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ISBN ,International Standard Book Number, is a code used by the publishing industry. A good source or
inding books cheaply gien their ISBN is http:,,www.biggerwords.com.
Books about cantorlng
avaboo/ for Cavtor., Reri.ea aitiov. Diana Kodner. ISBN 1-56854-09-3. Published by Liturgy 1raining
Publications. Accessible as an introduction to arious aspects o the cantor`s ministry ,chapters include
the cantor in liturgical celebration, the cantor`s songs, the cantor as singer, song leading,. 1here`s also
plenty here or experienced cantors to chew on.`
1be Pari.b Cavtor, Reri.ea aitiov. Michael Connolly. ISBN 0-941050-24-6. Published by GIA. A
comparable book to Kodner`s, this includes excerpts rom the oicial church documents related to the
cantor`s ministry, as well as another bibliography with many more good sources.
Cavtor a.ic.. James lansen. ISBN 0-912405-81-3. Published by Oregon Catholic Press. A casual,
question-and-answer ormat makes this a helpul book or reading in small chunks to bring dierent
aspects o the ministry to mind. Its lack o an index makes it less useul as a reerence text when you want
inormation about a speciic issue.
Books about the Psalms
ivg a ^er ovg: 1be P.atv. iv tbe vvaa, ectiovar,. Irene Nowell, OSB. ISBN 0-8146-2043-4. Published by
1he Liturgical Press. A great resource or cantors, this examines all the psalms that appear in the Sunday
Lectionary by their type ,lament, praise, historical, etc., and correlates them with each set o readings with
which they appear on Sundays.
1be P.atv.: ovg. of 1ragea,, oe, ava ]v.tice. J. Daid Pleins. ISBN 0-88344-928-5. Published by Orbis.
Approaches the psalms rom a contemporary iewpoint, inluenced by the liberation theology o
Gustao Gutirrez. Lxamines what dierent types o psalms teach us about God`s justice.
1be Cift of tbe P.atv.. Roland L. Murphy. ISBN 1-56563-44-8. Published by lendrickson. \ritten by a
Protestant biblical scholar, this book discusses the arious types o psalms, their interpretation in
Christian contexts oer the centuries, important theological terms in the psalms, and the use o the
psalms in public and priate prayer, and continues with a brie commentary on each psalm.
Prayer Resources
Seeral web sites oer ersions o the Liturgy o the lours, a psalm-based prayer orm that`s helpul or
incorporating the psalms in your personal prayer. Among these are http:,,www.uniersalis.com, and
http:,,www.eriebenedictines.org,st_benedictine,.
1he Liturgy o the lours is also aailable in a number o book orms, including ISBNs 0899424066,
0899424236, 1-56854-28-X, and 1-56854-263-1.
Web Resources
http:,,www.npm.org,Sections,Cantor,index.htm is the homepage o the Cantor Section o the
National Association o Pastoral Musicians. 1hey proide reading material ,including seeral articles rom
1be itvrgicat ivger), a question-and-answer serice, and or certiication as a cantor.
Compiled by Stephen Kasperick-Postellon, spostelworld.oberlin.edu, January 2006.
http:,,liturgy.slu.edu, is the homepage o the Center or Liturgy at St. Louis Uniersity. Lach week they
proide prayers, relections, and commentary on the readings or the coming weekend in both Lnglish
and Spanish.
http:,,www.usccb.org,nab is maintained by the United States Conerence o Catholic Bishops, and
proides all the readings and psalms or daily and Sunday Masses.
Perlodlcals
1be itvrgicat ivger ,ormerly Cavtor). Published by NPM, the National Association o Pastoral Musicians,
this quarterly 8-page newsletter coers a ariety o topics in short, accessible articles, including ocal
skills, leadership skills, relections on the experience o being a cantor, relections on psalms, etc.