PDF Download • “Pope Pius XII Hymnal” (1959)
Were you shocked to see the Pius XII Hymnal assigning vernacular hymns to different parts of the Mass?
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Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal
“Source Material” • The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal
We assembled a staggering number of Catholic hymnals and selected only the very best material from each.
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PDF • Scottish Catholic Hymnal (453 Pages)
“Authorized by the archbishops and bishops of Scotland for use in the Scottish dioceses.”
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PDF Download • “Leeds Catholic Hymnal” (232 pages)
A hymnal out of print for fifty years has been scanned by Mr. Colin E. Jackson!
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Brébeuf Hymnal • “Behind the Scenes”
Creating a metrical translation like that, so very literal, is stupefyingly difficult.
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Rorate Caeli • “Very Ancient Catholic Song”
This Catholic hymnal was written by a priest named “Police.” (not kidding)
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Translations By Non-Catholics In A Catholic Hymnal?
The fear was that Protestant translators might distort the theology contained in the ancient Catholic hymns…
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PDF Download • Rare Hymnal by Organist at the Birmingham Oratory (1913)
Download all 572 pages—thanks to Peter Meggison!
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The “Long & Short” of Latin Hymns
Such underlay would be considered loathsome by composers like Guerrero. Indeed, it’s an impossibility!
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How Well Did Your Parents Know The Mass?
PDF Download: Order of Mass (Latin & English) printed in THE CROWN HYMNAL of 1911.
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PDF Download: Extremely Rare Catholic Hymnal From London (1948)
A 355-page collection of English hymns by musicians from Westminster and Solesmes.
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