Volume 12 of the Liturgical Year in Gregorian chant collection is now available. It contains the Vespers and Sunday Complines.

Better yet, it features 25 hymns of Vespers, specific to the various liturgical seasons. These hymns were written at different periods. Their richness derives from the stylistic variety of the musical and text composition.

Hence some pleasant listenings on a year long journey through the various scenes of the mysteries of Christ.

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After more than a year of work and a complete reshuffling, this book is again available.

With significant additions in several of its chapters – especially the one regarding cantiques – this book is a reference in terms of liturgical chant.

Its new design makes it a pleasant and straigthforward book to read and use.

The Holy See published on May 31. a letter from the Pope, written on occasion of the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music founded by Saint Pius X. Directed to Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Great Chancelier of the Institute, it was read by that same Cardinal on May 26. for the opening session of the International Congress of Sacred Music, held in Rome from May 26. to June 1.

In this letter, Benedict XVI indicates that Saint Pius X initiative, following the Motu Proprio Tra Le Sollecitudini of November 22. 1903, had fixed the program for a profound reform of liturgical music in the tradition of the Church and outside any influence of profane styles.