Hey everyone,

My name is Travis and I just joined this group.

I've got a question. Does anyone have any diagrams or
pictures of the procession on the feast of Corpus Christi?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Trav

I am a Traditionalist Roman Catholic who lost his Latin/English
Breviary. I've just ordered the Anglican Breviary since I can't wait
for Baronius Press to reprint the one I had. I look forward to its
arrival and participating in the group.

----- Original Message -----

From: jovan66102

To: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:18 AM

Subject: [divineoffice] Anglican Breviary

I am a Traditionalist Roman Catholic who lost his Latin/English
Breviary. I've just ordered the Anglican Breviary since I can't wait
for Baronius Press to reprint the one I had. I look forward to its
arrival and participating in the group.

Tuesday, September 12th

Holy Name of Mary
Greater Double

Doxology of BVM

All from Common I of BVM except what is given as Proper

Prime
V. "Thou who deignedst.. "

Compline of Sunday

I'm looking for a way to preserve my Anglican Breviary--now two
years old and getting a lot of use.  Does anyone know where one may
purchase a leather cover for it.

What dimensions would be required?  And do you know of a supplier
who sells such a thing?

Robert + Bearer
Tulsa, OKlahoma

--- In divineoffice@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Forster" <mf@...> wrote:
>
> Tuesday, September 12th
>
> Holy Name of Mary
> Greater Double
>
> Doxology of BVM
>
> All from Common I of BVM except what is given as Proper
>
> Prime
> V. "Thou who deignedst.. "
>
> Compline of Sunday
>

Welcome back, Mark!

I hope your holidays were restful.

Lew


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Forster <mf@...>
>Sent: Sep 11, 2006 4:20 PM
>To: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [divineoffice] Universal Kalendar Ordo
>
>Tuesday, September 12th
>
>Holy Name of Mary
>Greater Double
>
>Doxology of BVM
>
>All from Common I of BVM except what is given as Proper
>
>Prime
>V. "Thou who deignedst.. "
>
>Compline of Sunday
>

The AB is similar in size to a lot of Bibles:  you could look for a
Bible cover.  One source is http://www.christianbook.com.  Local
Family Bookstores and other Bible shops might also have a selection.
Be sure to show them your Breviary and explain it in great detail.  :)

On 9/11/06, lexcaritas <bbearer@...> wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to preserve my Anglican Breviary--now two
> years old and getting a lot of use.  Does anyone know where one may
> purchase a leather cover for it.
>
> What dimensions would be required?  And do you know of a supplier
> who sells such a thing?

--
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA

--- In divineoffice@yahoogroups.com, "lexcaritas" <bbearer@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a way to preserve my Anglican Breviary--now two
> years old and getting a lot of use.  Does anyone know where one may
> purchase a leather cover for it.
>
> What dimensions would be required?  And do you know of a supplier
> who sells such a thing?


I live in Baton Rouge, a city not at all unlike Tulsa. I had the same
perceived problem, and here's what I did about it: I went down to the
nearest  religious goods store (Evangelical--Catholic won't do, they
will lack any really latge selection in Bible covers--think discount
Bibles, an outlet mall is best, if available).  Take the AB with you
to see if it fits. You may get a couple of odd looks, but if anyone
asks, tell them the reason it's so big is because it has a Bible in
the appendix.

You should be able to find a nice leather one in PLAIN black or brown
leather.  Avoid a cover with decorations--doves, wedding rings,
cowboys and Indians kneeling in prayer, you wouldn't believe the bad
taste out there. Do not get one that fits too tightly.  I am on my
second AB, which does not react well to the slip covers designed to
hold the book covers.  I've found that it works best to find a case a
little large and merely zip the AB in without inserting the bookcovers
into the slips.  It works well that way.

F. G. Scripsit

Wednesday, September 13th

Feria
Collect of preceding Sunday (13th after Trinity)[p. C687]

Lauds
Suffrage of Saints

Prime
Dominical Preces

Vespers
Of the following: Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Greater Double
All as given in the Proper [p. E405]

Compline of Sunday

Thursday, September 14th

Exaltation of Holy Cross
Greater Double

All as in the Proper [p. E405]

Vespers
Of the following: Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary
Psalms from Common I of BVM [p. F179]
All else as in the Proper [p. E412]
Commemoration of the preceding: Exaltation of Holy Cross [see p. E413]
Nothing of Octave of Nativity of BVM

