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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 · March 10, 2026

Most “Congregational” Hymn • (In My Experience)

The key ingredient for a good parish music program.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 9, 2026

Good Friday Flowers

Surely there are more than 1,000.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 9, 2026

PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for Holy Thursday (Plainsong in English)

Only a foolish and stubborn person would claim that “hyena” is basically the same thing as “a holy person.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 7, 2026

“Dies Irae” • A Monstrous Translation

There’s a place for dynamic equivalency, but this is repugnant.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 7, 2026

PDF Download • “Holy, Holy, Holy”

This is what we use for vigil Masses on Saturday (a.k.a. “anticipated” Masses).

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 6, 2026

Music List • (3rd Sunday of Lent)

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 5, 2026

“Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)

The “Ordo Cantus Missae” introduces not only…

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 5, 2026

Grotesque Pairing • “Passion Chorale”

Were you shocked to see the Pius XII Hymnal (1959) assigning vernacular hymns to different parts of the Mass?

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 3, 2026

PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)

A wonderful option for smaller choirs.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 3, 2026

PDF • “Cantus Mariales” (192 pages)

This gorgeous PDF scan is being offered completely free of charge

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Andrea Leal · March 2, 2026

PDF Download • Fourteen (14) Versions of the Splendid Hymn: “Salve Mater Misericordiae”

My favorite Gregorian hymn for Lent!

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Jeff Ostrowski · February 27, 2026

Music List • (2nd Sunday of Lent)

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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Jeff Ostrowski · February 27, 2026

PDF Download • “Funerals in the Ordinary Form”

Many have requested the following document (which governs any funerals at my parish).

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Corpus Christi Watershed · February 27, 2026

Extreme Unction

Gorgeous depiction of this Sacrament found in an ancient manuscript.

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Jeff Ostrowski · February 27, 2026

Like! Like! Like!

You’ll never guess who gave us a “like” on Facebook!

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“He would lecture early in the morning at St Edmund’s College, perhaps more than once, rush from thence to the British Museum, and toil there intensely for hours, all without a scrap of food, having pledged himself to dine with us.”

— A description of Father Adrian Fortescue

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