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Essential Latin Hymns
Essential Latin Hymns
To Know By Heart
This collection of hymns was created to aid those wishing to sing while at the Divine Office, Benediction, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. While by no means exhaustive, these curated hymns are an excellent starting place for all those looking to deepen their liturgical participation.
In an effort to preserve and share this inestimable part of the Church's liturgical patrimony, we have created a comprehensive online resource that offers free training videos for each of the 53 select hymns, making this spiritual treasure accessible to everyone, everywhere in the English-speaking world.
(Click here to watch free training videos for hymns in this book.)
By learning and singing these hymns, you will not only deepen your faith and devotion, but join the voices of Catholics throughout history who chose to honor and worship God with their hearts, minds, and voices.
Paperback, size 8 1/2" x 6", 75 pages
To Know By Heart
This collection of hymns was created to aid those wishing to sing while at the Divine Office, Benediction, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. While by no means exhaustive, these curated hymns are an excellent starting place for all those looking to deepen their liturgical participation.
In an effort to preserve and share this inestimable part of the Church's liturgical patrimony, we have created a comprehensive online resource that offers free training videos for each of the 53 select hymns, making this spiritual treasure accessible to everyone, everywhere in the English-speaking world.
(Click here to watch free training videos for hymns in this book.)
By learning and singing these hymns, you will not only deepen your faith and devotion, but join the voices of Catholics throughout history who chose to honor and worship God with their hearts, minds, and voices.
Paperback, size 8 1/2" x 6", 75 pages
To Know By Heart
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Liber Brevior
Liber Brevior
Everyone familiar with singing Gregorian Chant knows about the big book called the Liber Usualis. It has been the standard book for chant since around 1904 when it first came out. It contains almost everything one would need to sing the Divine Office as well as the daily and Sunday Masses. But it is a very large and heavy book. Certainly this book is a must for those who chant the Divine Office in choir. But what about the average traditional choirs in churches, chapels and schools? Enter the Liber Brevior.
In response to the demand of some for a book that would include the ordinary sung portions of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, etc.) as well as the daily changing parts (the propers), the Desclée publishing house in Belgium and the Gregorian Institute of America in 1954 came out with the Liber Brevior to meet the needs of those who wished to sing Gregorian Chant, but did not need those parts pertaining to the Divine Office.
The publishers have reprinted this book to the closest specifications of the original as possible. As a matter of fact, even the two ribbons are the same color as the original edition. The size and cover texture match the original to such a degree that it would be hard to tell the difference between an original Liber Brevior and this reprinted version. In this reprinting however, the book has white round edges instead of red edges as the original had.
This reprinted edition has a supplement with five Masses that were not included in the 1954 edition St. Joseph the Worker, the Queenship of Mary, St. Pius X, the North American Martyrs & Our Lady of Guadalupe. Also we added a supplement to the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for those who want to use it as a votive Mass during Paschal time. The moveable feast chart has been updated to the year 2051.
In the back section of the book there is another set of Graduals, Alleluias and Tracts in a simpler Gregorian Chant tone arrangement of the same music.
Hardcover, size 7.5" x 4.8", 6oo + pages
Everyone familiar with singing Gregorian Chant knows about the big book called the Liber Usualis. It has been the standard book for chant since around 1904 when it first came out. It contains almost everything one would need to sing the Divine Office as well as the daily and Sunday Masses. But it is a very large and heavy book. Certainly this book is a must for those who chant the Divine Office in choir. But what about the average traditional choirs in churches, chapels and schools? Enter the Liber Brevior.
In response to the demand of some for a book that would include the ordinary sung portions of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, etc.) as well as the daily changing parts (the propers), the Desclée publishing house in Belgium and the Gregorian Institute of America in 1954 came out with the Liber Brevior to meet the needs of those who wished to sing Gregorian Chant, but did not need those parts pertaining to the Divine Office.
The publishers have reprinted this book to the closest specifications of the original as possible. As a matter of fact, even the two ribbons are the same color as the original edition. The size and cover texture match the original to such a degree that it would be hard to tell the difference between an original Liber Brevior and this reprinted version. In this reprinting however, the book has white round edges instead of red edges as the original had.
This reprinted edition has a supplement with five Masses that were not included in the 1954 edition St. Joseph the Worker, the Queenship of Mary, St. Pius X, the North American Martyrs & Our Lady of Guadalupe. Also we added a supplement to the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for those who want to use it as a votive Mass during Paschal time. The moveable feast chart has been updated to the year 2051.
