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Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”

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Articles

Fr. David Friel · April 13, 2014

Who Should Proclaim the Passion?

The “Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts”

Veronica Brandt · April 12, 2014

Working on a Compline booklet

A booklet for Compline, 95% finished, ready for Holy Week.

Richard J. Clark · April 11, 2014

Mass of the Angels | Congregational Mass Setting in English

“My opinion is that this is one of the best congregational settings of the new texts.” — Adam Wood

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · April 10, 2014

Music Beautiful by Nature

The “beautiful” is largely distinguished by the degree to which the beautiful “thing” is in accord with nature.

Andrew R. Motyka · April 9, 2014

Singing A Capella During the Easter Triduum

Following the tradition of singing a capella during the Easter Triduum, can lend it a solemnity that “punctuates the entire season.”

Cynthia Ostrowski · April 8, 2014

Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #52

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”

Gwyneth Holston · April 8, 2014

Summer Programs at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Great opportunities for formation in drawing, painting, writing, reading, and leading

Gwyneth Holston · April 7, 2014

“Crucifixion” by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

A striking image that should be more well-known.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 7, 2014

Preconciliar Missal Allowed Mass “Versus Populum”

These same exact rubrics have been found in Missals published in 1962, 1927, 1943, 1906, and 1886.

Guest Author · April 6, 2014

Homily: 5th Sunday of Lent (Year A)

“St. Paul quite bluntly says that if your life is in the flesh, then your life in the spirit is dead.”

Fr. David Friel · April 6, 2014

Lazarus, Come Out!

Slavery to Sin & Freedom in Christ

Jeff Ostrowski · April 6, 2014

Are Hymns Boring?

I love hymns … sung properly, that is!

Richard J. Clark · April 4, 2014

A priest who sings both energizes the liturgy and fosters interior prayer.

Once the mass began, the children began singing the Gregorian Introit, and fifteen thousand young people immediately stilled to complete silence.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · April 3, 2014

Why We Need the Greatest Art in Catholic Worship

Was it necessary to change our forms of worship to suit “modern man”? And do we need to set aside our glorious musical heritage? Absolutely not.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 1, 2014

Courses In The Ward Method … This Summer!

This summer, the Catholic University of America is offering training in the Ward method.

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    “Entrance Chant” • 4th Sunday of Easter
    You can download the ENTRANCE ANTIPHON in English for the 4th Sunday of Easter (11 May 2025). Corresponding to the vocalist score is this free organ accompaniment. The English adaptation matches the authentic version (Misericórdia Dómini), which is in a somber yet gorgeous mode. If you’re someone who enjoys rehearsal videos, this morning I tried to sing it while simultaneously accompanying my voice on the pipe organ.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • “Repertoire for Weddings”
    Not everyone thinks about sacred music 24/7 like we do. When couples are getting married, they often request “suggestions” or “guidance” or a “template” for their musical selections. I created music list with repertoire suggestions for Catholic weddings. Please feel free to download it if you believe it might give you some ideas or inspiration.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Beginning a Men’s Schola
    I mentioned that we recently began a men’s Schola Cantorum. Last Sunday, they sang the COMMUNION ANTIPHON for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C. If you’re so inclined, feel free to listen to this live recording of them. I feel like we have a great start, and we’ll get better and better as time goes on. The musical score for that COMMUNION ANTIPHON can be downloaded (completely free of charge) from the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    When to Sit, Stand and Kneel like it’s 1962
    There are lots of different guides to postures for Mass, but I couldn’t find one which matched our local Latin Mass, so I made this one: sit-stand-kneel-crop
    —Veronica Brandt
    The Funeral Rites of the Graduale Romanum
    Lately I have been paging through the 1974 Graduale Romanum (see p. 678 ff.) and have been fascinated by the funeral rites found therein, especially the simply-beautiful Psalmody that is appointed for all the different occasions before and after the funeral Mass: at the vigil/wake, at the house of the deceased, processing to the church, at the church, processing to the cemetery, and at the cemetery. Would that this “stational Psalmody” of the Novus Ordo funeral rites saw wider usage! If you or anyone you know have ever used it, please do let me know.
    —Daniel Tucker

Random Quote

“Every experienced choirmaster’s work is founded on the following three axioms: (1) Few boys have a really good natural voice; (2) No boy is able to control his voice and produce good tone without training; (3) Most boys have a good ear, and considerable imitative capacity. It is on the last of these axioms that the choirmaster must begin his work.”

— Sir Richard Runciman Terry (1912)

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