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.”
Free PDF downloads for “Mass of the Angels” organ accompaniments • Henri Potiron (1950), Achille Bragers (1937), Dr. Eugene Lapierre (1946), Franz Xaver Mathias (1906), Dr. Peter Wagner (1905), Monsignor Leo P. Manzetti (1906), Julius Bas (1906), and more+
Preview of the “Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II” Listen to the Gloria!
God is Truth Itself, and so faith transcends reason, and elevates it without contradicting it.
A poem set to music by Handel perfectly captures the feelings one has at a quiet low Mass. Here I try to say why this form of the Mass is so special and valuable.
Approved by the USCCB — 2014 Imprimatur from Bishop Slattery of Tulsa.
Musicians tend to be very “picky” people who don’t get along with one another.
The intellect of the world has been corrupted. Francis Thompson is the antidote.
Was It Worth the Read?
Scripture at Mass is an act of worship: it is not purely didactic, nor is it a make-believe drama that we must re-enact with emotion.
What role does suffering have in our lives and in our work?
A Preparation for the Celebration of Holy Thursday
Frank Sheed is one of my favorite Catholic authors, but when it came time for him to grapple with the liturgical revolution, either his perspicuity or his nerve failed him.
Give your choir some acknowledgement for all their hard work.
What can one say about the “Art of the Fugue” by J. S. Bach? Marvelous. Simply marvelous.
Archbishop Sheen did not produce this Missal alone: it was a joint effort by many, especially the Jesuit priests Rev. Philip Caraman and Rev. James Walsh.
