Including many items, such as Pange Lingua / Tantum Ergo in Latin & English, with practice videos and organ accompaniments — Ubi Caritas in Latin & English, with practice videos and organ accompaniments — and much more.
Because there's a quarter bar in the chant, and that's how ICEL translated it to fit with the number of syllables. However, a quarter bar usually shows phrasing and needn't be a spot to breathe unless one absolutely must.
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