Time for Another RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo
Perhaps it is time to have another “Resucitó” for our Spanish-speaking Catholics…
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.”
Perhaps it is time to have another “Resucitó” for our Spanish-speaking Catholics…
Quizá podemos tener más de un “Resucitó”. Compartimos una canción pascual con un refrán hermoso y versos como este: “Brille tu lámpara, brille con fuerza tu llama / Cesen tus lágrimas al contemplar su mirada.” ¡No se la pierdan!
I’ve participated in some recent conversations about chant that might be of interest to our readers.
Including a hymn suitable for a Catholic wedding (“Nuptial Mass”).
With a digression on Cardinal Antonelli and the feast of “Saint Joseph the Artisan” (1 May).
I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”
“What follows are a few tricks that have greatly aided students with me from a young age…” —Dr. Tappan
According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).
“No musician in our parish (and probably our archdiocese) is paid, despite the many hours we put in.” —Charlotte M.
“When our people have the courage to break resolutely with a bad tradition, there are unworked mines of religious poetry in the old hymns that we can use in translations.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
There was deep division in Chicago between those who cheered for the Cubs and those who cheered for the White Sox.
I can affirm that our first concert was a resounding success: everything from Allegri’s 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑟𝑒 to the 10-year-old boy playing Bach.
“I’m a newly ordained priest. In seminary, we constantly used stuff from your website to help us learn things.” —College Station, Texas
Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.
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