ORDO WEEK 6 THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
WEEK SIX OF ORDINARY TIME
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FEBRUARY 20
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. Morning Prayer begins with a HYMN, followed by a PSALM, an Old Testament Canticle, another PSALM, 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 Morning 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 Morning Prayer (Lauds):
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.
INVITATORY: PSALM 67
Hymn: "Now that the Daylight Fills the Sky" John M. Neal translation of "Iam lucis orto sidere. *******************************************************
INVITATORY: PSALM 67
John M. Neal translation of "Iam lucis orto sidere.
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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.
Hymn: "Martine, pro apostolis," English 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.
Hymn: "Martine, pro apostolis,"
English 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 428, 640
Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven
OCP Session Choir - Topic
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.
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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 80
James Block video (slide with text) emphasizes and elaborates the first half of the psalm while condensing the second half of the psalm.
PSALM 81
Chris Kopko video (slide with text) give a very simple ballad like musical interpretation of this psalm covering most of the text.
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ADDITION HYMN BEFORE THE GOSPEL READING
Before the liturgical reforms of Vatican II, the HYMN came after the PSALMS and before preceded the READING. This additional hymn has been chosen for its relationship to the GOSPEL READING
Alleluia Verse
Your Words Are Spirit and Life | Bernadette Farrell |
Sunday 7pm Choir
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LONGER READINGS
FROM TODAY'S MASS
THURSDAY OF SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
FIRST READING: Genesis 9:1-13:
“This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come,
of the covenant between me and you
and every living creature with you:
I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign
of the covenant between me and the earth.”
GOSPEL READING: Mark 8:27-33
He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed and rise after three days.
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
SELECTION FOR WEEKDAYS: PSALTER WEEK II
Diocese of St. Benedict Old Catholic Missionaries
44,825 views Jun 23, 2012
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THE LORD'S PRAYER
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