St. Pius X’s Tra Le Solecitudini (1903) states in paragraph 14: It will also be fitting that singers while singing in church wear the ecclesiastical habit and surplice, and that they be hidden behind gratings when the choir is excessively open to the public gaze. Having all of us choir members in ecclesiastical habits and …
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From Pope Pius XII’s De musica sacra et sacra liturgia (1958): “The ancient and venerable custom of chanting Vespers with the people on Sundays and feastdays, according to rubrics, should be preserved where it now exists, and should be introduced in those places where it does not exist to the extent that it is possible, …
What is this?
From De musica sacra et sacra liturgia, by Pope Pius XII, 1958 39. What are called “synchronized” Masses are forbidden, however. By this term is understood Masses celebrated in the following way: two or more priests at one or more altars simultaneously celebrating the Mass in such a way that all the actions and all …
Wow!
Grace-o-meter
Sometimes people says things that give me the impression that they have a personal grace-o-meter in their pockets. They, presumably, have the means to measure active manifestations of the Holy Spirit. I don’t have one (at least I don’t think I do… perhaps if I looked hard enough through all my clutter, I might find …
From the the 10th International Congress of Church Choirs
“Carry out your mission with joy, with love, with reverence, and dedication… This is a priceless service you are giving to the Church… You must devote all your power to that service.” Pope Paul VI
People who know me…
…know that I love music ministry. I have been this way since I was 18. During Freshman week at Notre Dame I saw the booth for the Chapel Choir, and I was hooked for life. Since singing bass in a large SATB choir that specialized in chant and polyphony (do you know what that is?), …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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