Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' ' ended with great swelling of chords and much holding of high notes, the priest may begin the Sanctus. There are other parts of the Mass also where we have the influence of modern music. It was my own experience to have listened one morning at Communion time to the accompanying organ music. While the priest was distributing communion, the tender and romantic strains of Listz's Liebstraurn floated throughout the church. The above are but a few of the examples of the influence of modern music in our Church liturgy. THE OFFICIAL MUSIC OF TI-IE CHURCH IS GREGO- RIAN CHANT. Pope Pius X in the MOTU PROPRIO enumerates the character- istics of liturgical music as Holiness, Beauty or Art, and Universality. The music must be Holy, it should be free from everything that savors of the world, hence the music of our churches at the present time is not in accord- ance with the expressed desires of Pope Pius X. The Music must be an Art since its primary function is to fill the listeners with devotion and reference. The music must be universal so that wherever and in whatever country it be sung it will have the same good effects upon the listeners, The Chant must be such that it can be adopted by any country and used in the Churches throughout. The next point of the MOTU PROPRIO which seems to be neg- lected in this age is the ruling in regard to the singers. The choirs are to be composed of men and the soprano or high parts are to be sung by boys, not by women. We have mentioned the above points merely to show that our present day Church music while in itself is inferior to Gregorian is also out of keeping with the expressed desires of our Holy Father. In fact, to foster the growth of Gre- gorian Chant as the only music for the Church, Pope Pius has decreed that it be taught in seminaries and other higher institutions of learning. Hence it is the duty of seminarians and clerics to propagate the use of Gregorian Chant in churches. It is a well-known fact that various pastors throughout the dio- cese of Brooklyn are beginning to recognize the worth of the Chant and are engaging organists trained in Gregorian. Let us glance for a moment at the other side of the question, what is the reaction of the laity? Many no doubt would approve of an all-Gregorian Mass merely for the fact that the Mass would be shorter. I believe that the greater number of people would appreciate the Chant for its artistic value. There is something in back of this type of music which is present but indefinable. Perhaps the Church when she appeared to Pope St. Gregory disguised as a Muse, instilled something into the divine music. At any rate there is something radically different in the Chant as compared to other types of music. The question is at the present time still unsettled. Let us hope that in the near future there may be some steps taken in regard to the matter. Music is the language of the soul and Gregorian Chant is the music of the Church. It is beyond a doubt the only music good enough for the Church. The music of the Church should be in keeping with the language and liturgy of the Church. GOD IS THE KING OF ALL EARTH, SING YE WlSELY. Ps. XLVI. Let us sing wisely indeed and let us also sing worthily, in a manner befitting the King of all the earth. FRANCIS WILLIAMS '36. 81

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A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 During the course of the year several able and interesting speakers have given talks at the seminary. lust to mention them, there were among others Dr. Bruening, Msgr. Belford, Fr. Phelan of the Institute of Medieval Studies at Toronto, and Fr. Theophane Maguire, Editor of THE SIGN. Mr. Shuster, of the COMMONWEAL, has conducted a course in English Literature. He has lectured each week on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. It has been a good year for shows and debates. We have had a House Play, presented under the auspices of the A. A., a fine spirited Christmas Show, a series of one-act plays under the direction of the Speakers' Club, and a good old-fashioned GAUDEAMUS-the offering of Second Philosophy. Of late we have turned to the outdoor sports. W'e can remember, how- ever, a basketball tournament that ended in a tie between Third Theology and Second Theology-an indoor handball tournament won by those two demons of the court, Holzheimer and Greblunas-a pool tournament captured by Balu- towski and Hayden. We remember very well the ping-pong tournament, ably conducted by Mario Silvestri and won by lohn Toole. The baseball field has been weeded, flattened, rolled and manicured. All is in readiness, therefore, for a short but successful season. Such veterans as loe Canning, lim Resch, Ray Spengler, and Vinnie Powell are after the Little Squire of Sport, lim Bulger, to get things going. The ceremonies of Holy Week were as usual very impressive. There was the Tenebrae Service on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday-the triumphal procession on Palm Sunday-the singing of the Passion by three deacons- the reserved joy of the Mass and Procession on Holy Thursday-the Watch before the Repository--the sorrowful ceremonies and Mass of Good Friday- and finally in the ceremonies and Mass of Holy Saturday the anticipation of the victory and glory of the Resurrection. The Deacons have been busy-selecting chalices, picking ordination cards, being fitted for cassocks, arranging for this and for that. They are now making immediate preparations for the day to which their lives have been pointed these many years. They ask your prayerful remembrance. To all at Cathedral, Best Wishes. To the ANNUAL staff, a successful issue. To the Sixth Year Men, we'll be looking for you next fall. And to the calendar, you thought we coul-dn't remember, just for that we'll tear off another month! There! IoHN I. o'coNNoR '31 as