“Regína Caéli Laetáre” • 18 organ accompaniments
Plainsong sung poorly—in a sluggish, lifeless manner—can leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
Plainsong sung poorly—in a sluggish, lifeless manner—can leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.
Conscientious choirmasters know it’s crucial to get “as much bang for your buck” as possible.
Fulton J. Sheen considered Monsignor Knox’s English translation of the Bible to be the greatest ever created.
“If you begin by telling a man that in a word like 𝐷𝑒𝑢𝑠 the first syllable corresponds to the weak beat, the second to the strong beat of a modern bar, the only thing accomplished will be to bewilder him thoroughly.” —Father Bewerunge
Let me explain why this 1961 Spanish Missal is so important.
By March 1596 Marenzio had arrived in Poland. In October of that year, he directed a Mass he’d written in the form of an “echo.”
The word “Alleluia” changes to: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.”
This treatise (324 pages) is a “must read” for anyone who cares about liturgical music in the Catholic Church.
Saint John Mary Vianney (d. 1859) is one of my favorite saints. Our readers will want to download this gorgeous stained glass window which depicts Father Vianney, the holy Curé d’Ars.
People often complain: “Catholic priests won’t pay a living wage for choir directors, yet gladly pay millions to purchase a pipe organ.”
“The Sacred Music Symposium was a vehicle of grace that changed my life.” —2019 Participant
We paid to have this extremely rare book scanned professionally.
The truth is stranger than fiction.
There must have been a need for such a booklet, otherwise he would not have gone to the trouble of creating it!
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President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
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