Chants of Roman Missal – NPM recording
Here at NPM’s website you can hear the presidential-congregational chants of the upcoming Roman missal, some of them in either high or low pitch. A few things have to be re-recorded yet (eg. the...
View ArticleAustralia: Translation implementation schedule
The Permanent Committee of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has announced: Parishes, communities and schools can begin singing (not saying) the new texts for the parts of the Ordinary of the...
View ArticleNew missal: Liturgical Press
With this post we start a new series. Pray Tell will inform you what resources are available for transitioning to the newly-translated English missal. We start with LitPress. With Lift Up Your Hearts,...
View ArticleMissal production update
Say a prayer for anyone working on missal production. It’s a monster of a job, and there are zillions of details to attend to. I don’t envy any of the good and competent people at ICEL or BCDW –...
View ArticleTutorial Videos
A link for Corpus Christi Watershed was shared with me this morning. It includes videos of someone singing the ICEL chants. This might come in handy to help with formation.
View ArticleTarheel Workshops
Yesterday I led my third Roman Missal workshop in the Diocese of Raleigh. Our task force was appointed by Bishop Michael Burbidge under the direction of the Office of Worship to chart a course for the...
View ArticleNew and Revised Mass Settings I’m Considering UPDATED 7/7
We’ll be needing lots of Mass settings at the abbey. We have one hymnal used only for Sunday Mass; either we’ll add a supplement or purchase a new hymnal which will also need a local supplement. For...
View ArticleChants of The Roman Missal: Study Edition
I just received my copy of The Chants of The Roman Missal: Study Edition; and I have just paged through it, especially its masterful introduction, of nearly sixty pages. I will be adopting at the...
View ArticleChants of the Roman Missal: A Review
"I warmed to the practical, pastoral tone I read as early as the second page of text: 'A fully sung liturgy is a praiseworthy ideal, but its implementation calls for prudence and pastoral sensitivity....
View ArticleWhy Catholics Can’t Sing (revised edition) by Thomas Day — Review
Why Catholics Can’t Sing: Revised and Updated with New Grand Conclusions and Good Advice. Thomas Day, Crossroad Publishing Company, xvi + 256 pages, paperback, $24.95 This book caused a furore when it...
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