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Another popular source for the Praise To God hymnal was the Weston Priory material from Gregory Norbet. This was before my time in the Catholic church, but they seemed unaccountably popular. A few have continued to popular and well known … Continue reading →

One of the delights of hymnal archeology in the nooks and crannies of the Praise to God hymnal, is finding a lot of early Brian Boniwell songs that are new to me but more than forty years old. Some of … Continue reading →

For Vigil this year, I am pretty much copying what we did in 2023: For Vigil we will use Tony Alonso’s Exsultet if the practices go well! The sheet music is available at GIA. Here we use three psalms in the … Continue reading →

This is very quiet and low key as it should be, with no music except for Veneration of the Cross and Communion. Behold the Wood (Schutte) Holy Darkness (Schutte) Jesus Remember Me (Berthier)

Entrance: Glory In The Cross – Holy Thursday (Schutte) Psalm 115 (Mckenna) Our blessing cup is a communion with the blood of Christ. Washing of Feet: As I Have Done For You (Schutte) Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV … Continue reading →

We have a joint mass for Palm Sunday so no vigil. Entrance: Blessings on the King AOV 1/104 Psalm 21 (McKenna) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Gifts: Glory in the Cross (Good Friday verses) Communion: We … Continue reading →

This is a deep cut from Brian Boniwell that was selected for the Praise To God hymnal. The Dominican Fathers picked five of his songs that were in Father Paul Gurr’s The Lord Delights collection that used some of Boniwell’s … Continue reading →

Way back when the Praise to God hymnal was put together Monica Brown was Sister Monica Brown SGS and making songs for children. Now she has lots of music for adults as well, especially to assist with meditation. This is … Continue reading →

The editors of Praise to God actually used two collections from Sister Miriam Therese Winter. “Spirit of God in the Clear Running Water” and “God Gives His People Strength” were from Joy is Like the Rain, and I have blogged … Continue reading →

I blogged this song by Sister Miriam Winter here, and her version is indeed in the Praise To God hymnal, but the editor Nicolas Falzun OP gave us bonus material with his own setting of her text. It’s an interesting … Continue reading →