Online ebook: “Singing Chant: Latin and English”, by Fr. Columba Kelly

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• Singing Chant: Latin and English: A Performance Manual, by Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB (Saint Meinrad, IN: Saint Meinrad Archabbey) (Copyright © 2015, 2017, Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB). Available in pdf format on this page of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.

See also the related texts on the page Music, as well as the following:

• Music: First Year, by Justine Ward and Elizabeth W. Perkins (Washington, D. C.: Catholic Education Press, 1920). Part of The Catholic Education Series. Available in pdf format on this page of Musica Sacra.

On the Feast of Saint Blase in the Roman Rite. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Free ebook: “A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants”, by Rev. J.B. Young,

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• The Roman Hymnal: A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants, for the Use of Congregations, Schools, Colleges and Choirs, compiled and arranged by Rev. J.B. Young, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati: F. Pustet & Co., 1884). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian in the Maronite Church and the Latin Church (Roman Rite). For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online ebook: “St. Noël Chabanel Responsorial Psalms”

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• Responsorial Psalm Accompaniments for the Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Lectionary, Gradual. Also entitled as St. Noël Chabanel Responsorial Psalms and as Chabanel Psalms (12 May 2014 edition). The entire work may be purchased as paperback or downloaded in pdf format through this page of Corpus Christi Watershed). The arrangements for individual psalms are available online and indexed on this page of Corpus Christi Watershed).
• This appears to form part of a larger work:
  • Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Lectionary, Gradual: Sundays & Solemnities; Ordinary Form Mass (Sophia Institute Press, Nicolas Viel Publications, 2021). With Imprimatur. Published with the approval of the Committee on Divine Worship, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. May purchased on this page of the Sophia Institute Press (linked by this page of Corpus Christi Watershed). May be downloaded on this page of Corpus Christi Watershed.

See also the texts listed on the pages Music and Liturgy, and those previously posted under the category Music and with the term Hymnal.

On the Feast of King David the Prophet in the Latin Church. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

“See, therefore… how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise, but as wise: redeeming the time, for the days are evil… understanding what is the will of God… filled with the holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing, and making melody in your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things (Ephesians v, 15-20, letter case and formatting supplied)

Online ebook: “A New Marian Hymnal: Traditional Spiritual Songs in English and Slavonic”

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• A New Marian Hymnal: Traditional Spiritual Songs in English and Slavonic; from the Forthcoming Hymnal for the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church (Metropolitan Cantor Institute—Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, August 31, 2019). Available in pdf format on this page of the Metropolitan Cantor Institute of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

On the Feast of the Intercession and Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and of Saint Romanos the Melodist, in the Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “Mediator Dei: On the Sacred Liturgy”, by Pope Pius XII

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• Encyclical “Mediator Dei” on the Sacred Liturgy, by the Venerable Pope Pius XII (November 20, 1947). May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, on this page of the EWTN Library, at the Holy See, and at IntraText.

Posted on the Feast of Saint Jan Kanty in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, with gratitude and prayer for the blessed work of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books.

O Emmánuel, Rex et légifer noster, exspectátio géntium, et Salvátor eárum: veni ad salvándum nos, Dómine, Deus noster. (Divinum Officium)

Online ebook: The Saint Andrew Hymnal, for Use in Scottish Dioceses

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• The Saint Andrew Hymnal, Authorized by the Archbishops and Bishops of Scotland for Use in the Scottish Dioceses (Glasgow: John S. Burns & Sons, 1964). Digitized by Colin Edwin Jackson, F.S.C.O., May 2015. Available in pdf format through the post “PDF • Scottish Catholic Hymnal (453 Pages)”, by Jeff Ostrowski, 27 August 2018 at Corpus Christi Watershed.

On the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle in the one true and Catholic Church. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “Guidelines for Music at Funerals”, and other texts on Catholic funerals

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• Guidelines for Music at Funerals, prepared by the Office of Liturgy of the Archdiocese of New York, November 2014 (Yonkers, NY: Archdiocese of New York Office of Liturgy, 2014). Available in pdf format at the Archdiocese of New York Office of Liturgy.

See also:

• Parish Book of Chant: A Manual of Gregorian Chant and a Liturgical Resource for Scholas and Congregations; including Order of Sung Mass for both Prdinary an Extarordinary Forms of the roman Rite; with a complete Kyriale, along with Chants and Hymns for Occasional and Seasonal Use and their literal English translations, expanded second edition, prepared by for the Church Music Association of America (2012). Available in pdf format (here) through this page of Musica Sacra, which also makes additional hymns available for download; and at Scribd. The hardcover printed copy may be purchased at Amazon.
  • [The chants for the Missa Pro Defunctis may be found at nos. 155-170 on pp. 151-167 of the work.]

