Card. Heenan on Ronald Knox: “Perhaps the Church’s greatest figure of the 20th century.”
“Although renowned as a preacher and scholar, the real greatness of Knox lay in his holiness of life.” —Cardinal Heenan (Archbishop of Westminster)
Monsignor Ronald Knox Traditional Mass
PDF Download • “Hymn by Father Thomas à Kempis” (arranged for 2 voices)
For the upcoming feast on 9 November (which replaces the Sunday Mass).
New “Latin/English Missal” for the Novus Ordo
This English/Latin missal is being created by several priests and seminarians.
“Ubi Caritas” • Knox Translation (1950s)
What a treasure!
Repugnant Rhymes in Hymns
This stuck out like a sore thumb.
Leaked Document! • Comparison Chart—New Responsorial Psalms (“Abbey Psalms & Canticles”)
The NAB tried to use “overly casual” language—and the results are often an abomination.
“Strangest Of All…” • (Fortescue)
In his illustrious 1912 tome—The Mass: A Study Of The Roman Liturgy—Father Adrian Fortescue spoke of sequences, writing: “Strangest of all were the vernacular sequences in France and Germany, or those partly vernacular and partly Latin.” Our volunteer choir experimented with that on Holy Thursday, mixing Latin verses with an English refrain. For the record, […]
Which Hymns Are Appropriate After Christmas?
How many Catholics realize how closely the feast of the Epiphany is tied to the Holy Eucharist and Calvary?
“Jesu Redemptor Omnium” • Translated into English
“Thou light, thou radiance of the Father, thou undying hope of all, pay heed to the prayers that thy servants pour forth throughout the earth…”
(14 Examples) • Jeff Ostrowski’s Artistic “Credo”
Including several hymns eminently suitable for the feast of Christ the King.
PDF Download • “Choral Warm-Up” by Jeff Ostrowski (after Morley)
The “SSS” technique, known by every great singer. (Tag: 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)
PDF Download • “Hymn for the Feast of All Saints” (Released for the First Time in History!)
“Each day Father Knox would write for his students a Latin poem describing events of the previous day.” —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Eucharistic Hymn by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Using a favorite melody of Dr. Theodore Marier.
Are These “Evil” Priests? • (Not Joking)
The professor inserted himself into our conversation, saying: “You’re both being foolish…”
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Jeff’s Fourth Response to Patrick” (19 July 2023)
Twenty years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a week-long interview with Dom Cardine’s former boss.