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The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal

The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal

ERIOUS CATHOLICS can finally purchase an exemplary hymnal that doesn’t mimic or “build upon” Protestant models. The pew edition is utterly sleek, and the supplemental materials (accompaniment volumes, rehearsal videos, choral supplement, etc.) are innovative and powerful. A member of the Catholic Organist Group wrote: “I have never encountered such a prolific and astoundingly interesting hymnal; I just read it for an hour and I’ve barely scratched the surface. I’m hanging on every word. It’s just as much a lesson in theology, Christian tradition, the history of sacred hymnody, and inspiring Christian bio-epic of the North American martyrs as it is a hymnal. It could easily stand as a primary text to a course, and is almost overkill as a pew aid.”

The Brébeuf Hymnal contains three times as many hymns as its competitors.

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*  HYMN TUNE INDEX • Melodic Snippets (8,000 entries)
—Please be patient as this massively helpful page loads!

Andrea Leal guides you through the process in this YouTube.

*  Pew Edition • Purchase the Pew Edition
—Contact SOPHIA INSTITUTE PRESS for bulk discount rates.

*  CHORAL SUPPLEMENT • Purchase Link
—The Choral Supplement must be used in conjunction with the pew edition.
—Contact SOPHIA INSTITUTE PRESS for bulk discount rates.

*  ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT • Three Volumes (1,292 pages)
—The Organ Accompaniment volumes must be used in conjunction with the pew edition.
—Being sold by SOPHIA INSTITUTE PRESS; Spiral-Bound; extremely opaque paper.

Download the complete indexes, sample pages, and more below!

Rehearsal Videos

By permission of Sophia Institute Press, Watershed will be providing hundreds of rehearsal videos free of charge. Some examples:

Hymn #006   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #007   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #012   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #018   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #26 • Temporary Files: • 001 • (Latin)

Hymn #030   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #037   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #084   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #090 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #95 • No English recording available at this time. Hear The Tune in Latin.

Hymn #144 • Temporary Files:   001   002   003

Hymn #156   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #182   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #188   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #193   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #216 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #217   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #220 • Temporary File: (Live Recording)
An Experiment: Soprano + Tenor

Hymn #222 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #240 • Temporary Files: Treble Only • Tenor Added

Hymn #242 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #236 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #250   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #258 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #259   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #260   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #266   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #282   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #286   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #290   •   Temporary files: AA BB

Hymn #324   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #328   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #355   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #356   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #357   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #364   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #370   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #376   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #379   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #382 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #402 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #403 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #407 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #411 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #412   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #428 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #434 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #441   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #446   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #450   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #464   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #465   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #480   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #502 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #510   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #517   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #528 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #529 • Temporary Files:   001   002   003

Hymn #536   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #540 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #546   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #554   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #654   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #655   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #657   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #659   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #661   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #663   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #681   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #694   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #697   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #699   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #672   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #701   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #712   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #727 • (Temporary Recording)

Hymn #717 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #720 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #730 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #731 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #744 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #752   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #759   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #760   •   (Live Rec. of the Latin section)

Hymn #761   •   (Live Rec. of the Latin section)
   #761 • with Alto Line Added

Hymn #783   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #785 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #800   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #802   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #814   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #846   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #865   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #868   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #869   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #875   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #876   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

The Brébeuf Hymnal has been reviewed and compared by Mr. Dan Craig.

Additional Information

*  Instructional Video • FIRST SECTION vs. SECOND PART
—YouTube: “Using the Brébeuf Index Correctly”

*  PDF Download • SEASONAL INDEX
(For personal use, uploaded by Veronica Moreno)

*  PDF Download • COMPLETE INDICES
(Material from the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal)

*  YouTube Video • “Most Catholic Indexes”
—This shows the rationale behind the Brébeuf indices.

*  CCWatershed Article • ORGAN ACCOMP.
(Additional info Re: the Organ Accompaniment volumes)

*  PDF Download • ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
(Ten articles about the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal)

*  Blog Article • SOURCE MATERIAL
(Many of the old Catholics hymnals we scanned can be downloaded here)

*  PDF Download • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
(Salient points about this hymnal on a single sheet)

*  Photographs • CHORAL SUPPLEMENT
(The Brébeuf Choral Supplement has started to arrive in mailboxes!)

*  PDF • “What People Are Saying”
(Testimonials from Catholics in the pews.)

*  PDF • “What Experts Are Saying”
(Testimonials from authorities on Sacred Music.)

Questions?

The Brébeuf Hymnal was produced by the the John Paul II Institute for Liturgical Renewal, and is distributed by Sophia Institute Press. Nine members from Corpus Christi Watershed were chosen to assist the JP2 Institute in the production of this superb hymn book. Corpus Christi Watershed is a 501(c)3 public charity. In the interest of full disclosure, any artists who contributed to the Brébeuf hymnal—texts, melodies, harmonizations, artwork, and so forth—receive standard royalties.

Contact the John Paul II Institute with questions about the Brébeuf Hymnal.

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Can You Spare 33 Seconds?

Here’s an audio excerpt (33 seconds) of a setting for Kyrie VIII which was recorded live last Sunday at our parish in Los Angeles. The setting (“Missa de Angelis”) is by composer Richard Rice, and you can download the free PDF if you click here and scroll to the bottom. I think Richard’s composition is marvelous. I missed a few notes on the organ, but I’ll get them right next time.

—Jeff Ostrowski
5 April 2021 • When Girls Sing

Covid restrictions here in California are still extremely severe—switching “two weeks to flatten the curve” into “two years to flatten the curve.” Since 2020, we’ve had police breaking into our church to check if everyone is wearing a mask…even when only 5-6 people are present! But we were allowed to have a small percentage of our singers back on Easter Sunday, and here is their live recording of the ancient Catholic hymn for Eastertide: Ad Cenam Agni Providi. The girls were so very excited to sing again—you can hear it in their voices!

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“E.S.” in North Dakota writes: “I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for all the hard work you have put—and continue to put—into your wonderful website. In the past two years, my parish has moved from a little house basement into a brand new church and gone from a few families receiving Low Masses twice a month to several families (and many individuals) receiving Mass every Sunday, two Saturdays a month, and every Holy Day. Our priest has been incorporating more and more High Masses and various ceremonies into our lives, which has made my job as a huge newbie choir master very trying and complicated. CCWatershed has been an invaluable resource in helping me get on my feet and know what to do!!! Thank you more than I can express! May God bless you abundantly and assist you in your work and daily lives!”

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The liturgical reform bears absolutely no relation to what is called “desacralization” and in no way intends to lend support to the phenomenon of “secularizing the world.” Accordingly the rites must retain their dignity, spirit of reverence, and sacred character.

— Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (5 September 1970)

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