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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · June 5, 2014

What the Ordinary Form Could Be: The Vienna Oratory

Have you ever wondered what a Novus Ordo High Mass might look like? Read on…

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 4, 2014

Can You Name These Five Hymns?

Speak now, or forever hold your peace!

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Cynthia Ostrowski · June 3, 2014

Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #53

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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Aurelio Porfiri · June 3, 2014

Between Ethics And Reality: The Liturgical Musician

Must those that have something to do with liturgical music be good persons?

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Guest Author · June 2, 2014

Homily: Ascension

St. Paul says, “If you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, not the things that are here below.” Do we really believe that?

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 2, 2014

Problematic Sequence Translations In Our Current Lectionary

Are you bothered by the VANDALISM done to Lectionary Sequence translations?

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Corpus Christi Watershed · June 1, 2014

The Vatican II Hymnal • Old Website

The Vatican II Hymnal Website will continue to house free online hymns.

Fr. David Friel · June 1, 2014

Liturgy & Clericalism

Love of liturgy—and, specifically, employment of its traditional forms—is not clericalism.

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Veronica Brandt · May 31, 2014

A simplified Offertory for Pentecost

Our little choir usually psalm tones the Offertory. Until now.

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Gwyneth Holston · May 30, 2014

Artist Lecture Series at Thomas More College

If you are in New England July 25 – August 1, you don’t want to miss this!

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Richard J. Clark · May 30, 2014

Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea

Michael Olbash’s “Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea” demonstrates the mandate of Pope Saint Pius X that music for the liturgy be Sacred, Beautiful, and Universal.

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Fr. David Friel · May 29, 2014

Living for Heaven

The Ascension as Our Model

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Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · May 29, 2014

The Danger of Being Arbitrary in the Liturgy

Traditional practices form a coherent whole, as they developed organically together. In many ways the liturgical reform was mechanistic and ideological.

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Guest Author · May 29, 2014

Simple English Choral Propers by Jon Naples

Free polyphonic offertories for the Simple English Propers.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · May 28, 2014

The Truth Re: Latin And The Second Vatican Council

Certain parts of the Mass (such as the Canon) must remain in Latin, while others, especially those directed to the people (such as the readings and the restored «Oratio fidelium»), can take place in the vernacular.

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President’s Corner

    “Reminder” — Month of September (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
    PDF Download • “Cordero de Dios”
    Feel free to download this setting of the “Cordero de Dios” (AGNUS DEI) in Spanish. The congregation gets an interesting melody within reach, the organist gets a straightforward accompaniment, and the person assembling the ORDER OF WORSHIP gets a ‘ready-to-paste’ plainsong version. Try this setting of the “Santo, Santo, Santo” (SANCTUS) if you desire one that’s easy to sing and includes a simple organ accompaniment. For the record, I have harmonized the Spanish “GLORIA” found in the MISAL ROMANO, Tercera Edición. Click here to download that.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Be Joyful Mary” • Organ Interlude

    Peter Piel (1835–1904), was a Roman Catholic composer named “Royal Music Director” under Wilhelm I, King of Prussia.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Before any seminarian is accepted for ordination, he must not only strive for chastity but actually achieve it. He must already be living chaste celibacy peacefully and for a prolonged period of time—for if this be lacking, the seminarian and his formators cannot have the requisite confidence that he is called to the celibate life.”

— Archbishop Viganò (16 February 2019)

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