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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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“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 7 of 7

Jeff Ostrowski · April 22, 2015

Let’s take a stroll down Memory Lane, shall we?

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Missal Antiphons Dont Match Roman Gradual, Propers Ignatius Press by Fr Samuel Weber, Sung Vs Spoken Propers Novus Ordo Last Updated: August 22, 2020

“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 4 of 7

Fr. David Friel · April 19, 2015

The Next Big Thing Is Here

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Authentic Liturgical Renewal Reform, Hymns Replacing Propers, Pope Francis, Proper of the Mass in English, Propers Ignatius Press by Fr Samuel Weber, Reform of the Reform, Simple English Mass Propers, Simple Steps To Improve Parish Music, Singing the Mass Last Updated: January 1, 2020

“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 1 of 7

Andrew R. Motyka · April 15, 2015

Fr. Samuel Weber is undoubtedly one of the modern masters of setting English chant.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Proper of the Mass in English, Propers Ignatius Press by Fr Samuel Weber Last Updated: January 1, 2020

It Has Arrived! • “Proper of the Mass” (Ignatius)

Jeff Ostrowski · April 7, 2015

You will notice that Fr. Weber’s version sounds quite similar to the authentic Latin chant.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, Propers Ignatius Press by Fr Samuel Weber Last Updated: October 25, 2024

Improve Your Parish Liturgy … Instantly!

Jeff Ostrowski · March 17, 2015

Have you noticed the change in atmosphere when people dress fancy, as opposed to tank tops with jeans?

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Jogues Illuminated Missal Lectionary Gradual, Novus Ordo Lectionary Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Modal Responsorial Psalms & Gospel Acclamations

Aristotle A. Esguerra · February 14, 2015

283 pages, softcover • View Table of Contents Click here to purchase this bound book. You can also download the entire book [PDF]. Complete Psalms and Gospel Acclamations (Years A, B, C, and ABC) for Sundays, Solemnities, and Feasts (including Chrism Mass and Extended Pentecost Vigil). Also included are Nuptial and Funeral Masses.  Features: Durable […]

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: February 14, 2020

Any Hope For Modern Catholic Hymnody? Yes!

Jeff Ostrowski · December 9, 2014

Major publishers include Haugen’s verse “not in some heaven, light-years away”—what can be done about it?

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: GIA Worship IV Hymnal, Heretical GIA Hymns Last Updated: March 24, 2021

Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (7 of 7)

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · August 14, 2014

“Who could have anticipated such a Renaissance of music-making in the desert of postmodernity? Yet this was but the first wave, and now we are enjoying a second…”

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (5 of 7)

Guest Author · August 12, 2014

“Simple English Choral Propers” by Jon Naples

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Simple English Mass Propers Last Updated: January 1, 2020

A Different Offering

Andrew R. Motyka · July 30, 2014

What about NOT having congregational song during the Offertory?

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 2

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · July 17, 2014

I have been asked to recommend some ways in which any parish in the United States could improve the music used at Mass. Some parishes may already have taken the following two steps, in which case my advice will be nugatory for them, but if your parish has not yet done so, now’s the time to begin.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Basic Steps To Improve Parish Music Last Updated: March 1, 2025

First Time Attending A Novus Ordo Mass

Jeff Ostrowski · June 26, 2014

If you can explain why the GLORY & PRAISE has an eagle flying across page 37, you get a cookie.

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Antiphons in the Gradual don’t match the Roman Missal, 3rd edition?

Jeff Ostrowski · June 12, 2014

Why aren’t the Propers from the Roman Gradual identical to the Mass Propers printed in the Roman Missal? • “Recent research … has made it clear that the antiphons of the Order of Mass were never intended to be sung.” — Bishop Donald Trautman (2007)+

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, Hymns Replacing Propers, Missal Antiphons Dont Match Roman Gradual Last Updated: November 24, 2020

The Mystery of Missal vs. Gradual has been solved!

Jeff Ostrowski · May 25, 2014

Are there concrete reasons to prefer the ancient texts from the Roman Gradual? Short answer: Yes!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, Hymns Replacing Propers, Missal Antiphons Dont Match Roman Gradual, THE ADALBERT PROPERS Last Updated: January 18, 2025

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Liturgical Translations

Jeff Ostrowski · May 1, 2014

This is no hybrid: it’s an elegant, accurate, modern, unified English translation of the Graduale!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers Last Updated: January 1, 2020

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    Music List • (5th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday, 8 February 2026, which is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. You will probably notice it isn’t as ‘complete’ or ‘spiffy’ as usual, owing to some difficulties which took place this week.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • “Communion” (5th Sunday in Ordin.)
    The COMMUNION ANTIPHON for this coming Sunday, 8 February 2026—which is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)—is truly delightful. You can download the musical score completely free of charge. This text will be familiar to altar boys, because it’s PSALM 42. The Feder Missal makes the following claim about that psalm: “A hymn of a temple musician from Jerusalem: he is an exile in a heathen land, and he longs for the holy city and his ministry in the Temple there. The Church makes his words her own.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Funeral Music “Template” • For Families
    Many have requested the MUSICAL TEMPLATE for funerals we give to families at our parish. The family of the deceased is usually involved in selecting Number 12 on that sheet. This template was difficult to assemble, because the “Ordo Exsequiarum” has never been translated into English, and the assigned chants and hymns are given in different liturgical books (Lectionary, Gradual, Order of Christian Funerals, and so on). Please notify me if you spot errors or broken links. Readers will be particularly interested in some of the plainsong musical settings, which are truly haunting in their beauty.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Reminder” — Month of Febr. (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
    I will go to my grave without understanding the lack of curiosity so many people have about the rhythmic modifications made by Dom André Mocquereau. For example, how can someone examine this single sheet comparison chart and at a minimum not be curious about the differences? Dom Mocquereau basically creates a LONG-SHORT LONG-SHORT rhythmic pattern—in spite of enormous and overwhelming manuscript evidence to the contrary. That’s why some scholars referred to his method as “Neo-Mensuralist” or “Neo-Mensuralism.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Simplified)
    I admire the harmonization of “Adeste Fideles” by David Willcocks (d. 2015), who served as director of the Royal College of Music (London, England). In 2025, I was challenged to create a simplified arrangement for organists incapable of playing the authentic version at tempo. The result was this simplified keyboard arrangement (PDF download) based on the David Willcocks version of “O Come All Ye Faithful.” Feel free to play through it and let me know what you think.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Gloria, Credo, etc., may not be broken into detached fragments; it is wrong to omit or hurry over the Proper of the day; it is not permitted to substitute organ playing for the Proper; it is wrong to use, however briefly, themes from theatrical or dance music, from popular songs, love-songs, comic songs; drums, cymbals, piano, bag-pipes are too noisy for Church use .”

— Pope Leo XIII (25 September 1884))

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