EASTER WEEK 2 FRIDAY MORNING PRAISE

 

SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD

 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER

EASTER WEEK II 


APRIL 21

PSALTER WEEK II

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VIRTUAL RESOURCES

Virtual resources provide more than the dry bones of the liturgical text. They celebrate the Hours with sounds and images. Most of all they provide community, both community with those who produced the sounds and images, and community of those who celebrate at different times and places with the same sounds and images.  

The posts for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer include:

Two virtual resources providing the whole text for the Hour.
Two virtual alternatives for the beginning Hymn.
A virtual alternative for each of two psalms of the Hour.
A virtual alternative sung version of both the Gospel Canticle and Lord's Prayer

Breviaries which provide the liturgical texts for the Hours usually contain multiple ribbons which are necessary to switch between sections of the book. Word on Fire provides a monthly Breviary contains the texts for Morning and Evening Prayer. It reads straight through just like a book except for the Hymns which are in the back of the book. Four hymns on this post mean that one never has to flip to the back of their book. 

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FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES

Three Models (Options) for Morning Prayer (Lauds):

Praying with Christ Every Day, Every Where will be greatly helped by a variety of models each illustrated by a concrete option. 

Becoming skillful at understanding and adapting these models 
for both personal and communal prayer is a major goal of this website. 

The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours. 

The first model below emphasizes recitation in common. 
The second model below emphasizes the sung nature of the celebration. 
The third model below with its easy-to- read monthly booklet is very suitable for personal meditative prayer and study, including marking the text. 

Each of the three Options contains the full official text of Roman Rite for Morning Prayer.  

Each of the three Options has a beginning hymn. These are noted below as an aid to choosing among options.  With a little practice, one can begin with one option and its hymn, then switch to another option.

RECITATION IN COMMON MODEL

DIVINE OFFICE.ORG OPTION

Excellent model of small (household size) community reciting the office with sung hymn at the beginning. Experience the Hours as community prayer even when praying alone and as skill building in preparation for praying with others as a small group.  


Invitatory Psalm 95
Hymn: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent"
Translation of Liturgy of Saint James
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COMPLETELY SUNG MODEL

SING THE HOURS OPTION

Excellent model of totally sung office, mostly by one very talented young person. His father is an excellent translator of Latin Hymns. Although they use some Latin, there is always an English translation. If English is preferred, either pause the Latin after a verse to pray the English, or mute the Latin and pray the English. 


 English Hymn: "Claro Paschali Gaudio"
English Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer
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PERSONAL MEDITATION MODEL

WORD ON FIRE OPTION

Bishop Baron's organization produces a monthly booklet that contains Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer for each day. It reads straight through like a book except for the beginning hymns for each hour which are all in the back of the booklet.  

Below is a close approximation to the hymn they have chosen. Often the video has more or different verses. Sometimes the translation and or the tune will be different.  Unfortunately, sometimes the choice of hymn has been changed due to the lack of available videos. 

 WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: APRIL 2023, pages 444-453


Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Grace Community Church)


102,577 views  Oct 17, 2017
Congregational singing
Grace Community Church - Sun Valley, California


HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES

This fourth hymn option reflects hymns in the blog author's music collection (first vinyl discs, then cassettes, then CDs) that are now available on YouTube along with recent discoveries.  


The Last Supper | Bernard Sexton
GIAPublications



70,061 views / Oct 26, 2016
See Gospel Antiphon : Jesus took the loaves

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THE FOUR WEEK PSALTER 

WALKING AND SINGING WITH THE PEOPLE OF GOD

For health reasons, I walk forty to fifty minutes each morning and evening on a treadmill. The two above offices total about thirty-five minutes. Adding some of the additional options below brings the time to over forty-five minutes. The three options are interleaved by opening three tabs on the computer in front of the treadmill. With a little more dexterity, they could be interweaved on a cellphone of pad. The repetition of each psalm three time in three different formats provides a pleasing ritual experience. 


