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Views from the Choir Loft

Pope Francis

Jeff Ostrowski · October 25, 2021

Incorrect Statement (July 2021) by Pope Francis

Early in his pontificate, Pope Francis insisted that others correct him “when he gets off course…”

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 19, 2021

PDF Download • The “1965 Missal” (1,785 pages)

“Truly Perplexing” • Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio

Richard J. Clark · October 4, 2019

Pope Francis’ Address on Sacred Music: “Liturgy is the first ‘teacher’ of catechism.”

“Do not forget this: the liturgy is the first ‘teacher’ of catechism.” — Pope Francis

Fr. David Friel · March 3, 2019

Leo XIII to St. Katharine Drexel: “What about you?”

Today marks the feast of Mother Katharine Drexel, whom the Holy Father challenged to become a missionary.

Fr. David Friel · March 4, 2018

New Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

Invoking Mater Ecclesiae in a new annual feast

Fr. David Friel · December 31, 2017

USCCB Assesses Impact of “Magnum Principium”

Seven Observations on Liturgical Translation and the Recent Motu Proprio

Fr. David Friel · December 17, 2017

Gray Book for Baptism of Children Approved

How will the “confirmatio” and “regonitio” processes unfold in light of “Magnum principium”?

Fr. David Friel · June 12, 2017

Liturgical Reflections of a Papal Master of Ceremonies

Essays from Msgr. Guido Marini

Fr. David Friel · August 28, 2016

On the Spirit of Conservation

A Reflection on the National Parks, Sacred Architecture, and “Laudato Si”

Fr. David Friel · July 30, 2016

“Actuosa Participatio” and the Reception of Holy Communion

Relevant Reflections from “Sacramentum Caritatis.”

Fr. David Friel · July 6, 2016

Pope Francis to Cardinal Sarah: Investigate an Official Reform of the Reform

Highlights from Cardinal Sarah’s Lecture at Sacra Liturgia UK 2016

Fr. David Friel · December 20, 2015

Pope Francis on Collaboration of the Lay Faithful

Remarks during the Ad Limina Visit of the German Bishops

Fr. David Friel · October 18, 2015

World Meeting of Families 2015 & the Papal Visit to Philadelphia — Part 2 of 2

Monsignor Marini’s Final Encouragement to Papal Mass Servers

Fr. David Friel · October 11, 2015

World Meeting of Families 2015 & the Papal Visit to Philadelphia — Part 1 of 2

A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 29, 2015

Fr. David Friel At The Papal Masses (Part 2)

We are so proud of our own Fr. David Friel.

Jeff Ostrowski · September 26, 2015

Fr. David Friel & Pope Francis

A friend kindly sent me these photos…

Fr. David Friel · June 1, 2015

Sacra Liturgia 2015 — Update I

Cardinal Sarah reveals the instructions he received from Pope Francis upon his appointment as Prefect of the CDW.

Fr. David Friel · May 3, 2015

Bishop to Restore Traditional Order of the Sacraments of Initiation

Baptism & Confirmation “go together like Easter and Pentecost.”

Fr. David Friel · April 19, 2015

“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 4 of 7

The Next Big Thing Is Here

Richard J. Clark · March 6, 2015

Pope Francis and “recovering the allure of beauty”

If the priest is “excessively” focused on the rubrics “…I do not enter into the mystery” “…if I am a showman, the protagonist” of the Mass, “then I do not enter into the mystery” either.

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Quick Thoughts

16 May 2022 • Harmonized Chant?

This year’s upcoming Sacred Music Symposium will demonstrate several ways to sing the CREDO at Mass. This is because—for many parishes—to sing a full-length polyphonic CREDO by Victoria or Palestrina is out of the question. Therefore, we show options that are halfway between plainsong and polyphony. You can hear my choir rehearsing a section that sounds like harmonized plainsong.

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • “Pure” Vatican Edition

As readers know, my choir has been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana. That is to say, the official rhythm which—technically—is the only rhythm allowed by the Church. I haven’t figured out how I want the scores to look, so in the meantime we’ve been using temporary scores that look like this. Stay tuned!

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • Gorgeous Book

If there is a more beautiful book than Abbat Pothier’s 1888 Processionale Monasticum, I don’t know what it might be. This gorgeous tome was today added to the Saint John Lalande Online Library. I wish I owned a physical copy.

—Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Like all other liturgical functions, like offices and ranks in the Church, indeed like everything else in the world, the religious service that we call the Mass existed long before it had a special technical name.”

— ‘Rev. Adrian Fortescue (THE MASS, page 397)’

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