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Views from the Choir Loft

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 30, 2014

Bach Mass In B Minor • Robert Shaw, 1947

Download these magnificent mp3 recordings as soon as you can!

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Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · October 30, 2014

Music Never Lies

Every piece of music, great or small, contains an indefinable message of the soul, penetrating, communicative, formative.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 29, 2014

Sanctus/Benedictus: Should It Be Divided At Mass?

OCP recently sent me a free Spanish/English book attempting to revive this custom.

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Guest Author · October 29, 2014

True Devotion to Jesus

You will definitely want to read the quotes from Paul VI about reception of Communion in the hand.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 28, 2014

Look What God Did For You!

Dr. Mahrt has explained that polyphony’s order “shows forth the splendor of the universe.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 28, 2014

Full Text: Cardinal Pell Sermon • 24 October 2014

“We Catholics have strange beliefs…” —George Cardinal Pell

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 27, 2014

The Secret Way The Latin Mass Has Won

A recent blog by Liturgical Press is titled “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist and Catholic.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 27, 2014

Test Files

BENEDICTUS with Two Alto Parts Here’s the Score The File you need to RECORD from = HERE Rehearsal file for Alto 1 Rehearsal file for Alto 2

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Fr. David Friel · October 26, 2014

Only the Lover Sings

The South Philly Tradition of the Wedding Serenade

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Richard J. Clark · October 24, 2014

Letter on Sacred Music to Parishioners

An article that may serve to guide those of us searching for the words to speak to our parishioners, choir members, and also clergy.

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Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · October 23, 2014

The Use and Abuse of the “Via Media”

Everyone likes to think themselves at the golden mean between two extremes. The problem is, this often becomes a substitute for real thinking, and prevents us from striving for the best.

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Richard J. Clark · October 22, 2014

Feast of Saint John Paul II

See today’s Collect: Saint John Paul II leads us to Christ.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 21, 2014

The Passing Of Helen Hull Hitchcock

Helen was a rare person. She cared deeply about others.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 20, 2014

Cardinal Pell: “I’ve Never Seen Pope Francis Irritated!”

An Australian speaking Italian! Very cool to hear.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 20, 2014

Jacqueline Kennedy & The Roman Catholic Liturgy

Kennedy had no regrets about refusing to take the blood-stained suit off.

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    Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn
    The Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn is featured in the Brébeuf Hymnal. Indeed, the legendary Father Adrian Fortescue made a translation of it—matching the original’s meter—which was elevated by the Brébeuf team. For years, we’ve been working on a Spanish hymnal: “Cantoral del Padre Antonio Daniel.” The progress has been slow but steady, and we encourage anyone fluent in Spanish to consider joining the proofreading team. A few days ago, my wife helped me record a rehearsal video for this Spanish version of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Rare Plainsong Accompaniments
    Our contributor, Veronica Brandt, went deep into Australia to take photographs of organ accompaniments for Gregorian Chant. Some consider these peculiar PLAINSONG ACCOMPANIMENTS—with 3-part harmonies by Barcelona Cathedral organist, Father Josep Muset i Ferrer—to be the rarest in the world. Click here to learn more. Thanks Veronica! 😊
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Hidden Chant” • For the Ordinary Form

    Not even the magnificent “GregoBase”—which is incredibly comprehensive—realizes music for this antiphon was published by the Vatican in the 1930s.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Time and Again We Are Asked…
    John Baptist Singenberger (d. 1924) was a central figure of Catholic Church music. In this utterly fascinating excerpt (Single-Page PDF), Singenberger writes: Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?” As a young student in Saint Gall, Singenberger befriended SEBASTIAN GEBHARD MESSMER, the future Archbishop of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The two graduated together in 1861. The school they attended (Saint George’s Seminary) was a “seminary”—but in the older European sense. In other words, it provided a classical education without necessarily leading to ordination. Singenberger remained a layman his whole life, but Messmer was eventually made archbishop—by Pope Saint Pius X—of the very archdiocese in Wisconsin where Singenberger would spend his American career, giving him a powerful ecclesiastical ally.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of June (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). Since we were founded in 2006, not one of our board members has ever accepted any remuneration whatsoever—not a penny. We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“We have baptized about 240 this year … All the labors of a million persons—would they not be worthwhile if they gained one single soul for Jesus Christ?”

— Father Isaac Jogues, writing to his mother

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