We'll need St. Cecilia's help
Clicking on the link will take you to the text and accompanying chant for the Introit of the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time, in English. It's from Simple English Propers, by Adam Bartlett, which provides accessible introits, offertory and communion chant for the entire liturgical year. It has already been adopted in many parishes in the US (though not at our local parish, where we must still sing ballads that sound like rejected first act closers from an unproduced 1973 musical). The new English Missal will also include a full slate of Mass settings in English chant, and Holy Mother Church is encouraging their use. I devoutly pray they will be.
New Liturgical Movement has more here.
St. Cecilia, patroness of music, singers and musicians, pray for us.
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