“Journey of the American Parish” – links to documents and Free Resources

Posted on by Richard J. Clark

Quite the Journey! List of pertinent documents discussed: 

• Tra le Sollecitudini – Pope Saint Pius X (1903)

• Divini cultus Sanctitatem – On Divine Worship – Pope Pius XI (1928)

• Mystici Corporis Christi – On the Mystical Body of Christi – Pope Pius XI (1943)

• Mediator Dei – On the Sacred Liturgy – Pope Pius XII (1947)

• Sacrosanctum Concilium – Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy  – Pope Saint Paul VI (1963)

• Musicam Sacram – Instruction on Music in the Liturgy (1967)

• On New Roman Missal – Pope Paul VI, Promulgation of the Roman Missal (1969)

• Liturgiam Authenticam – ON THE USE OF VERNACULAR LANGUAGES IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOKS OF THE ROMAN LITURGY – Pope Saint john Paul II (2001)

• Summorum Pontificum – On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970 – Pope Benedict XVI (2007)

• Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics – USCCB Committee on Doctrine (2020)

• Traditionis Custodes – (“Guardians of the tradition”) On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970 – Pope Francis (2021)

• Desiderio Desideravi – ON THE LITURGICAL FORMATION OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD – Pope Francis (2022)

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Free Resources:

From World Library Publications / G. I. A. Publications:

Communion Antiphons by Richard J. Clark ~ WLP/GIA Antiphon texts from the Roman Missal, Third Edition (Keyboard, Optional SATB, Assembly)