Invitatory - Surrexit
The Benedictine Nuns Of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Topic







Latin-English Text and Music Links for Psalm 38


* PSALM 51 *

Take pity on me, Lord, in your mercy; 
in your abundance of mercy wipe out my guilt

PSALM 50:3-21
Miserére mei, Deus,*   secúndum misericórdiam tuam;


CANTICLE JEREMIAH 14

Let my eyes stream tears, night and day, let them never cease,

Dedúcant óculi mei lácrimam per noctem et diem, * et non táceant,



Psalm 147:12-20 (UMH Psalter)
160 views  Dec 28, 2020  
Psalm 147:12-20 and response from the United Methodist Hymnal.
License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) 

Gloria from Easter Liturgy Mass

The Benedictine Nuns Of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Topic





LECTIONARY OPTION

Surrexit Dominus vere
Taizé - Topic





Sanctus from Off. Terra Tremuit
The Benedictine Nuns Of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Topic





Hymn: Te Deum
The Benedictine Nuns Of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Topic











FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES

DIVINE OFFICE. ORG
Excellent model of small household size community praying the office
but with song only at beginning



SING THE HOURS
Excellent model of totally sung office
but mostly by one person



OUTLINE OF TODAY'S OFFICES ABOVE
Invitatory Psalm 95 (DO only)
Hymn "Your Lamp of Virtue, Work and Prayer "(DO only)
Hymn: ""Te Catharina," (SH only)
Psalm 51
Canticle: Habakkuk 3:2-4, 13a, 15-19
Psalm 147:12-20
Reading:Acts 5v30-32
Responsory: The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
Canticle of Zechariah: Luke 1:68-79
Intercessions "Lord, raise us to life through your Holy Spirit."
The Lord’s Prayer

BENEDICTUS

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
  for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption

Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel,*  quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ

ANGLICAN MORNING PRAYER

DEANERY GARDEN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
An excellent model of how to incorporate liturgical prayer
into our daily lives including plants, animals and the environment
as well the daily events of today and history



ARCHIVE OF RECORDED SERVICES

Antiphon
Take courage, my child: your sins are forgiven. Alleluia.

Confíde, fili, remittúntur tibi peccáta tua, allelúia.





PSALM 51

Have mercy on me, God, in your mercy;
  in the abundance of your mercy
wipe out my offense.


PSALM 50 3-21
Miserére mei, Deus,*
  secúndum misericórdiam tuam;
et secúndum multitúdinem miseratiónum tuárum*
  dele iniquitátem meam.

Antiphon
Lord, you came forth to save your people; 
with your Anointed One, alleluia.

Egréssus es, Dómine, in salútem pópuli tui, 
cum Christo tuo, allelúia





CANTICLE HABAKKUK 3

Lord, I heard what you gave me to hear,
  and I was struck with awe of your work.

HABAKKUK 3:2-4,13,15-19
Dómine, audívi auditiónem tuam,*
  et tímui, Dómine, opus tuum.





Antiphon
Sion, praise your God, 
for he has established peace in your land, alleluia.

Lauda Deum tuum, Sion, 
qui pósuit fines tuos pacem, allelúia.




PSALM 147 

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem
 — Zion, praise your God.

PSALM 147:12-20
Lauda, Ierúsalem, Dóminum;*
  colláuda Deum tuum, Sion.




Short Responsory
℣. The Lord has risen from the dead, alleluia, alleluia.
℟. For our sake he died on the cross, alleluia, alleluia.

Responsorium breve
℣. Surréxit Dóminus de sepúlcro,* Allelúia, allelúia.
℟. Qui pro nobis pepéndit in ligno.* Allelúia, allelúia.




Antiphon
Jesus took the bread, gave thanks,
and gave them to those who were sitting there, alleluia.

Accépit Iesus panes et, cum grátias egísset,
distríbuit discumbéntibus, allelúia.