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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.”

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Corpus Christi Watershed · August 27, 2013

Colin Mawby & Annibale Bugnini

It’s odd to hear Archbishop Annibale Bugnini talk about “chant in its ever stimulating freshness.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 26, 2013

Pope Francis Goes To Confession

“Pope Francis told the crowd that often when he heard confessions in Buenos Aires, he would ask penitents if they had given alms to those begging on the church steps. If they said yes, he would ask if they looked the person in the eye and if they touched the person or just threw coins at him or her.”

Jeff Ostrowski · August 25, 2013

A Very Cool Thing! (3 of 3)

A section of the Gospel of John dating sometime around 120 A.D. (!!!)

Fr. David Friel · August 25, 2013

Bishop Bans Eulogies

“Dumbing Down” Does No Service to Faith

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 25, 2013

General Instruction of the Roman Missal (PDF)

Download: “Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani”

Jeff Ostrowski · August 25, 2013

Give us our words back! (1 of 3)

I have a hard time believing that nuns told young Catholics, “Whatever you do, don’t read the Bible!” Seriously?

Jeff Ostrowski · August 25, 2013

Everybody hates a hypocrite! (2 of 3)

A particular Greek manuscript may or may not be more ancient than, for instance, St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate.

Veronica Brandt · August 24, 2013

What not to do on GitHub

Read my mistakes to save yourself the trouble.

Jeff Ostrowski · August 23, 2013

Help! What does Fr. Deryck Hanshell mean?

USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship: “The GIRM never speaks to every possible scenario that could take place.”

Jeff Ostrowski · August 22, 2013

Pope Pius X: The Pope Who Carried His Shoes

Named Bishop of Mantua, Sarto began in 1884 to teach dogma courses in the Seminary, giving each student a personal copy of the “Summa Theologiae.”

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · August 22, 2013

Musings of an Aristotelian Catholic

In the mystery of the Incarnation, God takes delight in responding to man’s sensible, bodily nature, and the resulting need for tasting and touching our God.

Jeff Ostrowski · August 22, 2013

Bishop Christensen Attempts To Ban “Ad Orientem”

“There is nothing in the Council text about turning altars toward the people.” — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Andrew R. Motyka · August 21, 2013

First, the Priests

The importance of the priest singing the orations at Mass.

Jeff Ostrowski · August 19, 2013

Singing Propers and Ordinary . . . at Low Mass?

“And the practice of saying a Low Mass while the choir sings bits of things is too dreadful to be described.” — Fr. Adrian Fortescue, 1912

Fr. David Friel · August 18, 2013

The Gift of Music

Whose Gift Is It?

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    PDF • “Music List” (1st Sunday of Advent)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 30 November 2025, which is the 1st Sunday of Advent (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The ENTRANCE CHANT is quite memorable, and the fauxbourdon setting of the COMMUNION is exquisite. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are available at the feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • Christ the King Sunday
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 23 November 2025, which is the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. In the 1970 Missal, this Sunday is known as: Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Universorum Regis (“Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe”). As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the magnificent feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Simplified” Keyboard Accompaniment (PDF)
    I’d much rather hear an organist play a simplified version correctly than listen to wrong notes. I invite you to download this simplified organ accompaniment for hymn #729 in the Father Brébeuf Hymnal. The hymn is “O Jesus Christ, Remember.” I’m toying with the idea of creating a whole bunch of these, to help amateur organists. The last one I uploaded was downloaded more than 1,900 times in a matter of hours—so there seems to be interest in such a project. For the record, this famous text is often married to AURELIA, as it is in the Brébeuf Hymnal. The lyrics come from the pen of Father Edward Caswall (d. 1878), an Oratorian priest.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Reminder” — Month of November (2025)
    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). 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. Signing up couldn’t be easier: simply scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Gospel Options for 2 November (“All Souls”)
    We’ve been told some bishops are suppressing the TLM because of “unity.” But is unity truly found in the MISSALE RECENS? For instance, on All Souls (2 November), any of these Gospel readings may be chosen, for any reason (or for no reason at all). The same is true of the Propria Missæ and other readings—there are countless options in the ORDINARY FORM. In other words, no matter which OF parish you attend on 2 November, you’ll almost certainly hear different propers and readings, to say nothing of different ‘styles’ of music. Where is the “unity” in all this? Indeed, the Second Vatican Council solemnly declared: “Even in the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity in matters which do not implicate the faith or the good of the whole community.”
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Our Father” • Musical Setting?
    Looking through a Roman Catholic Hymnal published in 1859 by Father Guido Maria Dreves (d. 1909), I stumbled upon this very beautiful tune (PDF file). I feel it would be absolutely perfect to set the “Our Father” in German to music. Thoughts?
    —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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