EASTER THURSDAY MORNING PRAISE

 




THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER

PASCHAL WEEK 



APRIL 24

PSALMS 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




Victimae Paschali Laudes @ Notre-Dame de Paris
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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.  



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DIVINE OFFICE THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER

INVITATORY: PSALM 95
Hymn: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"
Text: Reginal Heber; Tune: NICAEA
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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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SING THE HOURS THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER

 
Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today! Sung by Nina Rose
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

Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (with lyrics)
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218,465 views / Apr 1, 2018


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.  

Victimae Paschali Laudes @ Notre-Dame de Paris

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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 63 

As Morning Breaks, I Look to You, O God


PSALM 149

In Praise of Our God | A Jewish Tune | Based on Psalm 149 |
5.9K views / 10 years ago


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LONGER READINGS

FROM TODAY'S MASS

THURSDAY IN EASTER WEEK

 ACTS 3:11-26

Now I know, brothers and sisters,
that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did;
but God has thus brought to fulfillment
what he had announced beforehand
through the mouth of all the prophets,
that his Christ would suffer.”

   LUKE 24:35-48
 While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed,
he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of baked fish;
he took it and ate it in front of them.


THE GOSPEL CANTICLE 


SELECTION FOR WEEKDAYS: PSALTER WEEK III

OCP Session Choir 




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  THE LORD'S PRAYER


Citizen Way - The Lord's Prayer (Official Lyric Video)
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