PDF Download: “Saint Mark’s Hymnal for Use in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States” (1910)
I bet you don’t own this important historical hymn book!
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.”
I bet you don’t own this important historical hymn book!
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“The law of the Church plainly declares that, whenever High Mass is celebrated, the Proper of the Mass must be sung or at least recited.” — Fr. Labouré (1922)
Download the entire book for free or purchase the beautiful book (spiral-bound).
Two priests from Kansas — Fr. Herman Koch & Fr. Andrew Green — created this remarkable collection in the 1940s.
Free PDF downloads for “Mass of the Angels” organ accompaniments • Henri Potiron (1950), Achille Bragers (1937), Dr. Eugene Lapierre (1946), Franz Xaver Mathias (1906), Dr. Peter Wagner (1905), Monsignor Leo P. Manzetti (1906), Julius Bas (1906), and more+
Archbishop Sheen did not produce this Missal alone: it was a joint effort by many, especially the Jesuit priests Rev. Philip Caraman and Rev. James Walsh.
This Lent, consider singing the most important Gospel reading of the year. “Free PDF Download Included!”
Dr. Theodore Marier’s beautiful hymn book, the 1953 PIUS X HYMNAL, is now available online for free!
Feel free to download all 1,296 pages!
“The Conference of Bishops has given permission that, when a qualified man is not
available, a woman may proclaim the readings prior to the gospel, while standing outside the sanctuary.” — 1970 Statement
A free PDF download of this entire book is provided, courtesy of the St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books.
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