Compline of Sunday
Proper Doxology

Friday, September 15th

SEVEN SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Double II Class

Commemoration of St Nicomede, M

Office Proper [p. E413]
Doxology 2 "Praise, Virgin-Born" [p. A5]

Nothing is said of the Octave Day of the Nativity of the BVM

Matins
Lesson IX of St Nicomede, M [p. E421]

Lauds
Commemoration of St Nicomede, M

Prime
V. Thou that didst suffer for our salvation [p. A29]

Vespers
Of the Feast
Commemoration of the following: SS. Cornelius, P. and Cyprian, B, MM. Table
6a [p. F3]

Compline of Sunday
Doxology as above

Saturday, September 16th


SS Cornelius, P and Cyprian, B, MM
Semidouble

Commemoration of SS Euphemia, V and Companions, MM

Matins
By Rule 1
If nine lessons are read: Lesson IX of SS Euphemia, V and Companions, MM

Lauds
Commemoration of SS Euphemia, V and Companions, MM
Suffrage of Saints

Prime
Dominical Preces

Vespers
Of the following: 14th Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of the Holy Stigmata of St Francis, C, Double
Commemoration of the preceding: SS Cornelius & Cyprian.


N.B. Since the impeded feast at Vespers, The Holy Stigmata of St Francis, is
a Double, the Suffrage of the Saints is not said at Vespers, nor are the
Dominical Preces said at Compline.

Sunday, September 17th


Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Third Sunday of September
Semidouble

The Holy Stigmata of St Francis, C

Lauds
Commemoration of the Holy Stigmata of St Francis, C

Vespers
Commemoration of the following: St Joseph of Cupertino, C
Commemoration of the Holy Stigmata of St Francis, C


Notes:

(1) An Ordinary Sunday takes precedence over all except I and II Class
Doubles.

(2) As the Holy Stigmata of St Francis and St Joseph of Cupertine are
Doubles the Dominical Preces and Suffrage of Saints are not said.

(3) The commemoration of St Joseph of Cupertino at Vespers is said first as
the concurring feast. (see General Rubrics X.10.(a) on p. xl.

Dear Friends,

Some of you are aware that for the last year I've been working on
publishing a complete, musically notated Sarum Psalter in English. I
have now completed the project, except for getting all the colons at
the metra in the Psalms replaced with the little sign which is the
metrum sign (I did this up to about Thursday Matins, and that's all)
and except for the indices, which will be in the published version.
(Well, that's why they call it a draft.)

Otherwise the files allow one to sing and serve the Sarum Divine
Office except for the propers, many of which are given in English on
the Occidentalis site:

http://www.allmercifulsavior.com/Western.html

The printable .pdf files are provided for free in the Files section
at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Occidentalis3

The contents of this printable draft Sarum Psalter are as follows:

On the Holy Psalter i
Introduction, with Glossary ii
Festal Calendar ix
Essential Tones & Rubrics xxi
Blessings before the Matins Lessons xxii

Psalter
Common Prayers 1
Sunday Matins, or Ut-song 2
First Hour, or Prime-song 23
Third Hour Terce, or Undern-song 37
Sixth Hour Sext, or Midday-song 42
Ninth Hour None, or Noon-song 47
Monday Matins 52
Tuesday Matins 67
Wednesday Matins 80
Thursday Matins 94
Friday Matins 110
Saturday Matins 124
Sunday Vespers, or Even-song 140
Monday Vespers 145
Tuesday Vespers 150
Wednesday Vespers 156
Thursday Vespers 161
Friday Vespers 167
Saturday Vespers 173
Compline, or Night-song 179
Seasonal Psalms 195
Commemorations 199
Pontifical Blessings 208

Common of Saints

Paschaltide, Apostle(s) or Evangelist(s) 210
Paschaltide, Saint with Ruling of Choir 215
Paschaltide, Saint without Ruling of Choir 216
Paschaltide, Multiple Saints 217
Apostle(s) 218
One Martyr 232
Multiple Martyrs 252
One Confessor & Bishop 268
One Confessor & Abbot 285
Multiple Confessors 287
One Virgin & Martyr 299
One Virgin Not Martyr 313
Multiple Virgins 315
Holy Woman Not Virgin 318

Psalms & Litany
Seven Psalms & Fifteen Psalms 327
Litany of Saints 333

Office of Our Lady
Full Service (Saturdays) in Advent 338
Full Service, in Christmastide 345
Full Service, Purification to Advent 350
Full Service, in Paschaltide 364
Little Office, in Advent 370
Little Office, in Christmastide 375
Little Office, Purification to Advent 387

