Byzantine Catholic Hymnal
The MCI has prepared a 55-page hymnal containing the hymns from the old Levkulic Divine Liturgies book, in English and Slavonic, along with the English and Slavonic texts of the major hymns of the Divine Liturgy. (We received several requests for Lenten hymns, and making this 2007 draft book available now seemed the simplest way to satisfy those requests.) We hope this helps parishes to add to their repertoire of spiritual songs (duchovňi pisňi ) sung before and after our liturgical services.
New cantor education program in the Eparchy of Passaic
The Eparchy of Passaic has announced a year-long program of cantor education, to be held simultaneously at several locations across the eparchy. See the announcement on the MCI forum.
Looking for Local Recordings of Prostopinije!
We would like to expand our archival collection of recorded prostopinije, old and new, in order to provide a record of prostopinje use in Europe and in the New World, to prevent any further loss of melodies, and to support the process of setting texts in English to the Church's plainchant.
Parishes or individuals with recorded prostopinije who are willing to grant non-exclusive webcast rights to the Metropolitan Cantor Institute are asked to contact the webmaster, Jeff Mierzejewski, at ByzKat@stny.rr.com. Along with the recordings themselves, please provide a description of where and when they were recorded, and the names of the cantor(s) if known.