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QUAERITUR: Is it okay for people to listen to music rather than always to sing everything during Mass?

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
Is it against the mind of the Church when a choir alone sings a hymn at the offertory and preparation of the gifts or are the people supposed to sing along as well?
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QUAERITUR: Books for singing the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin

Posted on 25 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I know that the Liber Usualis and the Graduale are the two main places to find the appropriate chants for any given feast day in the Extraordinary form of the Mass, but I was wondering where one is … Continue reading →

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Something amazing and revolutionary during the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass … which I missed.

Posted on 28 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Something remarkable occurred during the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass.
I had a note from a long time reader about this.  I didn’t see the broadcast of the Mass this year, but it is archived and it can be viewed on demand.
In … Continue reading →

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Hymns versus the actual antiphons designated for Mass in the Roman Rite

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There has been some discussion here of late about the Introit v. hymn debate, as well as the general issue of the use of hymns at Mass instead of the actual antiphons designated by Holy Church for use each day.
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