EASTER SUNDAY EVENING SONG

 





EASTER SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER II

PASCHAL WEEK




APRIL 20

PSALTER OF THE FEAST

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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) 


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VIRTUAL RESOURCES


March 31, 2024

FROM TOMORROW'S OFFICE OF READINGS

1 PETER CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1: 1-21



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Old Roman Chant, Vespers of Easter Day
Complete Album

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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.  



OR
DIVINE OFFICE SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER

Hymn: "Alleluia, Sing to Jesus"
Text by William Dix, music by Rowland Pitchard
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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. 



OR
SING THE HOURS SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER

: "The strife is o'er, the battle done," 
Francis Pott (1861),
LATIN 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:  APRIL 2025, pages 230-239

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (Tune: Salzburg - 4vv)

Chet Valley Churches


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.  

Old Roman chant Vespers for Easter

Antiphona "Alleluia",
 Psalmus 110 "Dixit Dominus", "The Lord Said"
 Antiphona "Alleluia"


Old Roman Chant Easter Vesper



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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 110

The Lord has said to my lord: “Sit at my right hand


PSALM 114

When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob’s people from a land of strangers,

Sung in Hebrew preceded by the sounding of the Shofar


  


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LONGER READINGS

FROM TOMORROW'S MASS

MONDAY OF THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

 Acts 2:14, 22-33

"God raised this Jesus;
of this we are all witnesses.
Exalted at the right hand of God,
he poured forth the promise of the Holy Spirit
that he received from the Father, as you both see and hear.”

The Royal Wedding Ceremony - Westminster Abbey Choir - This is the day (by John Rutter)




   Mt 28:8-15
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.

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THE GOSPEL CANTICLE 


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  THE LORD'S PRAYER



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