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Re: the special hymn for the upcoming feast (9 November).
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

Re: the special hymn for the upcoming feast (9 November).

“No one who knows anything about the subject now doubts that that revision of Urban VIII was a ghastly mistake, for which there is not one single word of any kind to be said.” —Father Adrian Fortescue

I’d love to hear you sing this!
Dr. Aaron James, who earned a double doctorate, has stated publicly that the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal does a wonderful job explaining—by means of gorgeous color plates—the difference between the “Pre-Urbanite” hymns and those which were modified by Pope Urban VIII (d. 1644). Dr. James calls the Brébeuf treatment of the urbanite reform “a […]

Including two (2) documents translated into English for the first time!

“It was compiled by priests and musicians who are authentically Catholic…” — Lauren Elizabeth

Including more information about the “Pope Pius XII Hymnal.”
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A massively underrated composer died 500 years ago today.
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This is a beautiful melody worth learning, worth singing, and worthy of the temple.
“Deliver us, Lord, from every evil: past, present, and to come.”
Did you realize there are two versions of this famous hymn?
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It’s interesting to compare the literal translations in the Brébeuf Hymnal to those done by Solesmes Abbey during the 1950s.
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“Devout people are the ones who will be most disturbed by the new liturgy.” —Pope Paul VI (11/26/1969)
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