In the back section of the book there is another set of Graduals, Alleluias and Tracts in a simpler Gregorian Chant tone arrangement of the same music.
Hardcover, size 7.5" x 4.8", 6oo + pages
Catholic Songs for Children Sheet Music
Catholic Songs for Children Sheet Music
by John Remond
In the mid-1950s, Songwriter and World War II Veteran John Redmond set out to teach children their catechism using catchy contemporary tunes. Those efforts resulted in two albums: Seven Songs on the Seven Sacraments with The Ten Commandments Song for Little Children, and Twelve Songs on the Apostles Creed.
The idea took hold and these songs are beloved even today as an effective way for children to learn their faith by heart, and have fun while doing it! The principal tenets of our faith, including the Commandments, the Sacraments, The Works of Mercy and the Articles of the Creed are all covered with these songs, which capture the innocence of a bygone era.
Also available as a CD, DVD and colouring book.
Paperback, size 11" x 8.5", 102 pages
by John Remond
In the mid-1950s, Songwriter and World War II Veteran John Redmond set out to teach children their catechism using catchy contemporary tunes. Those efforts resulted in two albums: Seven Songs on the Seven Sacraments with The Ten Commandments Song for Little Children, and Twelve Songs on the Apostles Creed.
The idea took hold and these songs are beloved even today as an effective way for children to learn their faith by heart, and have fun while doing it! The principal tenets of our faith, including the Commandments, the Sacraments, The Works of Mercy and the Articles of the Creed are all covered with these songs, which capture the innocence of a bygone era.
Also available as a CD, DVD and colouring book.
Paperback, size 11" x 8.5", 102 pages
Songs included in this book are:
The Ten Commandments Song for Little Children (God’s Laws)
God Lives in Me (Baptism)
Whose Sins You Shall Forgive (Confession)
The Living Christ (Holy Communion)
For Better, For Worse (Marriage)
The Sacrament of the Sick (Extreme Unction)
I’m a Soldier in Christ’s Army (Confirmation)
Why Do We Tip Our Hats to a Priest? (Holy Orders)
Anima Christi (Soul of Christ)
In The Eyes of God (Examination of Conscience)
I Assist At Mass
One Fold and One Shepherd (Unity)
Daniel in the Lion’s Den (Faith)
Who Made the World? (Creation)
Why Did God Make Us? (Purpose of Life)
Three Persons in One God (Trinity)
Gather ‘Round the Crib at Christmas (Nativity)
Mary is My Mother Too
Look Out, Little One (Occasions of Sin)
Jesus, Our Redeemer
Easter Song (Resurrection)
I Believe in the Catholic Church
The Works of Mercy
The Apostle’s Creed
Song of the C.C.D. (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine)
The Stable, The Crib and The Star
What a Christmas Present That Would Be!
The Best Christmas Present of All
I Want To Be a Little Missionary
I’m a Chosen Child
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The Child's Book of Hymns
The Child's Book of Hymns
by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
If you enjoy Catholic Songs for Children but are seeking songs children can sing at Mass, this is what you've been hoping for!
This delightful selection of hymns, written especially for children by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1927, is something no First Communion class should be without! Based on devotional verses by such authors as Father Faber and Father Abram Ryan, as well as many of the verses found in Mother Mary Loyola's Little Children's Prayer Book, these songs are set to simple but reverent tunes that will help children to remember the words on their First Communion day.
A free mp3s of the accompaniments to help those who are not proficient at playing the piano to be able to learn the songs. A link to these audios will be emailed to you when you purchase this book.
Paperback, size 7.5" x 9", 64 pages
by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
If you enjoy Catholic Songs for Children but are seeking songs children can sing at Mass, this is what you've been hoping for!
This delightful selection of hymns, written especially for children by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1927, is something no First Communion class should be without! Based on devotional verses by such authors as Father Faber and Father Abram Ryan, as well as many of the verses found in Mother Mary Loyola's Little Children's Prayer Book, these songs are set to simple but reverent tunes that will help children to remember the words on their First Communion day.
A free mp3s of the accompaniments to help those who are not proficient at playing the piano to be able to learn the songs. A link to these audios will be emailed to you when you purchase this book.
Paperback, size 7.5" x 9", 64 pages
Children's First Chants
Children's First Chants
Do you want your child to sing but don’t know where to start? Does your child enjoy music and need some inspiration to sing? Whether your child has been singing for years, or not at all, Children’s First Chants will help them grow in their love for sacred music!
