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“The Priest as Mediator: A Conversation with Rev. Allan J. McDonald”

February 5, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

The NLM’s Arlene Oost-Zinner recently conducted an interview with Fr. McDonald, the current pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon, Georgia and author of the Southern Orders blog. Among the topics touched on are: his seminary formation in the 1970s, his longtime lack of access to music proper to the Roman Rite, a thoughtful [...]

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Tags: Arlene Oost-Zinner; Fr. Allan J. McDonald; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Joseph's Church (Macon).

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

January 31, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

Music for Mass (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains, WI • St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, WI

Prelude: Improvisation on Introit: Laetetur cor and ST. ANNE
Hymn: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” (ST. ANNE), vv. 1–3
Introit: Laetetur cor, Mode II Gregorian chant (antiphon only)
Sign of the Cross: chanted, English
Greeting: Form [...]

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Tags: Gregorian Chant; Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Ignatius (Mount Horeb); St. Mary's (Pine Bluff); Year C.

The CMAA Colloquium XIX Documentary

January 24, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

SACRED, BEAUTIFUL, & UNIVERSAL: Colloquium XIX from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo.
See also the Sacred Music Colloquium FAQ.

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Tags: Arlene Oost-Zinner; Church Music Association of America; Corpus Christi Watershed; Fr. Jeffrey Keyes CPPS; Horst Buchholz; Jeffrey Tucker; Kevin Allen; Loyola University; Mary Ann Carr-Wilson; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); Sacred polyphony; Scott Turkington; Wilko Brouwers; William Mahrt.

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

January 24, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for Mass (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains, WI • St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, WI

Prelude: Improvisation on Introit: Adorate Deum and ONSLOW SQUARE
Hymn (Psalm 98): “Sing a New Song to the Lord” (ONSLOW SQUARE), vv. 1–4
Introit: Omnis terra, Mode VII Gregorian chant (antiphon only)
Sign of the Cross: chanted, [...]

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Tags: Gregorian Chant; Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Ignatius (Mount Horeb); St. Mary's (Pine Bluff); Year C.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

January 17, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for Mass (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains, WI • St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, WI

Prelude: Improvisation on Introit: Omnis terra and SALZBURG
Hymn: “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” (SALZBURG), vv. 1–2
Introit: Omnis terra, Mode IV Gregorian chant (antiphon only)
Sign of the Cross: chanted, English
Greeting: Form A, English
Penitential Rite: Form [...]

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Tags: Gregorian Chant; Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Ignatius (Mount Horeb); St. Mary's (Pine Bluff); Year C.

“Some thoughts about ‘turning back the clock’”

January 13, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Jeffrey Herbert writes:
[Msgr. Guido Marini's recent presentation on the spirit of the liturgy] is a forward looking vision for the liturgy, an interpretive foundation for the Missal of Paul VI which brings it out of the morass of inculturating adaptations, innovations and experiments and seeks instead to set it within the liturgical traditions of the [...]

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Tags: Jeffrey Herbert; Msgr. Guido Marini; Pope Benedict XVI; Roman Rite (Ordinary Form).

Baptism of the Lord

January 9, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for Mass (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains, WI • St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, WI

Prelude: Improvisation on Introit: Dilexisti iustitiam and SALZBURG
Hymn: “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” (SALZBURG), vv. 1–2
Introit: Dilexisti iustitiam, Mode VIII Gregorian chant (antiphon only)
Sign of the Cross: chanted, English
Greeting: Form A, English
Penitential Rite: Form [...]

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Tags: Gregorian Chant; Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Ignatius (Mount Horeb); St. Mary's (Pine Bluff); Year C.

Sound files from the 2010 CMAA Winter Chant Intensive

January 9, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

On the MusicaSacra Forum, Richard Chonak shared the following files from yesterday’s Missa Cantata in the Ordinary Form, celebrated in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, S.C., at the conclusion of the Church Music Association’s 2010 Winter Chant Intensive. The Intensive was led by Scott Turkington, organist and choirmaster of the Basilica [...]

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Tags: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Charleston); Church Music Association of America; Gregorian Chant; Richard Chonak; Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); Scott Turkington; St. John the Evangelist (Stamford); Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

The papal master of ceremonies addresses fellow priests…

January 7, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

The New Liturgical Movement blog has published, in full, Msgr. Guido Marini’s address to attendees of the Year for Priests Clergy Conference in Rome taking place this week. Msgr. Marini is the Papal Master of Ceremonies (not to be confused with his predecessor, Archbishop Piero Marini).
The address is divided into five parts:

The Sacred Liturgy, God’s [...]

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Tags: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf; Jeffrey Herbert; Msgr. Guido Marini; Roman Rite (Ordinary Form).

Solemnity of the Epiphany

January 2, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for Mass (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains, WI • St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, WI

Prelude: Improvisation on Introit: Ecce advenit and GREENSLEEVES
Hymn: “What Child Is This” (GREENSLEEVES), vv. 1, 3
Introit: Ecce advenit, Mode II Gregorian chant (with verse and Gloria Patri at 8:30 AM Sunday; antiphon only all [...]

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Tags: Eucharistic Adoration; Gregorian Chant; Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); St. Ignatius (Mount Horeb); St. Mary's (Pine Bluff); Year C.