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Because I am now looking at the songs the Praise to God hymnal sourced from the original Living Parish Hymn Book, I have come across some old Catholic hymns that have escaped my net to date. This one is a … Continue reading →

I don’t have the Living Parish Hymn Book – I do have the New Living Parish Hymn Book, but not its older sibling – so I thought I’d look at the couple of hymns from the older collection not already … Continue reading →

The next source that was used to find material for the Praise to God Hymnal was the collection, Lord of Light from NALR and was called “By Name I Have Called You” by Carey Landry. I have found no trace … Continue reading →

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 →