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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!

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

Catholic Youth Choir Releases CD, Prepares For Tour

Guest Author · January 15, 2014

The Blackstone Valley Catholic Youth Choir, currently preparing for a mid-Atlantic tour, has released a new CD, “Clothed With the Sun.”

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Catholic Youth Choirs Last Updated: January 1, 2020

It’s No Fluke

Richard J. Clark · September 13, 2013

One day after mass, a woman told me how wonderful it is to sing the scriptures while receiving communion. I doubt she knows at all what the propers of the mass are. She demonstrated that it is far easier to connect the music of the propers to the mass itself than potentially a hymn or song.

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

How Does One Use The Ordo Cantus Missæ?

Jeff Ostrowski · July 29, 2013

The second half of an article about the most important book you’ve never seen.

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Ordo Cantus Missae Last Updated: October 12, 2022

An Ordinary-Form Missa Cantata (almost)

Aristotle A. Esguerra · March 4, 2013

Moving towards actually enacting what the Church asks in regard to the singing of the words of the Mass given the Year of Faith theme for our diocese. An example of how this can be pulled off with already-existing resources and a few dedicated individuals.

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

“Spinning The Wheel” Each Week For Hymns

Jeff Ostrowski · February 25, 2013

Each and every week, thousands of Catholics play “Spin the Wheel for Hymns” instead of using the sacred and ancient texts prescribed by the Church. What does this have to do with a rich man born without legs and arms?

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

The UBI CARITAS chant for Holy Thursday

Jeff Ostrowski · April 5, 2012

Download five (5) different free versions of the “Ubi Caritas”

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Hymns: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know (2 of 2)

Jeff Ostrowski · March 15, 2012

PART 2: How do hymns fit into the Catholic Mass ?

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Hymns Replacing Propers Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Now That You’re Shunning Bad Hymns … Stop Announcing Them!

Daniel Marshall · January 8, 2026

“When we announce hymn numbers, we’re not facilitating participation—we’re disrupting it.” —Daniel Marshall

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 9, 2026

“Kaitrin Drost Strikes Again!” • Plus a Few Random Thoughts and Tirades by Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski · December 27, 2025

Imagine walking up into a choir loft and sounding like these young ladies without rehearsal.

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Filed Under: Articles, PDF Download Tagged With: Alius Cantus Congruus, Father Adalbert Franquesa Garrós, Maria Walks Amid The Thorn Helen Drost, Mass Propers Proprium Missae, Missale Vetustum, Professor Laszlo Dobszay, Propria Missae for the Ordinary Form, THE ADALBERT PROPERS Last Updated: December 31, 2025

Advent • “Introducing Ancient Sacred Works”

Rebecca De La Torre · November 11, 2024

“In less than a year, I was able to transition their Spanish Mass from completely contemporary to completely sacred. No parishioners were lost and the Mass attendance grew slightly.” —Rebecca De La Torre

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Filed Under: Articles, PDF Download Tagged With: El Rey Vendrá, The O Antiphons, Veni Veni Emmanuel Last Updated: November 11, 2024

Entrance Antiphons • “Transitioning from a Contemporary to Sacred Music Program”

Rebecca De La Torre · October 22, 2024

“These are simple propers, but not to the point of being monotone.” —Rebecca De La Torre

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Filed Under: Articles, PDF Download Last Updated: October 23, 2024

PDF Download • “The Saint John’s Gradual”

Richard J. Clark · September 13, 2024

Free download of Saint John’s Gradual with Ecclesiastical Approbation from his Eminence Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O. F. M., Cap., Archbishop of Boston

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Filed Under: Articles, PDF Download Last Updated: September 13, 2024

“Introducing Chant in Your Parish” • With Kevin Allen

William J. Fritz · August 23, 2024

“If Bach wanted to learn from the master, he had to go a long way to do it, so he made the sacrifice to do it.” —Kevin Allen

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: August 27, 2024

Mueller’s Artistic Credo • “Same But Different”

Christopher Mueller · January 4, 2024

“Variety within a single Mass is important for engaging the listening ears (and singing voices) of the congregation.” —Chris Mueller

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Justine Bayard Ward Method of Singing Last Updated: January 5, 2024

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    “Hidden Chant” • For the Ordinary Form

    Not even “GregoBase”—which is incredibly comprehensive—knows that music for this antiphon was published by the Vatican in the 1930s.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Citation Needed” • Dom Foote of ICEL
    Father Basil Foote, OSB, was organist at WESTMINSTER ABBEY MISSION (British Columbia, Canada). In 1984 he published an article called “Chanting in the Vernacular.” Twenty years later, it was republished by ADOREMUS—and that’s how it came to my attention. In that article, Dom Foote makes a claim I consider somewhat outlandish. At the very least, his statement with regard to the Latin accent needs some sort of citation. He has served on the Music Sub-Committee of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • “Corpus Christi” (Year A)

    The 28-page Singers’ Booklet is included. Our children’s choir will join us for this Mass.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Time and Again We Are Asked…
    John Baptist Singenberger (d. 1924) was a central figure of Catholic Church music. In this utterly fascinating excerpt (Single-Page PDF), Singenberger writes: Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?” As a young student in Saint Gall, Singenberger befriended SEBASTIAN GEBHARD MESSMER, the future Archbishop of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The two graduated together in 1861. The school they attended (Saint George’s Seminary) was a “seminary”—but in the older European sense. In other words, it provided a classical education without necessarily leading to ordination. Singenberger remained a layman his whole life, but Messmer was eventually made archbishop—by Pope Saint Pius X—of the very archdiocese in Wisconsin where Singenberger would spend his American career, giving him a powerful ecclesiastical ally.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of June (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). Since we were founded in 2006, not one of our board members has ever accepted any remuneration whatsoever—not a penny. 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
    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

The ratio of voices in modern choirs is usually wrong. Basses should be numerically greatest, then altos, then tenors, then sopranos. One good soprano can carry a high “A” against 30 lower voices.

— Roger Wagner

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