(Not Kidding) • Does Singing for Mass Fulfill One’s Obligation to Attend Mass?
Jeff Ostrowski provides five (5) responses to an assertion made by a priest.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Jeff Ostrowski provides five (5) responses to an assertion made by a priest.
My setting begins with the entire congregation singing—but the middle section is SATB polyphony.
Authentic sacred music should attract people. It should not drive them away.
Here’s my attempt at recording all the voices myself, to give you a rough idea how it sounds.
“As for the subject of whether the music of Tallis, Taverner, and Tye was tainted by the reformation, I would agree with Mr. Ostrowski.” —Reader from Uganda
A wonderful way to get volunteers singing SATB polyphony immediately!
In the days before Vatican II, dioceses had their own special feast days.
You will notice Father Guerrero takes the chant melody (“Beata Mater”) and creates a perfect canon between Soprano and Alto.
Sign up today! A few voice parts still have openings.
Vatican II said: “The treasury of sacred music is to be preserved and fostered with great care” (SC §114).
A USCCB statement: singing psalms at Mass “may create problems” … ?
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At the conservatory, we’re surrounded by hundreds of professional musicians; but stepping into a Catholic parish the situation is quite different.
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The ability of your singers to sight-read music instantly does not guarantee a good performance.
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This *might* be the most beautiful 45 seconds in music—Father Guerrero’s compositions are truly awe-inspiring!
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* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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