“Entrance Chant” • Christ the King
The feast of Christ the King—a completely modern feast—was added in 1925.
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.”
The feast of Christ the King—a completely modern feast—was added in 1925.
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“As the congregation sings their part, the choir “enhances” them with polyphony. This is genius!” — Veronica Moreno
“His appointment was somewhat unexpected as he was installed as Bishop of Providence in May of 2023.” — Richard J. Clark
As the congregation sings their part, the choir “enhances” them with polyphony. This is genius!
The sixth mode is sometimes the “peaceful” mode.
This Introit is in the sixth mode (known as the “peaceful” mode).
“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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His statement is not only foolish, it approaches heresy!
Singing Gregorian Chant lifts one’s spirits. Agree or disagree?
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from the Ember Saturday of Lent.
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Although it beggars belief, in his entire life Father Josef A. Jungmann never celebrated a sung Mass—not one!
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
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