Vexing? Irksome? • Thoughts On Hymnal Indexes
Most people comb desperately through the final pages, seeking the correct section…
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Most people comb desperately through the final pages, seeking the correct section…
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(Be patient while it loads) —Easy to use, fully complete; what more could you ask?
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It’s interesting to compare the literal translations in the Brébeuf Hymnal to those done by Solesmes Abbey during the 1950s.
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Can you hear the difference between females and males?
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Covid-19 has forced many parishes to remove all hymnals from their pews: A perfect opportunity for change!
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Did you know every Mass is a celebration of our Lord’s Ascension? — Here’s proof.
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It’s hard to believe, but Father Knauff’s “Christ the King Hymnal for Congregational Singing” (1954) omitted this hymn!
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Including O SALUTARIS (“O Saving Victim Opening Wide”) and TANTUM ERGO (“Down in Adoration Falling”) in Latin and English.
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This hymn by Caelius Sedulius (Christian Poet from the 5th century) has been translated into English by a Catholic priest.
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This has been called the “incomparable and indispensable” hymnal for Catholics.
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I predict this smooth harmonization will go down in history—it fits the voice perfectly.
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…including several captivating attempts to translate “Victimae Paschali Laudes.”
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Including information about a *fabulous* liturgical book from the 1950s.
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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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