Brébeuf Hymn #554 • “Victis Sibi” in English
Better late than never!
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.
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.
HYMN • “Vexilla Regis” (SATB setting in English)
Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923) called this “perhaps the greatest of all hymns.”
“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” (Brébeuf Hymnal, #699)
During Advent, choirmasters must plan Christmas. During Lent, choirmasters must plan Easter. And so on.
PDF Download • “Ad Regias Agni Dapes” (Organ Accompaniment)
I composed this organ accompaniment yesterday, looking ahead towards Eastertide.
A Hymn We’re Singing This Lent—In English!
Have you heard of the “People’s Mass Book,” published by Omer Westendorf in 1964?
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.
PDF Download • “Hymnal of Christian Unity” (1964)
There’s something comforting about the Brébeuf hymnal translations, since they were created by Catholic priests.
“I’m hanging on every word.”—Catholic Organist Group
My friend, Richard J. Clark, sent me a screenshot from the “Catholic Organist Group.”
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.”
A Phenomenal Epiphany Hymn!
I wish Epiphany lasted forever—the hymns are rich with theology!
Brébeuf Review! • “Society for Catholic Liturgy”
“The editors of the Brébeuf Hymnal have done a great service to the profession.” —Aaron James, Ph.D.
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.
Brébeuf Hymn #464 • “Christ ist erstanden”
The text of this hymn is the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn, translated by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
