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.”
“When this Congregation gave ‘recognitio’ to your Bishops’ Conference, this was done on the condition that kneeling communicants are not to be denied Holy Communion.” — Vatican Statement
I’ve come to realize that truth & beauty should be loved for their own sake. Trying to “possess” them is silly.
“The thoughts of Fr. Barsotti are not devotional or pious, but essential.” — Aurelio Porfiri.
The traditional music still triumphs in one important area: parishes run by “no-nonsense” priests.
“No other pew Missal has done such a beautiful job setting the Ordinary of the Mass.” — Fr. Alan M. Guanella
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
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“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”
“Leave it to the ignorant and stupid who judge by counting only the faults. I can be grateful, and so must you be, for even one note, one wonderful phrase.” — Pablo Casals
Does it seem strange that religious orders dedicated to serving the poor would also be rediscovering the traditional Latin Mass?
“The majesty of divine worship is not only disapproved by evil men, but defiled and held up to ridicule.” — Pope Gregory XVI
This book’s editor had the reputation of being a “walking encyclopedia” of American hymnology…
Finally getting through the Introductory Rites of the Nuptial Mass.
I wish somebody had explained this to me in 2005, when I began working for the Ordinary Form.
A Classic Case of the Catholic “Both/And”
