ASCENSION WEEK THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
ASCENSION WEEK
MAY 25
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 with those who celebrate at various times and places with the same sounds and images.
The daily posts for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer include:
Both a common recitation and a completely sung YouTube site giving the whole text.
Two additional sung YouTube alternatives for the beginning Hymn.
Sung YouTube alternatives for each of two psalms of each Hour.
Sung YouTube 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 here 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 Everywhere will be greatly helped by a variety of models each illustrated here by a particular 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 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. Use as skill building in preparation for praying with others as a small group.
Invitatory Psalm 100Hymn: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"Translation by Reginald Heber *******************************************************
Invitatory Psalm 100
Hymn: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"
Translation by Reginald Heber
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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 text or mute the Latin and pray the English text.
Latin Hymn: Optatus Votis OmniumEnglish Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer*******************************************************
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 text or mute the Latin and pray the English text.
Latin Hymn: Optatus Votis Omnium
English Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer
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PERSONAL MEDITATION MODEL
WORD ON FIRE OPTION
Bishop Barron'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 to be changed due to the lack of available videos.
WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: MAY 2023, pages 531-539
Spirit Blest, Who Art Adored (Evelyn)
Andrew Remillard
Text, Music and Piano Accompaniment
HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES
This fourth hymn option is strongly influenced by the blog author's liturgical music collection (first vinyl discs, then cassettes, finally CDs). For decades this musical collection has supported the celebration of the Hours. Now with YouTube videos, anyone can start a blog like this to link to resources for the celebration of the Hours.
Iste Confessor Domini (Confessor Bishop, Hymn)
20K views / 11 years ago
Text, Music and Piano Accompaniment
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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 or pad. The repetition of each psalm three time in three different formats provides a pleasing ritual experience.
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
* PSALM 87 *
Its foundations are set on the sacred mountains – the Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the tents of Jacob
PSALM 86:1-7Fundaménta eius in móntibus sanctis;† díligit Dóminus portas Sion* super ómnia tabernácula Iacob.
CANTICLE ISAIAH 40
Behold, the Lord God comes in strength, and his right arm triumphs.
ISAIAH 40:10-17Ecce Dóminus Deus in virtúte venit,* et bráchium eius dominátur;
* PSALM 99 *
PSALM 99
The Lord reigns! let the peoples tremble
PSALM 98:1-9Dóminus regnávit! Commoveántur pópuli;*
LECTIONARY OPTION
FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES
Options for Praying the Hour
DIVINE OFFICE. ORG
Excellent model of small household size community praying the officebut with song only at beginning
Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
Excellent model of small household size community praying the office
but with song only at beginning
SING THE HOURS
Excellent model of totally sung officebut mostly by one person
Hymn: "Aurora Lucis Rutilat" (chorus) in Latin only
Excellent model of totally sung office
but mostly by one person
Hymn: "Aurora Lucis Rutilat" (chorus) in Latin only
RECORDED FULL SERVICES
Divine Office || Morning Prayer for Thursday in the 7th week of Easter||May 28, 2020
Thursday Lauds of the Seventh Week of Easter (5/28)
Booklet for Liturgy of the Hours for Easter Season p.123
Psalms 57, 80, 81
Hymn: "Aurora Lucis Rutilat" (chorus)
Psalm 87 drone/echo
Canticle: Isaiah 40v10-17 drone/echo
Psalm 99 drone/echo
AntiphonWe will dance and sing; you are the source of life and our joy, city of God! Alleluia.
Cantábimus sicut choros ducéntes:omnes fontes mei sunt in te, cívitas Dei, allelúia.
* PSALM 87 *
Its foundations are set on the sacred mountains –
the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the tents of Jacob
PSALM 86:1-7Fundaménta eius in móntibus sanctis;† díligit Dóminus portas Sion* super ómnia tabernácula Iacob.
AntiphonHe will tend his flock like a shepherd and carry them in his arms. Alleluia.
Sicut pastor, congregábit agnos et in sinu suo levábit, allelúia.
CANTICLE ISAIAH 40
Behold, the Lord God comes in strength, and his right arm triumphs.
ISAIAH 40:10-17Ecce Dóminus Deus in virtúte venit,* et bráchium eius dominátur;
AntiphonThe Lord is great in Sion; he is supreme above all peoples. Alleluia.
Dóminus in Sion magnus, et excélsus super omnes pópulos, allelúia.
PSALM 99
The Lord reigns! let the peoples tremble
PSALM 98:1-9Dóminus regnávit! Commoveántur pópuli;*
| Short Reading | Romans 8:10-11 |
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