Vigils of the Dead
Little Vespers of the Dead Placébo 423
Little Matins of the Dead Dírige 425
Commendation of Souls with Psalm 118 435
Solemn Vigils of the Dead 440

Chant
How to Read Chant 459
Eight Tones 462
Benedicámus Melodies 496
Procession Antiphons 496
Hymn Melodies 499

Appendices
A. Additional Blessings and Prayers 506
B. Lenten Collation 508
C. Compline at Windsor 509
D. Rubrics 511
E. Psalm 151, Pusíllus eram 516

Please note that to properly view and print the files, it is
necessary to download and install certain fonts, which are provided
in the same Files section of the Occidentalis3 yahoogroup.

As mentioned, the printable draft Sarum Psalter files are provided
free of charge. I only ask that you remember the soul of the sinful
monk Aidan as you use them.

The Occidentalis website will be updated with the complete psalter
draft files, but not right away. That site is maintained from the
St. John Cassian Press office.

in Christ, our true God,

Fr. Aidan, monk

Monday, September 18th

St Joseph of Cupertino, C
Double

Matins
Lesson Proper with Responds from Common 9 of A Confessor Not A Bishop [p.
F91]

Vespers
From the Chapter onwards of the following: SS January, B, and Comp., MM,
Double
Commemoration of the preceding: St Joseph of Cupertino [p. E431]

Tuesday, September 19th


St January, B and Companions, MM
Double

Matins
Lessons in I Nocturn from Monday [p. C588] with Tuesday's Responds [p. C589]

Vespers
From the Chapter onwards of the following: St Eustace and Companions, MM,
double.
Commemoration of the preceding: St January and Companions, MM


Note:
See rubric on p. C585 for an explanation of why Monday's lesson is used
today with Tuesday's Responds.

Wednesday, September 20th

SS Eustace and Companions, MM, Double

Ember Wednesday
Vigil of St Matthew, Ap. & Ev.

Matins
Lessons in I Nocturn from Tuesday [p. C588] with Wednesday's Responds [p.
C590]
Lesson IX of Ember Wednesday [The Homily at p. C589 said entire]

Lauds
Commemoration of Ember Wednesday [p. C591]
Nothing is said of Vigil of St Matthew

Vespers
Of the following: St Matthew, Ap. & Ev., II Class Double
All from Common 3 [p. F24], except as given in the Proper [p. E435]
Commemoration of the preceding: SS Eustace and Companions (Table 6c)

Compline of Sunday


Notes:

1) As an Ember Day, today is a day of fasting and partial abstinence.

2) As Ember Wednesday does not have a Scripture reading, today's scripture
is taken from Tuesday. The responds however are not transferred. [see rubric
on p. C585]

3) On a Greater Feria nothing is said of an Ordinary Vigil, even though (as
in this case) the Feria is impeded by a Feast.

Thursday, September 21st

ST MATTHEW, AP & EV
Double II Class

All from Common 3 [p. F24], except what is given in the Proper [p. E435]

Vespers
Of the feast
Commemoration of the following day: St Thomas of Villanova, BC, Double [p.
E437]

Compline of Sunday


Notes:

1) I and II Class Doubles are always "excepted Feasts", in that they take
their psalms and antiphons, etc, from the Common or Proper of Saints rather
than from the Daily Psalter.

2) Compline is of Sunday when the preceding Vespers is of an excepted Feast.

Hi folks.  I have my copy of the Breviary and I've gotten familiar
with Compline, but that's about as far as I've been able to go.  I'm
a little ashamed to say it in public, but the complexity appears to
be a bit much for me (a layperson, and a rank beginner) to figure
out.  I don't want to give up, though.  I've gone through all the
lessons on Mr. Lula's website, and they've helped, but it's gotten to
the point that I think I need some additional resources.

Here's what I think would help me: a sample step-by-step progression
through an entire service, say Matins, Lauds, or Vespers; with the
text written out and page numbers provided.  Then accompanied
by "Meta-Rubrics" that tell you why each particular section is being
favored over another.  If something like this were available and
posted on the web as a "Sample Office," it would be fantastic.

(Getting grandiose here...) Ideally, there would be three or four
sample offices: one feria, one simple feast of a saint, one feast of
a season, and one horribly complex clashing day where you have to
take out your slide rule, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astrolabe to
sort out the celebrations.

Does something like this exist?  If so, please point me in the right
direction.  If not, then when I finally master the Office I would
like to create such a document as a gift to fellow confused beginners
who come after me.  (But that, or course, will take quite some time.)

