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Some days, Fulton J. Sheen received as many as 30,000 letters.

Photograph from 1963, the year Monsignor Hellriegel published his 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐻𝑦𝑚𝑛𝑎𝑙.

Yesterday, I recorded a video demonstration of each Gregorian Chant tone.

Are there sickening examples of hymn pairings? Oh, most certainly!

Including several hymns eminently suitable for the feast of Christ the King.
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This afternoon, it was suggested to me that I write down (“notate”) the arrangement I use.

The “SSS” technique, known by every great singer. (Tag: 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)

“Each day Father Knox would write for his students a Latin poem describing events of the previous day.” —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

“Occasionally, the English texts for some of the hymns are almost barbaric artistically…” —𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑎 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 (1960)

“Raising the pitch for the final verse.” (Tag: 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)
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My thesis on how Dom Mocquereau relates to other theories of musical rhythm is now available for download.

A congregational booklet requested by Mr. Seth Bauer.

Non-rhyming hymns are certainly a strong temptation since they’re so much easier to compose.

They have embraced a certain opinion about matters and will never change—not even on their deathbed.

My Mass setting for the Ordinary Form involves your Congregation, your Cantrix, and your Choir.
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