SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHOIR

• What Happened to the Liturgy at Vatican II?

  • A Franciscan friar explains what Vatican II taught and the liturgical reforms that followed the council

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• Hour-long conversation among three priests about liturgical music

  • Covers Church teaching about music at Mass and the pastoral reality on the ground in parishes

  • One of the priests in the conversation is Fr. Greg Bierbaum from our diocese; Fr. Greg is the pastor at St. Mark in Highlands Ranch

  • An excellent video that provides an overview of the role that music ought to serve at Mass and what kind of music is most suitable for attaining that purpose​

  • Two earlier videos by the same host that are also informative, about different aspects of parish liturgical music:​

    • What kind of music is appropriate for Mass and why?

    • About parish music programs and music philosophy​

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• Homily about sacred music

  • About 18 minutes long​

  • Excellent, outstanding overview of the Church's teachings about music for Mass

  • Addresses principles for liturgical music, the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, the human voice as the primary instrument, Gregorian chant, Latin, and singing the proper antiphons versus hymns at Mass

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• The Best Music for Life and the Liturgy

  • ​One hour long​

  • The author is interviewed about his recent book

  • Addresses objective principles and criteria of beauty in music, and makes a case that Gregorian chant is the genre of music best suited for the liturgy, the public prayer of the Church

  • The link includes a transcript of the interview below the video

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• Series about liturgical music and the Mass produced by the Dominicans of the Western Province:

  • What's Wrong with Church Music?

  • Principles of Sacred Music

  • Musical Holiness

  • What is Music Universality?

  • What Is Sacred Music?

  • The Importance of Silence at Mass

  • Parts of the Mass

  • The Liturgical Year

  • Differences Between Protestant Worship and the Catholic Mass

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• By Brian Holdsworth, a Millennial Catholic who makes video commentaries about Catholic faith:

  • Music at Mass should be and sound sacred

  • Why beautiful Christian liturgy is so important

  • Does God care how we worship?

  • The importance of quality music at Mass

  • The impact of musical style on our experience of Mass

  • Villagers hear Gregorian chant for the first time

  • Gregorian chant vs. praise and worship music

  • Personal preference doesn't matter in worship

  • Keeping youth in the Church

  • Why traditional religion and worship has appeal to youth

  • Where are the young Catholics?

  • Interview with a priest about how to improve the celebration of Mass

  • Church isn't supposed to be fun

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• Pathway to Sacred Mysteries

  • A twelve-part series of podcasts interviewing David Fagerberg, retired professor of theology/liturgy from the University of Notre Dame​

  • This series is outstanding! It presents insights about the Church's liturgy and the relation between liturgy and our personal spiritual life from this learned and wise liturgical theologian

  • Also available here with downloadable episode files

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• Presentation about using a variety of musical genres in Catholic liturgy

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• Series by a parish music director introducing the history of and Church teaching about liturgical music​

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• A Crash Course on the Church's Teaching about Sacred Music

  • ​A parish music director presents a Zoom lesson about Church teaching regarding music at Mass

    • There is some overlap in content with the video series immediately above

    • The first 45 minutes are the presentation; remaining 20 minutes are Q&A from participants

    • Near the beginning of the presentation the speaker plays the "What's Wrong with Church Music?" video (see under Dominicans of the Western Province above) made by the Dominicans of the Western Province

  • ​Thorough and informative, but dry; you might find your attention waning but if you stick with it you will learn a lot

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• Series by Catholic News Service about a revival of Gregorian chant in the Church​

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• A History of Gregorian Chant​

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• Video produced by the Diocese of Wichita explaining the elements of the Mass

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• Presentation on the Eucharist from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress​