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.”
Including a special release—“Rare as a Unicorn”—Pius XII Psalter in Latin and English (1,545 pages).
Last week, a major bombshell was dropped with regard to two major publishing companies of Catholic hymnals.
This injunction from Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is crucial for artists.
They have embraced a certain opinion about matters and will never change—not even on their deathbed.
Instead, Saint Francis knelt down and kissed the priest’s hands…
Dom Gajard said to Jean Langlais: “Hear the blackbird! It doesn’t know what an ‘ictus’ is, yet it sings better than we.”
“An enjoyable visit this morning with Cardinal Burke, a godly prince-of-a-Prefect (of the Apostolic Signatura) and a friend of many years … God bless our good shepherds!”
