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Fr. Jan Michael Joncas talks about his gift. . .

As I contemplate retirement after a lengthy career teaching at the University of St. Thomas, I have been blessed with a great desire to see the printed materials I have used to study worship and worship music made available to others who might find them of interest or use.  My worship library consists of more than 1000 volumes including: critical editions of worship manuscripts; Jewish worship; general worship histories of various denominations; history and theology of baptism, confirmation, eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, matrimony, orders; Liturgy of the Hours; liturgical year; worship art and architecture.  My music library consists of general histories of church music and specialized studies of particular eras and areas.  I think these libraries would be of interest to many seminarians, pastors, and church musicians whatever their denomination and believe that the Church Music Institute would be a careful conservator of these volumes, much as they have curated the donations of Hal Hopson, Paul Lindsley Thomas, among others.