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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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Jeff Ostrowski · May 29, 2024

What Corrinne Did For Us!

A few days ago, our organization scanned and released…

Jeff Ostrowski · May 28, 2024

“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” (Simplified)

A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 28, 2024

The Church’s Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn

May I tell you a secret?

Jeff Ostrowski · May 24, 2024

PDF Download • “Saint Dunstan Hymnal” (158 pages)

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 20, 2024

PDF Download • SATB “Kyrie” for Small Choirs

This SATB setting by Father Francisco Guerrero is brief but magnificent.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 15, 2024

Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”

Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 2, 2024

Singing Bach At Mass? • “Yes! Yes! Yes!”

I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”

Jeff Ostrowski · April 29, 2024

PDF Download • Simplified Accompaniment for the famous Hymn: “Praise To The Lord”

According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).

Jeff Ostrowski · April 21, 2024

Near “Occasions” of Sin, Forgiveness, Psalms, Hymns, and the Artistic Temperament

Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 19, 2024

PDF Download • “Wedding Sheet” (Showing Prices)

Being hired as organist or choirmaster for Catholic weddings can be stressful.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 16, 2024

PDF Download • Spanish Responsorial Psalm — “17th Sunday in Ordinary Time” (Year B)

We must never let criticism by ‘haters’ bother us. We must strive to block them from our minds.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 14, 2024

PDF Download • “Freiburg Cathedral Hymnal” (Organ Accompaniment) — 308 Pages!

The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!

Jeff Ostrowski · April 10, 2024

“Banish Wrong Notes!” • Hymns Simplified

In the past, I’ve mentioned how I can’t stand hearing wrong notes. I was playing LLANFAIR the other day, and I was hitting wrong notes. Earlier today, I created a simplified version which you can download for free. This famous tune (“LLANFAIR”) is often used on the feast of the Ascension, with “Hail the Day […]

Jeff Ostrowski · April 9, 2024

PDF Download • Responsorial Psalm for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

“This argument from silence is wildly improbable.” —Father John Parsons (2001)

Jeff Ostrowski · April 7, 2024

Jeff Writes A Song About Dr. Weaver And Himself

This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.

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    “Music List” • 17th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I prepared for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (27 July 2025). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Communion • “Ask & You Shall Receive”
    All of the chants for 27 July 2025 have been added to the feasts website, as usual under a convenient “drop down” menu. The COMMUNION ANTIPHON (both text and melody) are exceedingly beautiful and ancient.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Jeff’s Mother Joins Our Fundraiser
    To assist our fundraiser, Mrs. Kathleen Ostrowski has drawn several beautiful sketches which she offers to all our readers free of charge. If you have a moment, I invite you download them at this link.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
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    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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Random Quote

“Abbat Pothier’s great accomplishment is having returned to the Catholic world—along with the traditional melody—the traditional way of performing it. The foundations laid by this providential man have been accepted by all those who practice Gregorian chant.”

— Dr. Peter Wagner (Commissionis Pontificiæ Gregorianæ Membrum)

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