A collection of resources on funerals are indexed and made available on the webpage “Bereavement and Funerals” of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Other texts and resources on the planning of Catholic Christian funerals include:

• Catholic Funeral Planning Guide, developed by the Maine Catholic Cemetery Committee, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Available in pdf format at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
• Good Shepherd Catholic Church and School Funeral Guide, Updated January 2018 (Golden Valley, MN: Good Shepherd Catholic Church). Available in pdf format on this page.
• A Guide to Ensuring You Have the Traditional Mass at Your Funeral, by the Latin Mass Society (London: Latin Mass Society). Available in pdf format (here) at the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales.
• A Planner for Catholic Funerals. 24 pages. Available in PDF format on this page of The Catholic Parishes of Northeast Wyoming.

See also these norms and other materials on liturgical and extra-liturgical observances for the faithful departed:

• “The Celebration of Christian Funerals” by Don Fier (March 24, 2018) at The Wanderer Online Daily.
• Commentary on the Order of Christian Funerals and the Funeral Directives for the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. Available in pdf format on this page.
• “No Eulogies at Funerals” [by Father Dan Vogelpohl?]. May be read online and (preceded by an introductory essay by Geoffrey K. Mondello) in pdf format at Boston Catholic Journal.
  • [N.B., We think it probable, based on textual evidence, that this is the 4-part essay by Father Dan Vogelpohl that was the subject of the article “Never a Eulogy” by Rich Leonardi (January 25, 2007) at Catholic Exchange. However, we cannot confirm this, since that essay no longer appears to be present at the Blessed Sacrament Parish website.]
• Nine-Day Novena Prayer for the Dead (Catholic Filipino-Australian Chaplaincy, Archdiocese of Brisbane). Available in PDF format on this page of the Catholic Filipino Australian Chaplaincy of Brisbane.
• Pastoral Letter on the Christian Burial of the Dead, by Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D. (Diocese of La Crosse, 2 November 2000). May be read online (here) at Catholic Culture; and may be read (here) at the Marian Catechist Apostolate. [N.B., Although the last part of the text provides norms specific to the diocese of then-Bishop Burke, much of it made up of doctrinal and canonical explanations that may be of general use.]
• Pastoral Letter “That We May Have Hope”, by the Bishop of Portland, Richard J. Malone (2 November 2011). Contained in Catholic Funeral Planning Guide, developed by the Maine Catholic Cemetery Committee, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. which is available in pdf format at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. [N.B., Although the text provides norms specific to the diocese, it also contains doctrinal and canonical explanations that may be of general use.]

Posted on the Feast of Saint Joseph of Arimathea in the Maronite church: may his prayers be with us. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Free ebook: “Catholic Church Music”, by Richard R. Terry

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• Catholic Church Music, by Richard R. Terry, 1865-1938 (London: Greening & Co., 1907). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format on this page at Musica Sacra (linked by by this page at Corpus Christi Watershed), and on this page of Sancta Missa. Also available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive, a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive, and a 4^th copy at Internet Archive.

See also these related books indexed in the Project:

• Hymnals or collections of Catholic music:
  • Byzantine Catholic Hymnal: Traditional Spiritual Songs and Hymns of the Divine Liturgy in English and Slavonic (Pittsburgh, PA: Metropolitan Cantor Institute/ Byzantine Catholic Seminary, 2007). Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
  • Catholic Hymns for Youthful and Infant Minds; to which are added, a Few Poems on Subjects Interesting to Catholic Readers, by M. A. P (London : T. Jones, 1847). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.), at Internet Archive.
  • The De La Salle Hymnal, for Catholic Schools and Choirs, by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (New York: La Salle Bureau, 1913). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The hymns may be read online at Hymnary.org.
  • Gregorian Chant for Church and School, by Sister Mary Antonine Goodchild, O.P. (Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Francisco, Toronto, London: Ginn and Company, 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (144 pages) on this page of the Church Music Association of America.
  • Jesus and Mary; or, Catholic Hymns, by Frederick William Faber (London: James Burns; Derby: Richardson and Son, 1849). Available at Internet Archive; at Google Books with a second copy at Google Books; and at HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available at Forgotten Books (with some pages accessible only by members). Another edition, Jesus and Mary; or, Catholic Hymns, for Singing or Reading, by Frederick William Faber (London: Richardson and Son, 1852), is available at Google Books.
  • The Standard Catholic Hymnal, compiled, edited, and arranged by James A. Reilly (Boston, Mass.: McLaughlin & Reilly, 1921). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format (here) through this page of Corpus Christi Watershed (and linked from this page of Top Catholic Songs.)[N.B., We have concluded that this work is in the public domain because it was published before 1923 (see the relevant webpage at the Cornell University Library Copyright Information Center). If this conclusion is incorrect, please comment immediately so we can remove the link. Thank you.]
  • Gregorian Chant for Church and School, by Sister Mary Antonine Goodchild, O.P. (Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Francisco, Toronto, London: Ginn and Company, 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (144 pages) on this page of the Church Music Association of America.

