettable about the 1960s liturgical reforms.

With an excerpt from the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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