The Novus Ordo/Ordinary Form/Usus Recentior can be celebrated with great beauty. This Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Pell at Saint Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park on June 30, 2022. I was honored to be asked to sing the Gospel (at around the 30 minute mark). The Mass was in Latin,Continue Reading
“music is not something added on as ‘extra.’ The music and hymns we sing in the Mass are all part of a holistic celebration.” When it comes to the Liturgy, what does the Church actually tell us about the role of music, and what guidelines does the ChurchContinue Reading
To Be a Christian, to be Catholic, is to be part of a community, part of the Body of Christ. God works through us. The miracle of feeding the multitudes only occurred through the obedience of the disciples. God wants us all to be active members of His body. RememberContinue Reading
Read part one here. In 1733 Augustus II, the Elector of Saxony, died. A period of mourning followed which forbid all forms of music making. Johann Sebastian Bach used this time to compose the first parts of what would become the Mass in B Minor, a complete setting for theContinue Reading