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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 Brébeuf series was designed by and for priests and musicians serving in real parishes across the globe. 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.

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

*  CHORAL SUPPLEMENT • Purchase Link
—Must be used in conjunction with the pew edition.

*  ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT • Three Volumes (1,292 pages)
—Must be used in conjunction with the pew edition.
—Sold by SOPHIA INSTITUTE PRESS; Spiral-Bound; extremely opaque paper.

Download the complete indexes, rehearsal videos, and more below!

*  Sample Pages • 70 free sample pages

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

Andrea Leal explains to you—during
her concise YouTube video—
the “snippets” searching process!

*  Instructional Video • “How To Use This Book”
—YouTube: “Using the Brébeuf Index Correctly”

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

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

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

*  YouTube Video • “What are common hymn melodies?”
—This video explains why the Brébeuf Hymnal makes use of “common tunes.”

*  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)

*  PDF • “No More OCP Books!”
(A fascinating article by Father Jeffrey Moore.)

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

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

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

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 #024 • Example File
M   This example shows the possibilities for “text only” pages.

Hymn #026 • Temporary Files: • 001 • (Latin)

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

Hymn #032 • (Live YouTube)

Hymn #036 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

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

Hymn #039 • Live Recordings: (001) • (002)

Hymn #042 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #063   •   Live Recordings: 001 • 002

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

Hymn #090 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #093 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #095 • Hear the Tune in Latin.
M  No English recording is currently available.

Hymn #143 • (Sung by two cantors)

Hymn #144   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M (Live Recording)

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

Hymn #157 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #158 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #161 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #162 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #165 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #166 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #172 • 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 #215 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #216 • (temporary recording)

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

Hymn #220 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #222 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #240 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M (Live Recording)

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 #274 • (Live Recording)

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

Hymn #286 • (live recording)

Hymn #290 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #324   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #328   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #342 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

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 #366 • (Live Recording)

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
M(Live Recording)

Hymn #384 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #396 • Temporary: (Latin) • (English)
M   Live YouTube Recording in Latin

Hymn #402   •   VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #403   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #406 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #407   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #411 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #412   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #424   •   Temporary Files:  (001) (002) (003)

Hymn #428   •   VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #434   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #435 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #436   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #440 • (Live 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
M   Live Recording

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

Hymn #502 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn
M   Live Recording

Hymn #506 • (Live Recording)

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

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

Hymn #520 • (temporary recording)

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 #668 • (Live Recording)
M (version in Latin)

Hymn #672   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #677 • (soloists) • (chorus)

Hymn #681   •   (live recording)

Hymn #687 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #688 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #692 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M (Live 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 #701   •   (temporary recording)

Hymn #704   •   Temporary Recordings: 001 • 002

Hymn #711   •   Live Recordings: 001 • 002 • 003 • 004

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

Hymn #715 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #717 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #720 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #724   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M   Live Recording (Latin)
M   Live Recording (English)

Hymn #726 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #727 • Live Recordings: 001 • 002
M(audio only)

Hymn #730 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #731 • (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #744 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #745 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #751 • (Live Recording)

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

Hymn #753 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #756   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #758 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #759   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M   Live Recording

Hymn #760   •   Live Recordings: 001 • 002

Hymn #761 •  (Live Recording)
M(Audio File #2) • (Audio File #3)

Hymn #770 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #779 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #783   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M   Live Recording

Hymn #784   •   (Live Recording)

Hymn #785   •   (Live Recording)

Hymn #787   •   (Live Recording)

Hymn #790 • Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Hymn #798 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #800   •   (Live Recording)

Hymn #802   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M   Live Recording

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

Hymn #816 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #817 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #818   •   Temporary Recordings: 001 • 002

Hymn #827 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #828 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #835 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #841   •   Live Recording: (without organ)
M   Live Recording (with organ)

Hymn #846   •   (Organ Only; Voices Removed)

Hymn #851 • (temporary recording)

Hymn #852 • (Live Recording)

Hymn #857 • VIDEO | This is a unison hymn

Hymn #860 • Live Recordings: 001 • 002

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

Hymn #868   •   Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS
M Live Recording (SATB)

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

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

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

Q. Does the Brébeuf Hymnal
Pew Edition have harmonies?
Or is it just melody?
Read Answer

Q. Do either of the editions include
musical accompaniment? Or must I
buy the separate organ accompaniment?
Read Answer

Q. What is the Choral Edition for
the Brébeuf Hymnal? Does the
Choral Edition only have SATB?
Are the parts separate or together?
Read Answer

Q. Can you please explain
exactly what the Brébeuf
Choral Supplement contains?
Read Answer

Q. Is it true that
Catholics “stole” the
idea of singing hymns
from the Protestants?
Read Answer

Q. I recently attended a liturgical
conference where the speaker said
hymns don’t belong at Mass; was he
telling the truth?
Read Answer

Q. My Protestant friend
says Catholics are wrong
to leave out verses when
singing hymns—is she correct?
Read Answer

Q. What are some possible dangers
when it comes to singing hymn
translations by non-Catholics,
such as Episcopalians and Anglicans?
Read Answer

The Brébeuf Hymnal is distributed exclusively by Sophia Institute Press. Nine members from Corpus Christi Watershed were chosen to assist 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. Please contact Sophia Institute Press with questions about the Brébeuf Hymnal.

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For the Upcoming Choir Season!

Last week, I posted an SATB choral setting of the SANCTUS in a ‘contemporary’ style. You might want to consider this piece for two reasons: (1) It’s extremely brief; (2) Free rehearsal videos are available for each individual part. The piece is by Father Lhoumeau.

—Jeff Ostrowski
PDF Download • “Sunday Vespers” (22 pages)

When an organist accompanies Vespers, there is no time to think. It’s one thing after another: Bam – Bam – Bam. And that’s what makes Vespers difficult to accompany; there’s hardly even time to check the key signature for each piece! Therefore, although it’s far from perfect, I’m releasing this 22-page booklet:

PDF Download • SUNDAY VESPERS ACCOMPANIMENT

As time goes on, I will explain why I believe this booklet is important, my hopes for it, and why I selected the official edition, directly from the Vesperale Romanum. In spite of its imperfections, creating this (draft) booklet required much more effort than I had anticipated.

—Jeff Ostrowski
11 July 2022 • FEEDBACK

Someone who heard the CCW plainsong recordings with NOH accompaniment says: “For years I have travelled the continents and crossed the oceans of Gregorian chant in search of a composition and interpretation as sublime as this. The text and the melody are interwoven in a game of mirrors with the interpreters, the singer and the instrumentalist, so as to confer delicacy on the jubilation. The organ is soft, humble. This is what we hear from the singer. These artists have come together to produce beauty. In 1903, Pope Pius X, by motu proprio, restored Gregorian chant in the Latin Church. In his words: Sacred music must possess, to an eminent degree, the qualities proper to the liturgy, and notably the sanctity and delicacy of form, whence another characteristic spontaneously results, universality. I stress: the holiness and delicacy of forms result in universality, time and place. That is to say, sometimes the beauty of human hands gently caresses the face of the Eternal.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

The Council of Trent taught: “In this divine sacrifice which takes place at Mass, the same Christ is present and is immolated in an unbloody manner, Who once on the Cross offered Himself in a bloody manner. For the victim is one and the same, now offering through the ministry of priests, Who then offered Himself on the Cross; only the manner of offering is different” (Session XXII, cap. 2, Denzinger, n. 940).

— Pope Pius XII (2 November 1954)

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