Free Folio of New Sacred Music for Parish Liturgies
A gift from The Catholic Sacred Music Project and the Benedict XVI Institute
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A gift from The Catholic Sacred Music Project and the Benedict XVI Institute
Have you seen the viral video of four men singing Ubi Caritas in a stairwell? Here are some thoughts on this phenomenon.
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This is the sort of setting that could only have derived from faith and grown out of the experience of praying these words repeatedly and fervently.
Newly-published reflections from Professor Kwasniewski.
This piece is ideal for use as a motet during the veneration of the Holy Cross at the Good Friday liturgy.
Announcing the first issue of a brand new publication focusing on liturgy and sacred music.
This piece is ideal for use as a motet during the veneration of the Holy Cross at the Good Friday liturgy.
The search for practice tracks for Jesu Rex Admirabilis yielded a treasure trove of choir resources.
There is a built in tendency for nervous musicians to rush things – I think as your heart beats faster, your perception of time is dilated. As you build more confidence your sense of timing improves too.
Canons are a handy way to introduce singing in harmony. Here are some picks from the Choral Public Domain Library.
Not one, but two hymns that the omniscient Google didn’t know about, in honour of St Michael the Archangel, with sheet music.
A beautiful hymn from Rev Fr Popplewell FSSP from Canberra, Australia.
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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).
Our president has written the following letter:
* 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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