Tag: hymnody
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Podcasts: ACU’s Speaking of Liturgy
EDITOR — In this episode, Sister Delores Dufner, OSB explores the significance of hymn texts we sing in the liturgy, describing how they express and shape faith.
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Addendum to “New English-language Hymns for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe”
Since my recent posting about two English-language hymns for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe that appear in The Divine Office Hymnal (2023), Stephen Kasperick-Postellon, the music director-liturgist at St. Paul’s Benedictine Monastery in Oakdale, MN, has provided a great deal of information that I had not been able to find prior to the…
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New English-language Hymns for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
One of the happy surprises contained in the new Divine Office Hymnal (Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, Inc, 2023) is the inclusion of two English-language hymns intended for use on 12 December, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the USA. Almost all the hymns in this publication are translations from Latin originals, usually set to both metrical-chorale…
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Saintly Spaces
The saints on the liturgical calendar are a largely-untapped resource to inspire us in our own daily living.
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Something Old, Something New
The spiritual practice of devotions is an enriching one. Our spiritual/ritual lives—like any ecosystem—benefit from diversity.
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Hymn Society Annual Conference, 2018
A dramatic moment occurred in the annual business meeting, when the successor of the Hymn Society’s full-time Executive Director, Jan Kraybill, was announced.