Tag Archives: Gregorian chant

“There is only one problem in the whole world….” Wherein Fr. Z has a mini-rant.

Posted on 3 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

“There is only one problem in the whole world: restoring spiritual sense in people. Showering on them something like a Gregorian chant.” – Saint-Exupéry
Simple? Too simple? Perhaps. Faith is the last thing that sinners lose, after charity, … Continue reading →

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Just Too Cool: Options for Divine Office sung in Gregorian chant – ONLINE

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There are times when as I work or drive or walk I listen to the Office sung by Benedictine monks.
For those of you who would like to get to know more about Gregorian chant, or start a schola, I recommend … Continue reading →

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New Gregorian chant recording by the seminarians of the FSSP!

Posted on 10 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your Brick By Brick file.
There is a new CD or (digital download – no waiting and one less thing to dust or pack when moving!) of Gregorian chant and polyphony (Palestrina) sung by the seminarians of the Priestly Fraternity of … Continue reading →

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Gregorian chant recordings from 1904 – interesting but… YIKES!

Posted on 9 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at Rorate I found links to fascinating recordings on Youtube from 1904. 
First is the famous Benedictine pioneer of modern Gregorian chant, Dom André Mocquereau. He conducts students of the French Seminary in Rome in the chant Alleluia Pascha nostrum.
I … Continue reading →

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What does Sacrosanctum Concilium 116 really say?

Posted on 23 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw on Sandro Magister’s site today a piece about Gregorian chant making a come back, a come back promoted by Benedict XVI himself through the Congregation for Divine Worship – whose brief he modified – and through his own … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Tenebrae hearse

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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Praised by Jesus Christ! Thank you for your blog. Our small parish needs to find a tennabrae hearse. I am searching on ebay and various church supply websites, but I need your expert … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: How to get Gregorian chant and a TLM in the parish.

Posted on 10 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
The New Missal has started in my parish and the music is atrocious. I had to go to the local public high school play to hear Gregorian Chant! No regard for GIRM #41. My Bishop refuses to allow the extraordinary … Continue reading →

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“Generally the feedback has been very positive.”

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales, there is an audio/podcast with Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, Executive Secretary of ICEL about the new, corrected translation.
Podcast: Mgr Andrew Wadsworth of ICEL talks about the new translation of the … Continue reading →

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Suffer the little ones to learn Gregorian chant and Latin

Posted on 5 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Liturgical liberals usually run down the intelligence of people in the pews, saying among other things that Joe and Mary Catholic will not be able to understand the new, corrected translation, or quod Deus avertat, LATIN.

“It’s toooo haaard!“, they … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Why is Gregorian chant better than “Gather Us In?”

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Forgive me my ignorance – I am a relatively new Catholic, coming from the Methodist tradition. Why is Gregorian Chant more appropriate for Mass than “Gather Us In?” I like “Gather Us In.” It is singable even for … Continue reading →

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