Brébeuf Hymn #554 • “Victis Sibi” in English
Better late than never!
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Mr. Matthew L. Willkom and Fr. Randall Kasel (Pastor, St. Michael in Pine Island, MN) interviewed Jeff Ostrowski a few weeks ago.
Today, rehearsal videos were uploaded for each *individual* voice part: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.
Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923) called this “perhaps the greatest of all hymns.”
During Advent, choirmasters must plan Christmas. During Lent, choirmasters must plan Easter. And so on.
I composed this organ accompaniment yesterday, looking ahead towards Eastertide.
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Have you heard of the “People’s Mass Book,” published by Omer Westendorf in 1964?
An extremely rare hymnal compiled by the Most Rev’d Joseph Schrembs, Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio.
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There’s something comforting about the Brébeuf hymnal translations, since they were created by Catholic priests.
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My friend, Richard J. Clark, sent me a screenshot from the “Catholic Organist Group.”
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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“The editors of the Brébeuf Hymnal have done a great service to the profession.” —Aaron James, Ph.D.
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.
The text of this hymn is the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn, translated by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
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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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