Was it necessary to change our forms of worship to suit “modern man”? And do we need to set aside our glorious musical heritage? Absolutely not.
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Setting an Example Through Funerals
Funerals can be a good time to demonstrate the possibilities of reverent liturgical music at Mass.
When in Crisis: Ideology and Diplomacy
In cases of constant crisis, diplomacy yields far more fruit than ideology. Demanding the ideal will usually get you nothing but a pink slip.
“Adoremus In Æternum” … Heretical?
“Will you still love your girlfriend after she becomes your wife?”
“Missa de Jerry Seinfeld” and Praying as a Family
What I will remember most is that I knelt side by side with my daughter during the consecration. I will remember reciting the Creed in my fidgety three-year-old son’s ear as I held him.
07 • Lalemant Conversations: Sequoia Sierra
What does a young stylist from L.A. think about the Mass Propers?
06 • Lalemant Conversations: Dr. Scott Smith
Dr. Scott Smith speaks about the Mass Propers in a “live” phone interview.
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth On Sacrosanctum Concilium
“The singing of the Proper texts rather than the endless substitution of songs and hymns, are only now being seriously considered and implemented.” — Executive Director of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL)
04 • Lalemant Interviews: Fr. David Friel
Fr. David Friel speaks about the Mass Propers, bringing many insights, including how Eastern Catholics would view the current practice of the West.
03 • Lalemant Interviews: Dr. Edward Mulholland
Watershed President Jeff Ostrowski said afterward, “Dr. Mulholland shared in this interview several profound insights about the Mass Propers. I can totally see myself poaching these!”
Josquin’s Beautiful “Missa Pange Lingua” In Minnesota
St. Benedict Catholic Church in Duluth, Minnesota, will be hosting a Solemn High Mass (traditional Latin Mass), celebrated by the parish pastor, Father Eric Hastings, for the Ascension on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.
02 • Lalemant Interviews: Dr. Jeremy Sienkiewicz
Does the Church really allow the Gospel to be replaced by excerpts from Machiavelli’s THE PRINCE? Seriously? Dr. Jeremy Sienkiewicz of Benedictine College chats about numerous topics, including the Mass Propers.
01 • Lalemant Interviews: Fr. Christopher Mann
Corpus Christi Watershed will be conducting a series of interviews with priests, seminarians, sisters, and lay folks to raise awareness about the Mass Propers.
Free Communion Antiphons!
Free responsorial-style Communion antiphons for Ordinary Form Mass use.
Catholic News Agency Praises Vatican II Hymnal
“The paper is of the highest quality with a resilient binding, the designs, beautifully appointed. It has the readings for all Sundays and feast days – the complete cycles, A, B, C. It will be about twenty years or perhaps thirty before another translation is made. Here is music for the new evangelization. The Vatican II Hymnal serves as a musical ambassador for Christ.” —Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo