“The Adalbert Propers” • Six (6) Quotations
“Fewer than 1% of Catholics are able to answer these questions correctly.” —Andrea Leal
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
“Fewer than 1% of Catholics are able to answer these questions correctly.” —Andrea Leal
Listening to yourself singing isn’t fun—but it’s crucial if you wish to improve.
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For many years, this situation embarrassed me.
His statement is not only foolish, it approaches heresy!
Indispensable and accessible: these antiphons possess sublime elegance that grace the Novus Ordo Mass with simple, yet proper reverence and solemnity.
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Lies containing a little truth are the most difficult to quash • Here is the definitive, final exposé on why the “Spoken Propers” don’t match the “Sung Propers.” • In October of 1972, the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy falsely equated the “Spoken Propers” with the “Sung Propers” and proclaimed: “These antiphons are too abrupt for communal recitation” • Several official English translations of the Roman Gradual have received the imprimatur multiple times+
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If this problem is to be solved, we must first understand it.
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Are there concrete reasons to prefer the ancient texts from the Roman Gradual? Short answer: Yes!
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