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Views from the Choir Loft

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Jeff Ostrowski · February 5, 2014

1965 Ordo Missae … In Spanish!

Kyle, one of our readers, sent us this fascinating liturgical artifact.

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Cynthia Ostrowski · February 4, 2014

Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #50

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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Jeff Ostrowski · February 4, 2014

Mp3 Audio: “Why Do I Use My Paper, Ink, And Pen”

The fact that this recording was created by one person will astound you. The fact that it’s offered to you free of charge is even better!

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Jeff Ostrowski · February 3, 2014

“Polls Ye Shall Always Have With You”

When was the last time you saw the music of today’s popular Catholic composers treated in a serious way?

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Gwyneth Holston · February 3, 2014

The Heresy of Formlessness

How have I not read Martin Mosebach’s book before now?

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Fr. David Friel · February 2, 2014

Youth in Favor of Sacred Music

Not a Negligible Niche

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Richard J. Clark · January 31, 2014

Changing the Culture: Progress, Not Perfection

Musicians and liturgists are something of a perfectionist lot. We often berate ourselves for lack of perfection and are highly critical when liturgy falls short of rubrics or expectations.

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Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · January 30, 2014

Poverty, Self-Denial, and Peace – Part I

The remedy for disordered desire is mortification and the longing for God, the living God, who calls us to intimate union. How different is Christian redemption from a Buddhist annihilation of self!

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Andrew R. Motyka · January 29, 2014

Richard Sherman and Self-Confidence

The importance of confidence in performance.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 28, 2014

Benedict Brought Peace To The Church With “Summorum Pontificum”

“If the right is given to African tribes to include their pagan traditions in the liturgy, I think the same should also be given to the rite of a thousand year-old Christian Church, based on a much older Roman tradition.” — László Dobszay

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Gwyneth Holston · January 27, 2014

Do You Like This Painting or Not?

Help me decide what to think on the feast of St. John Chrysostom.

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Fr. David Friel · January 26, 2014

Comparing Canons

Does Using Eucharistic Prayer II Really “Save Time”?

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 26, 2014

“Cannot” vs. “Will Not” in Sacred Music

Maybe I should have used the annoying little saying I learned as a kid: “I would if I could, but I can’t, so I won’t.”

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Veronica Brandt · January 25, 2014

Extending a music lesson

Would you like to help people make the connection between the Latin and the English translations?

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 25, 2014

Now Online! Fr. Josef Jungmann’s Study of the Roman Rite “Missarum Sollemnia”

Freely PDF download of Fr. Jungmann’s masterpiece, “The Mass of the Roman Rite: its origins and development.”

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    PDF Download • “Rubric Challenge”
    The feast of Corpus Christi is special for TLM altar boys. On that day, two of us thurifers got to walk backwards while using the THURIBLE. (That American custom, if memory serves, is not strictly described in the rubrics.) A few weeks ago on the CCW Facebook Page we posted this screenshot from a 1915 Roman Catholic hymnal. The challenge is to guess what the rubric says, which we blocked from view with a red box. So far, nobody has guessed correctly. Feel free to guess! Our email address and phone number is listed at the bottom of each page.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • “Trinity Sunday” (Year A)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for Trinity Sunday—a.k.a. “Dominica I post Pentecosten”—which is 31 May 2026. Please feel free to download it as a PDF file if that appeals to you. The hymns chosen are fairly traditional, but truly excellent (the Communion hymn especially stands out). The ENTRANCE CHANT radiates pure bliss, overflowing with joy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Entrance Chant” • Feast of Corpus Christi
    While simultaneously accompanying myself on the pipe organ, I recently recorded the INTROIT (“Entrance Chant”) for the feast of Corpus Christi, Years ABC. A whole crop of musical scores—which you really should investigate—have found a home at the flourishing feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “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 renumeration 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
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)
    I published an article on 11 November 2023 called Wedding March For The Lazy Organist, which rather offhandedly made reference to a simplified version I created in 2007 for Pachelbel’s Canon. I often use it as a PROCESSIONAL for weddings and quinceañeras. Many organists say they “hate” Pachelbel’s Canon. But I love it. I think it’s bright and beautiful. I created that ‘simplified version’ for musicians coming to grips with playing the pipe organ. It can be downloaded as a free PDF if you visit Andrea Leal’s article dated 15 August 2022: Manuals Only: Organ Interludes Based on Plainsong. Specifically, it is page 84 in that collection—generously offered as a free PDF download. Johann Pachelbel (d. 1706) was a renowned German organist, violinist, teacher, and composer of over 500 works. A friend of Bach’s family, he taught Johann Christoph Bach (Sebastian Bach’s eldest brother) and lived in his house. Those who read Pachelbel’s biography will notice his connection to two German cities adopted as famous hymn tune names: EISENACH and ERFURT.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

[on Latin] “No change in Mass: people have missals and can read. More vernacular can be useful in the Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Extreme Unction, Matrimony.”

— Cardinal Spellman (one of the Vatican II fathers)

Recent Posts

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  • PDF Download • “Rubric Challenge”
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  • PDF Download • “Singer’s Booklet: Trinity Sunday”

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