ORDO WEEK 6 FRIDAY EVENING SONG
FRIDAY EVENING PRAYER
WEEK SIX OF ORDINARY TIME
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FEBRUARY 21
PSALTER WEEK II
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DIVINE OFFICE / LITURGY OF THE HOURS
is the Prayer of Christ and the Church
"Christ Jesus, high priest of the new and eternal covenant, taking human nature, introduced into this earthly exile that hymn which is sung throughout all ages in the halls of heaven. He joins the entire community of mankind to Himself, associating it with His own singing of this canticle of divine praise." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"For he continues His priestly work through the agency of His Church, which is ceaselessly engaged in praising the Lord and interceding for the salvation of the whole world. She does this, not only by celebrating the Eucharist, but also in other ways, especially by praying the Divine Office." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"Lauds as Morning Prayer and Vespers as Evening Prayer are the two hinges on which the daily office turns; hence they are to be considered as the chief hours and are to be celebrated as such." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #89)
"Christ Jesus, high priest of the new and eternal covenant, taking human nature, introduced into this earthly exile that hymn which is sung throughout all ages in the halls of heaven. He joins the entire community of mankind to Himself, associating it with His own singing of this canticle of divine praise." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"For he continues His priestly work through the agency of His Church, which is ceaselessly engaged in praising the Lord and interceding for the salvation of the whole world. She does this, not only by celebrating the Eucharist, but also in other ways, especially by praying the Divine Office." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"Lauds as Morning Prayer and Vespers as Evening Prayer are the two hinges on which the daily office turns; hence they are to be considered as the chief hours and are to be celebrated as such." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #89)
"Lauds as Morning Prayer and Vespers as Evening Prayer are the two hinges on which the daily office turns; hence they are to be considered as the chief hours and are to be celebrated as such." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #89)
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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 among those who celebrate the Hours with the same sounds and images at various times and places.
This website contains two posts each day. one for Morning Prayer and one for Evening Prayer. Evening Prayer begins with a HYMN, followed by a Two PSALMs, an New Testament Canticle, a READING, Responsory, GOSPEL CANTICLE, Litany, LORD'S PRAYER, and concludes with a Collect.
The post for each hour contains the complete official text in two forms: a link (DivineOffice.org) with the complete visual and audio text of the Hour recited by a small group, and a link (SingtheHours.org) with the complete sung text of the Hour, mostly by a single cantor. By clinking on either of these two links you can celebrate the Hour without making any other choices. You do not need any other book or booklet or any other virtual resources including the ones in this post. Praying Evening Prayer is that simple, one click.
However, you can customize your experience by using the additional virtual resources below including 3 HYMNS, 2 PSALMS, LONGER READINGS, GOSPEL CANTICLE, LORD'S PRAYER.
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FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES
Three Models/Options for Evening Prayer (Vespers):
The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours.
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.
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Hymn: "The Hours Are Swifty Passing By"Saint Cecilia's Abbey translation of Latin " Horis Peractis undecim"**********************************************************
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Hymn: "The Hours Are Swifty Passing By"
Saint Cecilia's Abbey translation of Latin " Horis Peractis undecim"
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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.
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Hymn: "Martine, pro apostolis," LATIN translation by St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, UK,English 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.
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Hymn: "Martine, pro apostolis,"
LATIN translation by St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, UK,
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, and Evening 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. Try using a prayer card instead of a ribbon or any of the hymns on this website.
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BEGINNING HYMN OPTIONS
WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: FEBRUARY 2025, pages 230-239
Eikona - O Gladsome Light - Toronto 2009
Eikona, Inc.
Text, Music and Piano Accompaniment
HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES
This 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 their favorite hymns for the celebration of the Hours.
Hymn: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" p. 667Charles Wesley Tune HYFRYDOL Rowland H. Prichard
Hymn: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" p. 667
Charles Wesley
Tune HYFRYDOL Rowland H. Prichard
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THE FOUR WEEK PSALTER
The psalms were the prayers of Jesus and his disciples. Under the influence of monasticism, praying the whole 150 psalms each week became the norm in both Eastern and Western Christianity. The liturgical reform of Vatican II spread the psalms over four weeks.
As noted in the General Instruction, there is an ancient tradition of personal meditation and prayer at the end of each psalm. There are many videos on the internet with psalms sung in a variety of ways, using different languages and translations, and drawing from different musical and spiritual traditions. Some presentations have beautiful slides or videos that enhance and interpret the psalm.
VIDEOS FOR TODAY'S PSALMS
PSALM 116 A
"Psalm 116: I love the Lord", by Sons of Korah (w/ lyrics)
183,412 views Jul 30, 2015 "Psalm 116" by Sons of Korah.
PSALM 121
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ADDITION HYMN AFTER THE FIRST READING
Before the liturgical reforms of Vatican II, the HYMN came after the PSALMS and the SHORT READING. This additional hymn has been chosen for its relationship to the FIRST READING below.
Psalm 23 - Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy - by Shane & Shane (Lyric Video) | Christian Worship Music
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LONGER READINGS
FROM TOMMOROW'S MASS
FIRST READING:1 Peter 5:1-4:
Do not lord it over those assigned to you,
but be examples to the flock.
And when the chief Shepherd is revealed,
you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
GOSPEL READING:Matthew 16:13-19
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
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THE LORD'S PRAYER
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PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE
DISCERNMENT