Thanks for your help.  Peace.
---Will

Friday, September 22nd


St Thomas of Villanova, BC
Double

Commemoration of SS Maurice and Companions, MM
Ember Friday

Matins
By Rule 2 [p. xli]
If of three Nocturns, Lessons in I Nocturn from Thursday [p. C591] with
Responds of Friday [p. C592]. Lesson IX of Ember Friday [p. C592]

Lauds
Commemoration of Ember Friday [p. C593]
Commemoration of St Maurice and Companions, MM [p. E438]

Vespers
Commemoration of the following: St Linus PM, Semi-Double, from Table 7a [p.
F3]
Commemoration of St Thecla, VM, from Table 12a [p. F5]


Notes:

1) As Ember Friday, today is a day of Fast and Abstinence.

2) See rubric at p. C585 for an explanation of why Thursday's scripture
lessons are used today with Friday's responds.

----- Original Message -----

From: wjcronenwett

To: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:03 AM

Subject: [divineoffice] Beginner, having trouble

Hi folks. I have my copy of the Breviary and I've gotten familiar
with Compline, but that's about as far as I've been able to go. I'm
a little ashamed to say it in public, but the complexity appears to
be a bit much for me (a layperson, and a rank beginner) to figure
out. I don't want to give up, though. I've gone through all the
lessons on Mr. Lula's website, and they've helped, but it's gotten to
the point that I think I need some additional resources.

Here's what I think would help me: a sample step-by-step progression
through an entire service, say Matins, Lauds, or Vespers; with the
text written out and page numbers provided. Then accompanied
by "Meta-Rubrics" that tell you why each particular section is being
favored over another. If something like this were available and
posted on the web as a "Sample Office," it would be fantastic.

(Getting grandiose here...) Ideally, there would be three or four
sample offices: one feria, one simple feast of a saint, one feast of
a season, and one horribly complex clashing day where you have to
take out your slide rule, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astrolabe to
sort out the celebrations.

Does something like this exist? If so, please point me in the right
direction. If not, then when I finally master the Office I would
like to create such a document as a gift to fellow confused beginners
who come after me. (But that, or course, will take quite some time.)

Thanks for your help. Peace.
---Will

Click the first link below to go to our group's Yahoo page, and click
the Files link on the left.  I think there may be some items similar
to what you're seeking.  I remember posting a walkthrough of Matins
and Lauds for one day.  Another resource I often look at is

On 9/21/06, wjcronenwett <will@...> wrote:
> Hi folks.  I have my copy of the Breviary and I've gotten familiar
> with Compline, but that's about as far as I've been able to go.  I'm
> a little ashamed to say it in public, but the complexity appears to
> be a bit much for me (a layperson, and a rank beginner) to figure
> out.  I don't want to give up, though.  I've gone through all the
> lessons on Mr. Lula's website, and they've helped, but it's gotten to
> the point that I think I need some additional resources.
>
> Here's what I think would help me: a sample step-by-step progression
> through an entire service, say Matins, Lauds, or Vespers; with the
> text written out and page numbers provided.  Then accompanied
> by "Meta-Rubrics" that tell you why each particular section is being
> favored over another.  If something like this were available and
> posted on the web as a "Sample Office," it would be fantastic.
>
> (Getting grandiose here...) Ideally, there would be three or four
> sample offices: one feria, one simple feast of a saint, one feast of
> a season, and one horribly complex clashing day where you have to
> take out your slide rule, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astrolabe to
> sort out the celebrations.
>
> Does something like this exist?  If so, please point me in the right
> direction.  If not, then when I finally master the Office I would
> like to create such a document as a gift to fellow confused beginners
> who come after me.  (But that, or course, will take quite some time.)
>
> Thanks for your help.  Peace.
> ---Will
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


--
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA

Will,

Is this at all what you had in mind?  Here is my rationale and
thinking through of I Vespers for Saint Matthew, beginning to end.  I
intended to hammer out something for all of the offices, but when I
saw the length of this one, I though I would check to see if I'm being
at all helpful to the question being asked.

Hope this helps,
Jason

The Basics
----------

Look up the month of September in the Kalendar on page xxi.  For
September 21, you will find the listing:

"e       21  ST. MATTHEW, AP., EV., d.2."

This listing tells you a few things.  The captial letters should at first
indicate that this day is of particlar importance.  The abbreviation "d.2."
confirms this: today is a Double ("d.") of the Second class ("2.").

