Brébeuf Hymn #554 • “Victis Sibi” in English
Better late than never!
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Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal
CCW President on “Real Presence Radio”
Mr. Matthew L. Willkom and Fr. Randall Kasel (Pastor, St. Michael in Pine Island, MN) interviewed Jeff Ostrowski a few weeks ago.
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Hymn: “All glory, laud, and honor to Thee, Redeemer, King” (Sopr, Alto, Tenr, Bass)
Today, rehearsal videos were uploaded for each *individual* voice part: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.
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HYMN • “Vexilla Regis” (SATB setting in English)
Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923) called this “perhaps the greatest of all hymns.”
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“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” (Brébeuf Hymnal, #699)
During Advent, choirmasters must plan Christmas. During Lent, choirmasters must plan Easter. And so on.
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PDF Download • “Ad Regias Agni Dapes” (Organ Accompaniment)
I composed this organ accompaniment yesterday, looking ahead towards Eastertide.
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A Hymn We’re Singing This Lent—In English!
Have you heard of the “People’s Mass Book,” published by Omer Westendorf in 1964?
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PDF Download • Catholic Hymnal by the Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio (84 Pages)
An extremely rare hymnal compiled by the Most Rev’d Joseph Schrembs, Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio.
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PDF Download • “Hymnal of Christian Unity” (1964)
There’s something comforting about the Brébeuf hymnal translations, since they were created by Catholic priests.
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“I’m hanging on every word.”—Catholic Organist Group
My friend, Richard J. Clark, sent me a screenshot from the “Catholic Organist Group.”
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PDF Download • “What Makes A Good Hymn?”
Dr. Terry says: “The melody must be clearly defined, free from triviality and trite clichés, avoiding harmonies that are sugary or sensuous.”
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A Phenomenal Epiphany Hymn!
I wish Epiphany lasted forever—the hymns are rich with theology!
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Brébeuf Review! • “Society for Catholic Liturgy”
“The editors of the Brébeuf Hymnal have done a great service to the profession.” —Aaron James, Ph.D.
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When People Lie About Hymns Unwittingly
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
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Brébeuf Hymn #464 • “Christ ist erstanden”
The text of this hymn is the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn, translated by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
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