Parishes are sometimes cautious about switching from a disposable subscription missal program to a permanent one because they are confronted with an up-front price that is higher than what has been budgeted for in the current year. Additionally, pastors are sometimes concerned about saddling a parish with something for years, fearing that once the permanent resource [...]
Welcome to the Illuminare Publications website. This site is a resource for Catholic parishes–especially liturgical musicians, liturgy directors, and pastors–that will offer liturgical and sacred music publications, catechetical articles, training resources, a complete library of digital sacred music scores, and much more. Building upon the success of the popular Simple English Propers (CMAA, 2011), Illuminare [...]
Part four in a four-part series on sacred music from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, bishop of Phoenix,published on March 19, 2012 in the Catholic Sun: In the first three parts of this series we have explored the meaning of sacred music, the Church’s role in preserving and fostering it, and its role in evangelizing culture. Now, in [...]
Part three in a four-part series on sacred music from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, bishop of Phoenix,published on Feb. 13, 2012 in the Catholic Sun: In the first part of this series on sacred music, I described the meaning of sacred music, and the difference between the music of the Church’s sacred liturgy and “religious music” (Dec. [...]
Part two in a four-part series on sacred music from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, bishop of Phoenix, published on Jan. 19, 2012 in the Catholic Sun: In the first part of this series on sacred music, I described the meaning of sacred music, the music of the Church’s sacred liturgy, as distinct from “religious music.” In this [...]
Part one in a four-part series on sacred music from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, bishop of Phoenix, published on Dec. 15, 2011 in the Catholic Sun St. Augustine recounts in his autobiography Confessions an experience he had during the singing of the Mass: “How I wept, deeply moved by your hymns, songs, and the voices that [...]
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