EASTER WEEK 3 SATURDAY MORNING PRAISE

 

SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD

 SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER

EASTER WEEK III 


APRIL 29

PSALTER WEEK III

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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 importantly they provide community, both community with those who produced the sounds and images, and community of those who celebrate at various times and places with the same sounds and images.   

The posts for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer include:

Both a common recitation and a sung virtual resource giving the whole text for the Hour.
Two additional sung alternatives for the beginning Hymn.
Sung alternatives for each of two psalms of each Hour.
Sung versions of both the Gospel Canticle and Lord's Prayer

Breviaries which provide the liturgical texts for the Hours usually contain multiple ribbons that are necessary to switch between sections of the breviary. Word on Fire provides a monthly booklet containing 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 hymn choices for each post mean that one never has to flip to the back of their booklet.  

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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 with its option emphasizes recitation in common. 
The second model below with its option 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. Don't throw the booklets away!

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: "Your Lamp of Virtue, Work and Prayer"
 Saint Cecilia Abbey translation of "Aptata virgo lampade."
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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. 


Hymn: Aurora lucis rutiliat
English Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer
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PERSONAL MEDITATION MODEL

WORD ON FIRE OPTION

Bishop Baron's Word on Fire 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 which does not have a ribbon! 

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 to be changed due to the lack of available videos.

 

 WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: APRIL 2023, pages 610-617

Jesu Corona Virginum



51,340 views / Aug 29, 2009
English text in YouTube footnotes

HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES

This fourth hymn option is strongly influenced by this blog author's musical interests and collection (first vinyl discs, then cassettes, then CDs). Essentially the author has been using a musical collection for decades to do what anyone can do with YouTube videos. Anyone also can start a blog like this to record for themselves and others their musical choices.  

John Michael Talbot - Glory To Thee O God Of Life

Song Lyrics

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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. 


MATINS PSALMS

(Office of Readings)

PSALM 107


LAUDS PSALMS

Antiphon
God will come from Lebanon and his splendor is like the light

Deus a Líbano véniet et splendor eius sicut lumen erit.


PSALM 119 145-152 XIX (Koph)

I call on you with all my heart –
  answer me, Lord.

PSALM 118:145-152 XIX (Koph)
Clamávi in toto corde, exáudi me, Dómine;*


Antiphon
Send the Holy One like the dew, you heavens, 
and let the clouds rain down. 
Let the earth open for the Savior to spring forth.

Roráte, cæli, désuper et nubes pluant Iustum;
 aperiátur terra et gérminet Salvatórem.

CANTICLE WISDOM 9

God of my fathers and Lord of mercy,
  who made all things by your word;

WISDOM 9:1-6,9-11
Deus patrum meórum et Dómine misericórdiæ,*
  qui fecísti ómnia verbo tuo

Antiphon
Israel, be ready to meet the Lord, for he is coming.

Parátus esto, Israel, in occúrsum Dómini, quóniam venit.

PSALM 117

Praise the Lord, all nations; all peoples, praise him.

PSALM 116:1-2
Laudáte Dóminum, omnes gentes,*
  collaudáte eum, omnes pópuli.



Short Responsory
℣. The glory of the Lord will shine on you, Jerusalem. 
Like the sun he will rise over you.
℟. His glory will appear in your midst.

Responsorium breve
℣.   Super te, Ierúsalem, * Oriétur Dóminus. 
℟.  . Et glória eius in te vidébitur


Antiphon
Illume, Lord, those who sit in darkness
 and the shadow of death.

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


RECORDED




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  Jesus, Our Teacher, Loving Lord and Master (DO only)
Hymn: Aurora Iam Spargit Polum,
Psalm 119v145
Canticle: Wisdom 9v1
Psalm 117
Reading: Romans 14v7-9
Responsory: "The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia.
Canticle of Zechariah
Intercessions:
The Lord’s Prayer & Concluding Prayers