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I’ve been asked to join a choir for the Pentecost Vigil this Saturday night and so I’m having a crash course in Novus Ordo mass propers. This post is a placeholder for the files for the makeshift sheet music.

Most years we attend an Easter Homeschool Family Retreat which brings together lots of families who are friendly to the idea of singing chant, but need printed materials to support participation.

It’s very nearly 25 years since Peter and Veronica married. So, turns out there’s a special, very rarely celebrated, Mass for the occasion. And a blessing for after the Last Gospel.

Someone sent this to me asking how to sing it. I’ve made the recording. Here it is on youtube or Substack for the recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPOURqdt-Y Apologies to audio-only podcast people, hopefully the audio will make enough sense.

Here’s a recipe from a Kitchen Tea that my Matron of Honour arranged for me about 25 years ago. Ingredients: 2 cups Self Raising Flour 1/4 tsp salt pinch cayenne pepper 1 tbl butter 1.

A game inspired by IEW’s Outmatched games. 44 game cards plus one answer card. Print one-sided on card stock and carefully cut - optionally round the corners. history-match.pdf The IEW cards are illustrated.

Youtube Video | Spotify episode The Twelve Days of Christmas are fast approaching and this drives me to finally write about the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) so I can encourage you to sign up for their offers.

Sometimes at homeschool camps we hear from guest speakers with interesting ideas. One such guest speaker is Peter Doig from sunny Queensland. He homeschooled his kids and has a keen interest in History.

I picked up a handout with the text of this blessing in Latin and English. I noticed the words: “Antiphon” and “Responsorium” and wondered if there was music out there. Whaddya know, there is!

Using OpenOffice Writer to generate handwriting books of tracing sheets for Baltimore Catechism 1