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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.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 22, 2015

“Veni Creator Spiritus” • With An English Translation By Fr. Adrian Fortescue

A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on Pentecost.

Richard J. Clark · May 22, 2015

Veni Sancte Spiritus | Two Free Resources

Two free resources for the Pentecost Sequence, “Veni Sancte Spiritus”

Jeff Ostrowski · May 22, 2015

Resources • Pentecost Sunday (1962 Missal)

On Pentecost Sunday, the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.

Andrew Leung · May 21, 2015

Is There a Best Way to Receive Communion?

Receiving in the hand or on the tongue? Standing or kneeling?

Jeff Ostrowski · May 20, 2015

Review • “American Catholic Hymnbook” (1992)

“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”

Dr. Lucas Tappan · May 19, 2015

One Sure Way To Destroy Your Child’s Musical Potential

If you couldn’t sing, you wouldn’t be able to talk.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 18, 2015

Loading Choir Binders • Take II

I’m afraid this article has no point.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 18, 2015

PDF Downloads • Vernacular Mass Settings Published During The 1960s

If they were set upon avoiding the word “men,” I wish ICEL would have done something like “peace on earth to *those* of good will.”

Jeff Ostrowski · May 18, 2015

Josef Cardinal Frings & Pope Benedict XVI

Joseph Ratzinger, an expert at the Council, was also the private secretary of Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.

Veronica Brandt · May 16, 2015

Memento Rerum Conditor

The hymn most frequently appearing in the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary has finally made it to youtube!

Jeff Ostrowski · May 16, 2015

“Veni Sancte Spiritus” • Sing Directly From An Ancient Manuscript!

Including an (optional) organ accompaniment you won’t want to miss!

Jeff Ostrowski · May 16, 2015

Resources • Sunday after the Ascension (1962 Missal)

We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 16, 2015

Ascension • A Gorgeous Illumination

“We pay more attention to singing when we are nervous.”

Richard J. Clark · May 15, 2015

Do not mistake competence for conservatism.

The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.

Andrew Leung · May 14, 2015

Novus Ordo Can Be Done Well!

The Novus Ordo Mass can be done well—St. Josemaria and his successor did it!

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    PDF • “Music List” (4th Sunday of Advent)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 21 December 2025, which is the 4th Sunday of Advent (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The ENTRANCE CHANT is the famous “Roráte Coeli” and the fauxbourdon setting of the COMMUNION is exquisite. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are available at the feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • Our Lady of Guadalupe (12 Dec.)
    The Responsorial Psalm may be downloaded as a PDF file (organist & vocalist) for 12 December, which is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. When it comes to the formulary for this Mass, it’s astounding how infrequently it’s included in official books. Prior to Vatican II, one had to search through “supplemental material” printed in the back of hand-missals and graduals. But since 1970, the feast is virtually nonexistent. According to the UNIVERSAL KALENDAR, 12 December is the “Feast of Saint Jane Frances De Chantal, Religious” (Die 12 decembris: S. Ioannæ Franciscæ de Chantal, religiosæ). Why should that feast overpower Our Lady of Guadalupe? In the United States, OLG is celebrated—and I’d assume in Mexico, Central America, South America, and Canada—but, as I said, the Propria Missae are virtually impossible to locate. I possess only three books which mention this feast.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Accompaniment (Advent Hymn)
    Many organists are forced to simultaneously serve as both CANTOR and ACCOMPANIST. In spite of what some claim, this can be difficult. I invite you to download this simplified organ accompaniment (PDF) which in the Father Brébeuf Hymnal is hymn #661: “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (for ADVENT). I’m toying with the idea of creating a whole bunch of these, to help amateur organists. The last one I uploaded was downloaded more than 2,900 times in a matter of hours—so there appears to be interest.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    PDF Download • “Santo Santo Santo”
    Those searching for a dignified, brief, simple, bright setting of SANCTUS in Spanish (“Santo Santo Santo”) are invited to download this Setting in honor of Saint John Brébeuf (organist & vocalist). I wonder if there would be any interest in me recording a rehearsal video for this piece.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Pope Leo XIV on Sacred Music
    On 5 December 2025, Pope Leo XIV made this declaration with regard to liturgical music.
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    “Translations Approved for Liturgical Use”
    According to the newsletter for USSCB’s Committee on Divine Worship dated September 1996, there are three (3) translations of the Bible which can be used in the sacred liturgy in the United States. You can read this information with your own eyes. It seems the USCCB and also Rome fully approved the so-called NRSV (“New Revised Standard Version”) on 13 November 1991 and 6 April 1992 but this permission was then withdrawn in 1994.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“Only against this background, of the effective denial of the authority of Trent, can one understand the bitterness of the struggle against allowing the celebration of Mass according to the 1962 Missal after the liturgical reform. The possibility of so celebrating constitutes the strongest, and thus (for them) the most intolerable contradiction of the opinion of those who believe that the faith in the Eucharist, as formulated by Trent, has lost its validity.”

— Cardinal Ratzinger, 2001

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