• Works on Catholic Music:
  • The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant: A Simple Exposition of the Solesmes Principles Founded Mainly on “Le Nombre Musical Grégorien” of Dom André Mocquereau, by Lura F. Heckenlively (Tournai, Belgium: Society of St. John Evangelist, Desclée & Co., 1900). Available at Open Libraryand Internet Archive.
  • A Handbook of Church Music: a practical guide for all those having the charge of schools and choirs, and others who desire to restore plainsong to its proper place in the services of the Church, by F. Clement C. Egerton, with a preface by H.G. Worth (London: R. & T. Washbourne, c1909). With Imprimatur. Available on Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN; Book contributor: Faculty of Music Library, University of Toronto).
  • ‘The “Hermeneutic of Continuity” and Twentieth-Century Legislation on Sacred Music’, by Philip Carl Smith, Antiphon 13.3 (2009): 247-263. Available in PDF format on this page of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.
  • A Manual of Gregorian chant compiled from the Solesmes books and from ancient manuscripts (Rome, Tournai (Belgium): Society of Saint John the Evangelist/Desclee, Lefebvre & Co., Publishers to the Holy See and Printers to the Sacred Congregation of Rites, 1903). With Imprimatur. Also with approbation from Pope Leo XIII addressed to Abbot Paul Delatte, O. S. B., of Solesmes. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library (which reports: “Includes the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin with an English paraphrase by Dom Gueranger, and a commentary in English on the religious service.”)
  • Sacred Music, Vol. 128, No. 4 (Winter 2001). Published by the Church Music Association of America. Includes the articles: “The Easter Triduum in Milan”, by Vincent A. Lenti; “The Mozarabic Chant Books of Cisneros”, by Dr. Angel Fernandez Collado; and “Reflections on the Liturgical Reform”, by Professor Roberto de Mattei. Available in pdf format (on this page) at Musica Sacra.
• Others:
  • Saint Casimir’s Hymn to the Blessed Virgin, translated from the Latin by Rev. George A. Watson (St. Louis, Mo.: Chas. B. Woodward & Co., 1881). Available in Internet Archive and Open Library. [N.B., The Open Library mislabels the book as Les commencements de la gravure aux Pays-Bas.]

On the Feast of Saint Cecilia in the Roman Rite. For similar texts see the subject index on Music. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“[B]e ye filled with the holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing, and making melody in your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father” (Ephesians v, 18-20)

Online ebook: “The De La Salle Hymnal, for Catholic Schools and Choirs”

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• The De La Salle Hymnal, for Catholic Schools and Choirs, by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (New York: La Salle Bureau, 1913). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The hymns may be read online at Hymnary.org.

On the Feast of Saint John Baptist de la Salle in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, and of Blessed Notker the Stammerer. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).  

“I saw the Lord sitting on a throne that towered high above me, the skirts of his robe filling the temple. Above it rose the figures of the seraphim… And ever the same cry passed between them, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts; all the earth is full of his glory. The lintels over the doors rang with the sound of that cry, and smoke went up, filling the temple courts.” (Isaiah 6:1-4)

Online ebook: “The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant”, by Lura F. Heckenlively

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• The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant: A Simple Exposition of the Solesmes Principles Founded Mainly on “Le Nombre Musical Grégorien” of Dom André Mocquereau, by Lura F. Heckenlively (Tournai, Belgium: Society of St. John Evangelist, Desclée & Co., 1900). Available at Open Libraryand Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great in the Eastern Catholic churches and in the Latin church (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).