Common Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time
The Responsorial Psalm is meant to be sung – especially on a Sunday. And sung in such a way as to help “foster meditation on… Read More →
Category: Resources & Ideas
Teach us to Pray: Prayer and Liturgy CPD Resource ~ Pre-order Now!
The Church teaches us that the celebration of the liturgy is the “source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen gentium, 11) These days, though,… Read More →
Keeping the song of faith alive in our parishes
It’s probably fair to say that long before COVID-19 came along, there were some real challenges facing music ministry in many of our parishes. For… Read More →
12 Days of Christmas Playlist 2021
After four weeks of Advent, it can sometimes be difficult to sustain the 12 Days of Christmas all the way through to the great feast of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for the Season of Christmas
Christmas is more than a day – it’s a season. It seems to be a bit of a challenge to celebrate Christmas for the duration of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part III)
After Eastertide and the great mid-year Solemnities of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we have some 20 weeks or so of Ordinary Time. In… Read More →
Taste and See Guitar Tutorial [Video]
The ostinato-style Communion processional song, Taste and See was written by the CJM team one Easter week during the Celebrate Conference at Ilfracombe. It debuted during one of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part II)
After Eastertide and the great mid-year Solemnities of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we have some 20 weeks or so of Ordinary Time. In… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Eastertide, Year B
The 50 days of Eastertide from Easter Sunday to the feast of Pentecost are a time of great joy. We celebrate our encounters with the Risen Christ as “one great Sunday“. Given… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part I)
We follow Jesus’ early ministry in the weeks of Ordinary Time between Christmastide and the beginning of Lent. In Year B, we begin in John’s… Read More →
Hail Mary Guitar Tutorial [Video]
In this video tutorial Jo Boyce shares a few useful guitar tips and techniques for playing the very popular setting of Hail Mary from the Boyce &… Read More →
Remote Recording Tutorial ~ Free 3-Part Training with Jo Boyce
The restrictions around public singing are being eased a little. But as we remain ever-aware of the risks around the spread of COVID-19, it looks… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year A (Part III)
The Exaltation of the Cross marks the final weeks of ordinary time, which end on the 34th Sunday when we celebrate the feast of Christ… Read More →
10 Songs for The Year of The Word: The God Who Speaks
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2020 as ‘The God Who Speaks’: A Year of the Word to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini… Read More →
Copyright for Church Music: Play Fair and Stay Legal
Copyright is a complicated issue. It is easily overlooked when putting a hymn book on the photocopier. Yet, in the back of our minds, most… Read More →
Come Emmanuel – A Simple Song for Advent [Free Download]
Come Emmanuel is a simple, rhythmic Advent song that can be used for many things during the season, but is especially suitable for a processional song.… Read More →