NB: For comparision, a "Double of the II class" is equivalent to a "Second
class Feast" in the 1962 Missal, a "Major Feast" in the 1979 Book of Common
Prayer, or a "Feast" in the current Roman Missal.  These feasts rank above
"Greater Doubles," but below "Doubles of the I class."

Because this feast is of double rite, take note of the following:
1. All antiphons are said in full, both before and after the psalms.
2. The preces will not be said at any office today.
3. The common commemoration will not be said at any office today.
4. There are two offices of Vespers for this day, on the 20th and the 21st.
5. The office of Matins will have three nocturns.

First Vespers
-------------

Look up the feast of Saint Matthew on page E435.  I use my brown ribbon
to keep track of the Sanctoral Cycle.

You will see the name, rite and rank of the feast spelled out from its
abbreviation in the Kalendar: "ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Double of II Class."

There are three things to note about what you see here:
1. The rubric "All from Common 3, except."  Most of what you read will not
be found on this page, but in the Common material on page F24.

2. The rubric "At both Vespers, (but not Lauds) Hymn Annue Christe from
Common 2, with second stanza."  This is one of the exceptions to the rubric
above.

3. There is a Collect for Saint Matthew given that will be used in I Vespers.

Marking page E435 with a ribbon, turn to page F24 to find the material for
Common 3.  I mark the Common material with by green ribbon.  Look in the left
column where "AT I VESPERS" begins.

The heavily abbreviated rubric here reads, "Pss. of Vesp. 3. Ants. and Chap.
from Lauds below."  By "Pss. of Vesp. 3," the editor is cluing you in to the
psalms to be recited during the office.  Many feasts, such as St. Matthew,
use the psalms from Sunday, no matter what the day of the week.  I mark the
Sunday psalms on page B27 with my white ribbon.

The rubric "Pss. of Vesp. 3" further indicates that the last psalm is not
the typical final psalm for Sunday, but that you should substitute Psalm 117
instead.  Look on page B31 for this psalm.  The rubric here confirms what the
rubric on page F24 read.

The remainder of the rubric on page F24 read "Ants. and Chap. from Lauds
below."  The portion for "Lauds below" follows on page F28.  Where you see
"AT LAUDS" at the bottom of the page, there are five antiphons, to be used
with the five psalms on page B27.  The "Chap. from Lauds" is Ezekiel 1:10,
also found here.

So far you have found the Psalms, their Antiphons and the Chapter.  From
page E435, we remember that the Hymn is taken from Common 2.  On page F8 you
can find Common 2 and the Hymn Annue Christe, as directed.  I typically
mark these small exceptions with my finger.

The only remaining proper material is the Antiphon on the Magnificat which
is found, as directed, in Common 3 on page F24.

SO, the office can be summarized like so:
1. Begin the Office of Vespers on page A40 (red ribbon).

2. Continue with the Psalms on page B27 (white ribbon).
2.a. The antiphons are found on page F28 (under the green ribbon).

2.b. Just in case this is confusing:
2.b.1. Say the antiphon "Beloved of God and men..." on Psalm 110.
2.b.2. Say the antiphon "They gave beauty..." on Psalm 111.
2.b.3. Say the antiphon "With their heart..." on Psalm 112.
2.b.4. Say the antiphon "The Lord filled them..." on Psalm 113.
2.b.5. Say the antiphone "I will direct their work..." on Psalm 117 (page B31).

3. Continue with the Chapter on page F28 (Ezekiel 1:10).

4. Continue with the Hymn Annue Christe on page F8 (marked with a finger).
4.a. This exception came from the Proper on page E435.
4.b. Insert the verse "For Matthew's twofold-gift..." on page E435 as directed.

5. Continue with the Magnificat as in the ordinary (page A43, red ribbon).
5.a. Use the antiphon from Common 3, page F24, "In the midst of the throne..."

6. Omit the preces, because today is of double rite.

7. Continue with the Collect on page E435 (brown ribbon).

(If someone wants to explain commemorations they may.  I do not use the
Universal Kalendar.)

8. Omit any Common Commemorations, because today is of double rite.

9. Say the Closing Versicles as directed on A45.

Here endeth the Lesson.

