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Last night I discovered something I never knew—so I immediately telephoned a priest to verify this.
Overkill: “ too much of something; the amount by which destruction exceeds what is necessary.”
Submissions Sought by the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians
“We strongly resent the implication that we and our children are not sufficiently intelligent to understand the simple Latin of the Mass…” —Manifesto of the Catholic Laity (1943)
Let’s take a stroll down Memory Lane, shall we?
Why aren’t the Propers from the Roman Gradual identical to the Mass Propers printed in the Roman Missal? • “Recent research … has made it clear that the antiphons of the Order of Mass were never intended to be sung.” — Bishop Donald Trautman (2007)+
Are there concrete reasons to prefer the ancient texts from the Roman Gradual? Short answer: Yes!
