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Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers
What to Do with the “Fourth Option”
A new Adoremus article explores how best to overthrow the tyranny of “alius cantus congruus.”
First Look Images! • “Proper Of The Mass” By Fr. Samuel F. Weber
This 1,292 page book is much thinner than I had anticipated.
It Has Arrived! • “Proper of the Mass” (Ignatius)
You will notice that Fr. Weber’s version sounds quite similar to the authentic Latin chant.
Jaw-Dropping Liturgical Manuscripts (7,055 Pages)
Catholics can now *see with their own eyes* the antiquity of our liturgy.
PDF Download: Complete “Graduale Romanum” In English (202 pages)
Did you know the entire Roman Gradual was set to English texts in 1984?
Review: An English Gradual (Belmont Abbey, 2013)
For myself, I prefer the liturgy entirely in Latin or entirely in the vernacular. Others will disagree.
New Propers Collection By Lawrence M. Rutherford
“English Psalm-Tone Propers for the Ordinary Form of the Mass” is now available in print!
The Society for Catholic Liturgy
Two Contributions from CCW Bloggers
Fr. Alan M. Guanella Reviews The Jogues Missal
“No other pew Missal has done such a beautiful job setting the Ordinary of the Mass.” — Fr. Alan M. Guanella
Mass Propers In English
Roosevelt was President while paralyzed. Churchill gave speeches but couldn’t pronounce “S” correctly. Surely, then, we can implement the Mass Propers with these 11 collections!
Are Priests Permitted To Add More Scripture To The Ordinary Form? Yes!
Vatican II wanted more Scripture in the Mass, but somehow the reformers missed that memo.
Inaccurate Statements About Translations Of The Mass Propers (A Pet Peeve)
The quickest way to make this clear to a skeptical priest or liturgist is to request that they bring you some Offertory antiphons from MR3. (They don’t exist!)
“No Propers? No High Mass!” — 1933 Article
“…at these High Masses, the choir omits the Gloria, Credo, Gradual, Tract and Sequence.” — Answer: “The method is an abuse and must be done away with.”
Antiphons in the Roman Gradual don’t match the Third Edition of 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)
Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons
A full set of free English settings of the Communion antiphons for cantor, organ, and congregation.
The Mystery of Missal vs. Gradual has been solved!
Are there concrete reasons to prefer the ancient texts from the Roman Gradual? Short answer: Yes!
An Overview of the Music Program at Our Lady of the Atonement Church & Academy (Part 1)
On Fridays, Mass is celebrated in Latin according to the Ordinary Form. Each day, one of the school choirs leads the liturgical singing.
Simple English Propers: Full PDF Download
As a bonus, several handy website links are given!
PDF Download: Ordo Lectionum Missae & Ordo Cantus Missae
“…otherwise the entire Mass might be placed into the vernacular; whereupon the Council fathers burst into uproarious laughter.” — Cardinal Stickler speaking of Vatican II