High Resolution Scan • “Missale Romanum” (1857)
This rare missal from 1857 contains some musical notes.
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PDF Download • “Put Out into the Deep”
“His appointment was somewhat unexpected as he was installed as Bishop of Providence in May of 2023.” — Richard J. Clark
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PDF Download • “Polyphonic Enhancement” for the Lord’s Prayer (Mass in English)
As the congregation sings their part, the choir “enhances” them with polyphony. This is genius!
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PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for this Coming Sunday (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The sixth mode is sometimes the “peaceful” mode.
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Internet Trolls + Cardinal Merry Del Val
We sometimes receive messages which…
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Confirmed! • Bp. Woost Elected Chairman of “Committee on Divine Divine Worship”
For sixty years, Catholics have demanded to know what is gained by the ceaseless tinkering with liturgical translations.
Advent • “Introducing Ancient Sacred Works”
“In less than a year, I was able to transition their Spanish Mass from completely contemporary to completely sacred. No parishioners were lost and the Mass attendance grew slightly.” —Rebecca De La Torre
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Cardinal Arinze • “Recent Latin Mass Restrictions”
Francis Cardinal Arinze served as Prefect of the Vatican’s “Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments” from 2002 to 2008.
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“Reader Feedback” • 9 November 2024
Let’s call this person “Harry.” (We usually redact names for anonymity’s sake.)
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Huge Discovery! • Rare Document Explains Why There’s a “Spoken” Version of the Propers
His statement is not only foolish, it approaches heresy!
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“Entrance Chant” for this Coming Sunday • Jeff Attempts to Accompany Himself on the Organ
Singing Gregorian Chant lifts one’s spirits. Agree or disagree?
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Bending Your Ear • A Sound Theology
“The way in which music is deployed in the Holy Mass has a direct impact on how we understand our relationship with God.” —Dr. Backman
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Re: Copyright Status of “Abbey Psalms & Canticles” (PDF Chart)
There’s been considerable online discussion about this. Our readers have a right to know what’s at issue.
“I Bow to Rebecca Raber Who Oversees the Music in This Chapel.” —Mike Aquilina
“This is not the choir!” … exclaims Mike Aquilina.
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“All Saints” • Jeff Ostrowski Tries to Simultaneously Accompany His Voice on the Organ
Although it beggars belief, in his entire life Father Josef A. Jungmann never celebrated a sung Mass—not one!
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