--
The Rev. Jason Wells
Grace Episcopal Church
106 Lowell Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Tel: (603) 622-9813 x103
Fax: (603) 669-6044
Internet: jasonwells@...
WWW: http://www.gracechurchmanchester.org

Saturday, September 23rd


St Linus, PM, Semidouble

Commemoration of St Thecla, VM
Ember Saturday


Matins
By rule 2
If three nocturns:
Lesson in I Nocturn "From Miletus" from Common 5 [p.F41] with its Responds
Lesson IX of Ember Saturday [C593]

Lauds
Commemoration of Ember Saturday
Commemoration of St Thecla, VM
Suffrage of Saints [p. A6]

Prime
Dominical Preces

Vespers
Of the following: 15th Sunday after Trinity
Commemoration of the preceding: St Linus
Commemoration of Our Lady of Mercy and Ransom

Proper Doxology through tomorrow

Notes:

1) As Ember Saturday, this is a day of Fast and Partial Abstinence

2) On Semi-Double Feasts, antiphons are not doubled; the Suffrage of Saints
is said at Lauds (and Vespers when applicable); and the Dominical Preces are
said at Prime (and Compline when applicable).

3) When multiple collects are said, it is customary to say the ending
"Through Jesus Christ thy Son..." only after the first (ie. the Collect of
the Day) and the last.

4) Ember Days are not commemorated at Vespers.

----- Original Message -----

From: wjcronenwett

To: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:03 AM

Subject: [divineoffice] Beginner, having trouble

Hi folks. I have my copy of the Breviary and I've gotten familiar
with Compline, but that's about as far as I've been able to go. I'm
a little ashamed to say it in public, but the complexity appears to
be a bit much for me (a layperson, and a rank beginner) to figure
out. I don't want to give up, though. I've gone through all the
lessons on Mr. Lula's website, and they've helped, but it's gotten to
the point that I think I need some additional resources.

Here's what I think would help me: a sample step-by-step progression
through an entire service, say Matins, Lauds, or Vespers; with the
text written out and page numbers provided. Then accompanied
by "Meta-Rubrics" that tell you why each particular section is being
favored over another. If something like this were available and
posted on the web as a "Sample Office," it would be fantastic.

(Getting grandiose here...) Ideally, there would be three or four
sample offices: one feria, one simple feast of a saint, one feast of
a season, and one horribly complex clashing day where you have to
take out your slide rule, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astrolabe to
sort out the celebrations.

Does something like this exist? If so, please point me in the right
direction. If not, then when I finally master the Office I would
like to create such a document as a gift to fellow confused beginners
who come after me. (But that, or course, will take quite some time.)

Thanks for your help. Peace.
---Will

Sunday, September 24th

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
Fourth Sunday of September
Semidouble

Our Lady of Ransom

Doxology 1 of BVM [p. A5]

Lauds
Commemoration of Our Lady of Ransom

Prime
V. Thou that deignedst [p. A28]

Vespers
Commemoration of Our Lady of Ransom

Note:

1) The doxology of the BVM is used during Feasts and Common Octaves of Our
Lady, even when the office is only commemorated (see rubric on p. F181 for
further details).

2) When the Office is of a Sunday, Lesson IX is of the Sunday, not the
commemorated feast.

Benedicamus Domino!

The use of the ANGLICAN BREVIARY as well as other resources
has immensely enriched my life.  Does anyone know of a source
for HYMNS ANCIENT AND MODERN: A PLAINSONG HYMNAL?  I have a
photo copy but would like to purchase a bound copy.

I am currently attending a Western Rite Orthodox Mission where
the old hymns are used from the breviary and Gregorian chant
for liturgy and psalms.

The following may be of interest from another group:

HYMN: O Lux Beata Trinitas

[3 extra verses]

Jam noctis tempus advenit:
Quietam noctem tribue;
Diluculo nos respice
De caelo, Clementissime!

Now night-time draweth nigh to us,
Grant us a calm and peaceful night,
And at the dawn gaze down on us
From heaven, O All-Merciful.

Tu, Xpiste, solve vincula,
Absterge nostra vitia:
Relaxa prius crimina,
Et indulge facinora.

O Christ, from fetters set us free,
From sinful ways now wash us clean,
Before all else absolve our sins,
Forgive the evil we have done.

Oramus ut exaudias:
Precamur ut subvenias;
Xpiste Ihesu, omnipotens,
Tu nos a malo libera.

We entreat Thee: Give ear to us,
We pray to Thee to rescue us;
Christ Jesus the Almighty One,
Deliv'r us from the evil one.

Then the usual doxology stanza.

[the Anglo-Saxon Hymnary Vespasian

D. xii., Cotton MSS., British Library]

in Christ,

Fr. Aidan, monk
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