Produced by Pueri Publications, Children’s First Chants is a practical, self-teaching book that enables children (7+) to learn a simple repertoire of Gregorian chants for Holy Mass and various well-known prayers. It contains a fully functional battery-operated piano keyboard that is integrated into the book, with simple instructions on how to read and play a selection of 12 Gregorian melodies on color-coded piano keys that match each Gregorian note.
Printed on 400 gsm thick paper board, it is suitable for young children. All translations of the Latin texts are provided in an appendix.
St Augustine said that ‘he who sings well, prays twice’ – is there a better way to help children to pray than by teaching them to sing the Liturgy, to sing their prayers, to sing 'Hosanna to the Son of David’?
Chants your child will learn:
For Mass:
Amen
Et Cum Spiritu Tuo
Preface Dialogue
Kyrie
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Devotional Use:
Grace Before Meals
Christus Vincit
Gloria Patri
Pater Noster
Sub Tuum
Veni Creator Spiritus
Maiden and Mother
Maiden and Mother
Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the Year
selected and arranged by M. M. Miles
This rare collection of hymns, prayers and poems in honor of the Virgin Mary are from the writings of saints, mystics, the Liturgy and Church documents from all centuries. Arranged in sections following the Church's year, it also includes musical settings, in plainchant and modern notations, for many hymns.
Paperback, 224 pages, Illus.
Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the Year
selected and arranged by M. M. Miles
This rare collection of hymns, prayers and poems in honor of the Virgin Mary are from the writings of saints, mystics, the Liturgy and Church documents from all centuries. Arranged in sections following the Church's year, it also includes musical settings, in plainchant and modern notations, for many hymns.
Paperback, 224 pages, Illus.
Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the Year
Square Notes
' Grouped into five sections (Symbols, Simple Neums, Rhythm, Special Neums, and Modes), '
A Workbook in Gregorian Chant
Liber Usualis
Liber Usualis
This reprinting that we brought out was the last printing of the Liber Usualis before the changes in the liturgy took place a few years after the Second Vatican Council. Our reprinted edition is from 1963 with the 1962 rubrics which are in English and not in Latin, as some of the more recent printings have been. We have kept the original Gregorian notation for the chant.
This reprinted edition is sewn with a hardback cloth black binding, This binding is reinforced at the hinges of the book and includes durable end sheets for long lasting use. This book shouldn’t fall apart, in other words, after a year or two of constant or daily use. The spine and the cover are stamped with the name of the book in a Gothic script. Six colored ribbon markers are included in this edition as well as red edges to avoid unsightly finger print marks to show up after being used for a while.
The actual paper is a cream white color so as to hide the back side of the page that may cause excessive shadows of notes from the other side to show through. This book is printed on thin paper so as to reduce the size or bulk of the book and real ink is used in the printing of it.
The publisher has added on the last pages of this edition a supplement for the “Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” (celebrated on the 22nd of August); that is, we have added the tract to be said during Septuagesima season & Lent; and we have added the extra Alleluia to be said during the Easter season in place of the gradual. This addition was made at the request of those who use this Mass as a votive Mass during the liturgical year since these additions are not in the original Liber Usualis.
An updated table of moveable feasts is current to the year 2051.
Otherwise, this edition is an exact reprint of the original.
Hardcover, size 7.5" x 4.75", 1800+ pages
This reprinting that we brought out was the last printing of the Liber Usualis before the changes in the liturgy took place a few years after the Second Vatican Council. Our reprinted edition is from 1963 with the 1962 rubrics which are in English and not in Latin, as some of the more recent printings have been. We have kept the original Gregorian notation for the chant.
This reprinted edition is sewn with a hardback cloth black binding, This binding is reinforced at the hinges of the book and includes durable end sheets for long lasting use. This book shouldn’t fall apart, in other words, after a year or two of constant or daily use. The spine and the cover are stamped with the name of the book in a Gothic script. Six colored ribbon markers are included in this edition as well as red edges to avoid unsightly finger print marks to show up after being used for a while.
The actual paper is a cream white color so as to hide the back side of the page that may cause excessive shadows of notes from the other side to show through. This book is printed on thin paper so as to reduce the size or bulk of the book and real ink is used in the printing of it.
The publisher has added on the last pages of this edition a supplement for the “Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” (celebrated on the 22nd of August); that is, we have added the tract to be said during Septuagesima season & Lent; and we have added the extra Alleluia to be said during the Easter season in place of the gradual. This addition was made at the request of those who use this Mass as a votive Mass during the liturgical year since these additions are not in the original Liber Usualis.
