HOLY SATURDAY MORNING PRAISE
SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER
HOLY WEEK
%20SEPT%201%20LAUDS.jpg)
APRIL 19
PSALTER WEEK II
_______________________________________________________
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)
_______________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________
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 95Hymn: "My Lord and My God"by Anthony Carnes *******************************************************
INVITATORY: PSALM 95
Hymn: "My Lord and My God"
by Anthony Carnes
*******************************************************
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.
English Hymn: Tibi, Redemptor omnium, © 2023 ICELLATIN 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.
English Hymn: Tibi, Redemptor omnium,
© 2023 ICEL
LATIN Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer
*******************************************************
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.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
BEGINNING HYMN OPTIONS
WORD ON FIRE BOOKLET: APRIL 2025, pages 230-239
The Royal Banners Forward Go
(Tune: Gonfalon Royal - 7vv)
11,880 views /Mar 22, 2021"The Royal Banners Forward Go" was written by the sixth centuryauthor Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus as 'Vexilla Regis Prodeunt'. It was translated by John Mason Neale.
The tune is 'Gonfalon Royal' by Sir Percy Carter Buck in 1913 ('gonfalon' is an ancient Anglo-Norman word meaning 'banner').
11,880 views /Mar 22, 2021
"The Royal Banners Forward Go" was written by the sixth century
author Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus as
'Vexilla Regis Prodeunt'.
It was translated by John Mason Neale.
The tune is 'Gonfalon Royal' by Sir Percy Carter Buck in 1913
('gonfalon' is an ancient Anglo-Norman word meaning 'banner').
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.
Tenebrae Lamentations | Holy Saturday | Gregorian Chant
Gregorian Chant Academy
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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 64
Psalm 64 chanted in the Sarum Use by Sarah James
PSALM 150
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
LONGER READINGS
FROM TODAY'S OFFICE OF TENEBRAE
Palestrina - Lamentations for Holy Saturday
Lamentations 5: 1-8
Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae,
canto gregoriano, Giovedi Santo
Incipit lamentatio Ieremiae prophetae
Cantate Domino
Victoria: Lamentations For Holy Saturday -
Lectio III: Incipit oratorio Jeremiae Prophetae
Tenebrae - Topic
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
SELECTION FOR WEEKDAYS: PSALTER WEEK III
OCP Session Choir
_______________________________________________________
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Citizen Way - The Lord's Prayer (Official Lyric Video)
_______________________________________________________