Comments on: Catholic Worship Book II for Australia https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/ Blogging Catholic Liturgical Music Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gio https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-85329 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:43:04 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-85329 In reply to maddg.

I’m not sure. Haven’t asked them. I managed to borrow a copy from my local seminary, so I’m not hunting it down anymore.

It would be good if they could put out a revised edition that would be perhaps a little more congregational. Hymn books need to be crash tested and will become better after a couple of tweaks. The Living Parish Hymn Book was revised in 1964 and switched out some hymns, and it became the best selling hymn book in Australia. As One Voice also had a light refresh for the new translation and is the most accessible hymn book nowdays.

Next time I find a bishop, I’ll ask. But I’m pretty sure this page will lead to more information:
https://www.catholic.au/s/advisory-body/a6U2e00000003v0EAA/national-liturgical-music-council

]]> By: maddg https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-85316 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:33:20 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-85316 In reply to Gio.

Thanks

Have the Bishops made it available or are there plans to do so?

Geoff

]]> By: Gio https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-85314 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 01:52:02 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-85314 In reply to maddg.

Morningstar wrapped up and merged back with Acorn Press.
The copyright was given back to the ACBC.

]]> By: maddg https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-85299 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:46:47 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-85299 In reply to Thanh Nguyen.

G’day

Last I heard it was out of print, which is weird because I thought it was print on demand anyway.

Maybe contact the Nationation Liturgical Council – they should know.

liturgy@catholic.org.au

cheers

Geoff

]]> By: Thanh Nguyen https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-85283 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:06:58 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-85283 Where I can buy CWB2 for our choir?
Website Morningstar Publisher is in maintain.

]]> By: maddg https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-76786 Wed, 08 May 2024 09:29:47 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-76786 In reply to Penny Folds.

Thanks for the comment, Penny.

Maybe an electronic version of CWB2 with permission to print one copy of each song would be useful.

Some parishes like hymn books but I suspect they will just stay with what they have.

Geoff

]]> By: Penny Folds https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-76713 Tue, 07 May 2024 06:11:24 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-76713 7 May 2024. I totally agree with: “It is some sort of achievement to create a hymn book in 2016 that is more out of date than As One Voice published in 1992”. Why have a hymn book when most churches now use laptops to project hymn words and sheet music for new hymns is available from Willow Publishing, Australian composers, OCP and GIA in America, Emmaus Productions in the UK. I was told that perhaps CWB2 might have a revival. Has anyone heard of this? Thanks and regards.

]]> By: Ming https://www.sixmaddens.org/catholic-worship-book-ii-for-australia/#comment-58506 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 07:57:46 +0000 http://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=12355#comment-58506 We bought a voice as well as a keyboard copy when they first came out. Some of the indexing is not correct / accurate. I find it very cumbersome to use: the music stand on our keyboard certainly cannot support the heavy keyboard version.

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