An updated table of moveable feasts is current to the year 2051.
Otherwise, this edition is an exact reprint of the original.
Hardcover, size 7.5" x 4.75", 1800+ pages
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$152.00 Inc Tax
Holy Week Gregorian Chant
The most important week for any Catholic is Holy Week. During that time, the Church wants us to reflect upon one of the greatest mysteries of our faith: the passion and death of our Blessed Lord. The Church over the centuries has assembled some of the greatest prayers and ceremonies to commemorate this great act of love of Jesus. And these prayers and ceremonies are all accompanied by beautiful psalms tones and sublime Gregorian chant that normally are only heard during that mournful week.
The new Gregorian Chant Holy Week Book was made by taking out those parts from the 1962 Liber Usualis that pertain to the entire week, beginning with the restored Palm Sunday ceremonies up to and including the Easter Vigil.
Thus, parishes with those interested in doing the offices of the Sacred Triduum, for example, can find this book most valuable in singing those offices on the last 3 days of Holy Week. And all the other sung ceremonies can be found in this book as well.
Sewn and bound with a hard cover durable binding. One ribbon marker was inserted in the book as a speedy reference locator. All the music is in Gregorian notation with the rubrics in English.
Liber Hebdomadae Sanctae Cantus Gregoriani
The Traditional Roman Hymnal
The Traditional Roman Hymnal
Choir Edition
by Michael McGowen
After several years of work, this is the new Second Edition of The Traditional Roman Hymnal. This 2nd edition contains over 360 chants and hymns (50% more than the first edition), with the harmonizations brought into conformity with what is commonly in use.
It contains all the most commonly-used chants and hymns in traditional communities including:
This is the Choir/Organ version of the 2nd edition Traditional Hymnal and contains multiple indices to make this one of the easiest hymnals to use. Included is an index for Titles, Authors, Translators, and Composers, and even included a compatibility index to the first edition hymnal.
Also available upon request as a Spiral bound organ/choir edition (additional cost) - see last picture.
Hardcover with durable sewn binding, size 9.5" x 8.25", 560 pages
Choir Edition
by Michael McGowen
After several years of work, this is the new Second Edition of The Traditional Roman Hymnal. This 2nd edition contains over 360 chants and hymns (50% more than the first edition), with the harmonizations brought into conformity with what is commonly in use.
It contains all the most commonly-used chants and hymns in traditional communities including:
- Ordinary Chants of the Mass, Asperges, Vidi Aquam, tones for the Mass responses, etc.
- Kyriale (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) in Gregorian notation for ten Masses. Five Credos
- Hymns and chants for every liturgical season, Feast day, and general use, e.g., Sacred Heart, Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Souls, etc.
- Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
- Confirmation Service
- Marriage Service and Nuptial Mass
- Requiem Mass and Burial Service
- Litany of the Saints, Rogation days Procession, Forty Hours Devotion.
This is the Choir/Organ version of the 2nd edition Traditional Hymnal and contains multiple indices to make this one of the easiest hymnals to use. Included is an index for Titles, Authors, Translators, and Composers, and even included a compatibility index to the first edition hymnal.
Also available upon request as a Spiral bound organ/choir edition (additional cost) - see last picture.
Hardcover with durable sewn binding, size 9.5" x 8.25", 560 pages
Choir Edition
A Book of Cradle Songs
A Book of Cradle Songs
by Marjorie Morrison Wyckoff
The resplendent illustrations throughout are most breathtaking but the real beauty is in the sweet melodies like "Rock A Bye Baby", "All Through the Night" and Schubert's Cradle Song.
This unusually beautiful book contains fifteen of the best-loved lullabies and cradle songs. All arranged for easy singing and playing, yet includes all four parts for harmony and is in large print.
Hardcover, size 10" x 8.5", 36 pages, Illus
by Marjorie Morrison Wyckoff
The resplendent illustrations throughout are most breathtaking but the real beauty is in the sweet melodies like "Rock A Bye Baby", "All Through the Night" and Schubert's Cradle Song.
This unusually beautiful book contains fifteen of the best-loved lullabies and cradle songs. All arranged for easy singing and playing, yet includes all four parts for harmony and is in large print.
Hardcover, size 10" x 8.5", 36 pages, Illus
Traditional Book Of Folk Songs
Traditional Book Of Folk Songs
Songs from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland
Sing along to traditional songs from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland!
