I’ve just completed a new resource, A Parish Inheritance: A Hymnological Study of St. Mary’s Parish, which grew out of a simple question: “What happened to the hymns we once sang?” It reflects on how a deeply Catholic, Eucharistic, and Marian repertoire once shaped parish life—and how that musical memory can quietly fade—and offers a doctrinal, pastoral, and practical framework to help pastors, musicians, and parish leaders think more carefully about the Church’s sacred music; it is not proposed as a program, but as a resource to deepen understanding so that future decisions may be guided by reverence, clarity, and care for the unity of worship. The full study is available as a free PDF on my website, and if you’d prefer a printed copy, feel free to contact me by private message or speak with me at church (free‑will donation only): 

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/parish-hymnological-study/

A Parish Inheritance — Quick Overview

• What Is a Catholic Hymn? — A doctrinal foundation for parish musicians
• A Pastoral Look at the Hymns We Sing — St. Mary’s musical story, past & present
• Appendix A — Chant, antiphons, and the Church’s musical structure
• Appendix B — Hymn categories (C1–C4) for parish discernment
• Appendix C — A meditation on the posture of sung prayer
• Appendix D — Hymn analysis template for parish use
• Appendix E — Sample hymn evaluations
• Supplemental resources for pastors, musicians, and parish formation

Learn how to sing psalms in Spanish! Get your free download of guitar lead sheet and audio demo for La Ascensión del Señor - Salmo 46 - Entre voces de júbilo, Dios asciende a su trono. Reponsorial psalm in Spanish for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.

https://insong.org/product/la-ascension-del-senor-salmo-46-entre-voces-de-jubilo-dios-asciende-a-su-trono/

Anthony Moran creates the melody for the salmo and sends me a demo. I record my own voice (lead part plus 2 to 3 choral parts) and also record all the instruments. 

Responsorial Psalm 46(47):2-3,6-9 for the Ascension of the Lord - WORDS + CHORDS

 

                       C                              F                           G                              F              C
Response - God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

 

G                       C
All peoples, clap your hands,

G                                C
cry to God with shouts of joy!

                  F                                     Am
For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,

             G                          G7
great king over all the earth.

 

                       C                              F                           G                              F              C
Response - God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/GHwjohDm6XE

Salmo responsorial para Domingo 7 de Pascua A - Salmo 26 - El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for 7th Sunday of Easter, Cycle A. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-7-de-pascua-a-salmo-26-el-senor-es-mi-luz-y-mi-salvacion

Para recibir notificaciones de nuevos salmos cada semana, suscríbase a nuestro canal de YouTube. / To get notifications of new psalms each week, please subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@insong

Music © 2019, Anthony Moran, Catholic Liturgy in Song, insong.org

Arranged and recorded by Richard Schletty, Schletty Sound, schlettysound.com

Tender song in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Scored for a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.

Joyful Praise hymn that is based on Mark 2: 15-17 that is scored for a variety of arrangements on sheetmusicplus.com and musicnotes.com. Can be used at many times throughout the liturgical year. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.

   Jesus, the name above every other name
   Worthy of all praise we could ever give
Worthy of doing  your most holy will            
You are our life
Oh, we live  in you,

REFRAIN
Holy, there is no one like you                               
There is none beside you, open up my eyes in wonder
And show me who you are and fill me with your heart
And lead me in your love to those around me
      Lead me in your will
      Fill me with your life
     Fill me with your love

Joyful, lively setting of Psalm 95. Scored for a variety of arrangements. Can be used for various times throughout the liturgical season but especially during Third Sunday of Lent and certain Sunday's of Ordinary Time. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting.

Responsorial Psalm 65(66):1-7,16,20 for the 6th Sunday in Easter, Year A - WORDS + CHORDS

                       G                   D          C                G
Response - Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

    G                   D          C                G
Cry out with joy to God all the earth,
     C                     D                 G
O sing to the glory of His name.
      D           C                         G
O render Him glorious praise.
  C           D       C             D                         G
Say to God: ‘How tremendous Your deeds!

                       G                   D          C                G
Response - Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

Gentle and accessible arrangement of Psalm 95. Can be used for various times throughout the liturgical season but especially during Third Sunday of Lent and certain Sunday's of Ordinary Time.

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/SFGO_9ysMDc

Salmo responsorial para Domingo 6 de Pascua A - Salmo 65 - Las obras del Señor son admirables. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for 6th Sunday of Easter, Cycle A. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-6-de-pascua-a-salmo-65-las-obras-del-senor-son-admirables/

Para recibir notificaciones de nuevos salmos cada semana, suscríbase a nuestro canal de YouTube. / To get notifications of new psalms each week, please subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@InSong

Music © 2019, Anthony Moran, https://insong.org
Arranged and recorded by Richard Schletty, schlettysound.com

Instrumentation: Voice, marimba, percussion.
Duration: 1'30"

A dark wave crashed over the broken wall,
rose up the streets
toward the heart of town.
Some stood and stared,
while others ran
as the dark wave
started moving higher and higher.

A dark wave swept over the broken wall.
It drowned the courts,
flooded the schools.
Entranced, they marched
into the sea
as the dark wave
kept on moving higher and higher.

A dark wave smashed over the broken wall
it reached the top
closed over the roofs
and all the drowned
bodies went by.
As the dark wave
passed, I reached from the flood to You.


(Sheet music attached.)



 

Responsorial Psalm 32(33):1-2,4-5,18-19 for the 5th Sunday in Easter, Year A - WORDS + CHORDS

                        C                             F                 C                   G                   F          Csus2   C
Response - May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.

   C                                         Dm7              Am  Am7
Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;
           F           C                           G
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.
              F                      G                        Am  Am7
Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp,
              F                      G                     Csus2  C
with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.

                        C                             F                 C                   G                   F          Csus2   C
Response - May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.

1 ) Day by day, and with each passing moment
Strength I find to meet my trials here
Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment
I've no cause for worry or for fear
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

This is the complete original cast album which includes the dialogue of the true story of three young shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal (1917) and their apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. If you are interested in performing this piece, please visit: www.mtapublishing.com

This sacred vocal meditation is meant for the stillness of Communion… a moment to receive, to rest, and to remain in the presence of Christ. With gentle voice and simple accompaniment, the music invites you into deeper prayer and quiet reflection. Whether used for personal devotion, Eucharistic Adoration, or moments of silence, may these songs help you stay present to Him.

Reflections on motherhood during the month of Mary. From an OCP email I received. – Richard Schletty