“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (29-Sep-2024)
This one’s in Mode 3, imitating the authentic Gregorian chant in a magnificent way.
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PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” in English (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B)
Sometimes one hears the objection: “But Gregorian Chant was not originally accompanied on the organ…”
PDF Download • “Communion Antiphon” by Father Edgard de Laet — For Any Mass!
A musical setting for “An Alphabet of Right-doing” (as Monsignor Knox famously called it).
“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (22-Sep-2024)
This one’s in Mode 4—and it imitates the authentic Gregorian chant in a magnificent way.
PDF Download • “The Saint John’s Gradual”
Free download of Saint John’s Gradual with Ecclesiastical Approbation from his Eminence Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O. F. M., Cap., Archbishop of Boston
Music List • (24th Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in looking over the “music list” I have prepared for this coming Sunday.
Musical Setting • “Confíteor Déo Omnipoténti”
The participants went nuts over this musical setting. They just couldn’t get enough of it!
Desperate Appeal • (11-Sep-2024)
On 11 September 2024, the president of CCWatershed released…
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Plainchant in English)
Today I discuss a myth about accompanying plainsong on the pipe organ.
“Spanish Entrance Hymn” • (You Might Enjoy This)
Javier R. wrote to us: “One thing that caught my eye—and which I’ve been wrestling with—is how to fit Hymns with Antiphons, especially during the entrance procession.”
Musical Lineup • (22nd Sund. Ordinary Time)
Jeff’s musical lineup for Sunday, 1 September 2024.
PDF • “Lamb of God” Harmonization
Harmonized—and carefully notated—in Spanish, English, and Latin.
Leaked Document! • Comparison Chart—New Responsorial Psalms (“Abbey Psalms & Canticles”)
The NAB tried to use “overly casual” language—and the results are often an abomination.
“3-Voice Arrangement” (SAB) • Psalm 26
Fabulous rehearsal videos have been created for you.
PDF Download • Seasonal (“Ad Libitum”) Gospel Acclamations for Sundays and Weekdays
The various options given here by the official 1970 Missal can be used during the week (or on any Sunday).