Contains simplified sheet music and easy guitar chords that are quick to learn and fun to play.
This songbook is sure to keep everyone - young and old alike - entertained around a campfire or in the living room. It is our hope that having collected these songs into one convenient volume, you will be encouraged to gather your friends and family - and sing!
"Only the Lover Sings" - St. Augustine
How profound are these words of St. Augustine. For song is the marriage between poetry and music, and like any marriage it is caused by love. Whether one sings to God, to his beloved, or to his homeland, he sings out of love. Only the lover sings. This is the reason singing is so natural to a Catholic, for the Catholic life is a life of love because it is a life of sacrifice. Thus all cultures of Catholic Europe had (besides the sublime chant of the Liturgy) their own music with beautiful dances and songs.
But today no one sings. As a culture becomes less and less Catholic, truth falls away and with it goodness, beauty, and charity. When men forget God, he remembers only himself. But a selfish man does not know how to love, and therefore is unable to sing.
The purpose of this book is to try to help, in some small way, this sad situation. It is our hope that the traditional songs which make up the majority of the book be not forgotten but passed on, and that the newer ones written in more recent times be learned and shared. May we pilgrims in this valley of tears be always found following the words of St. Paul, "sing and making melody in our hearts," until we all one day join the eternal song of praise at the Marriage Feast of our King in Heaven. - Fr. Kimball, from the the Preface.
Wire-O binding, Clear Plastic Cover over a hardcover, size 8.75" x 9.5", 260 pages
Songs from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland
Sing along to traditional songs from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland!
Contains simplified sheet music and easy guitar chords that are quick to learn and fun to play.
This songbook is sure to keep everyone - young and old alike - entertained around a campfire or in the living room. It is our hope that having collected these songs into one convenient volume, you will be encouraged to gather your friends and family - and sing!
"Only the Lover Sings" - St. Augustine
How profound are these words of St. Augustine. For song is the marriage between poetry and music, and like any marriage it is caused by love. Whether one sings to God, to his beloved, or to his homeland, he sings out of love. Only the lover sings. This is the reason singing is so natural to a Catholic, for the Catholic life is a life of love because it is a life of sacrifice. Thus all cultures of Catholic Europe had (besides the sublime chant of the Liturgy) their own music with beautiful dances and songs.
But today no one sings. As a culture becomes less and less Catholic, truth falls away and with it goodness, beauty, and charity. When men forget God, he remembers only himself. But a selfish man does not know how to love, and therefore is unable to sing.
The purpose of this book is to try to help, in some small way, this sad situation. It is our hope that the traditional songs which make up the majority of the book be not forgotten but passed on, and that the newer ones written in more recent times be learned and shared. May we pilgrims in this valley of tears be always found following the words of St. Paul, "sing and making melody in our hearts," until we all one day join the eternal song of praise at the Marriage Feast of our King in Heaven. - Fr. Kimball, from the the Preface.
Wire-O binding, Clear Plastic Cover over a hardcover, size 8.75" x 9.5", 260 pages
Songs from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland
The St Basil Hymnal
The St Basil Hymnal
by Basilian Fathers
Containing Music for Vespers of all the Sundays and Festivals of the Year, Three Masses and over 200 Hymns together with Litanies, daily prayers, prayers at Mass, preparation and prayers for Confession and Holy Communion. Also contains the office and rules for Sodalites of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Imprimatur 1896
Paperback, size 8.5" x 6.75", 428 pages
by Basilian Fathers
Containing Music for Vespers of all the Sundays and Festivals of the Year, Three Masses and over 200 Hymns together with Litanies, daily prayers, prayers at Mass, preparation and prayers for Confession and Holy Communion. Also contains the office and rules for Sodalites of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Imprimatur 1896
Paperback, size 8.5" x 6.75", 428 pages
Proper Of The Mass (soft)
The primary 'proper' chant book for Sung Mass choir members in the United States since the 1930s. Set to Gregorian Psalm-tones with organ accompaniment. These 'proper' chants for the entire year are beautiful yet simple enough for most choir members to sing with limited practice. Includes complete daily, seasonal, ember-day, ferial, common Masses, etc. Table of Contents. Also includes Preface, Instructions from the author to the organist & choir members, Preface, rules for liturgical pronunciation of Latin, notes on when to sing the various chants of the 'proper', and rules for good voice production. 154pp, spiral bound, Impr.
For the Entire Ecclesiastical Year
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