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Good evening everyone…
Okay I will get to it.
I finally received my Christian Prayer Book, and I am wanting to read the Liturgy for the rest of Lent
(Please do not judge, please do not send me to a link to read online. I would rather read it in the Book)
I was wondering if anyone is reading the book, could you please write the steps out for me say starting tonight or for this week, I think once I can go step by step I will be able to figure it out better…

Thank you and God Bless
 
Can you confirm what is on page 707 in your book? If I know for certain that you have the same copy that I have, I can give you page numbers for the rest of the week/weekend through Easter.
 
If you understand the structure of the offices, and presuming you have the Catholic Book Publishing edition*, these guides might be helpful. (Though if you received the book new (and it is CBP), I am surprised it did not include the paper guide?)

https://www.liturgyofthehours.org/todays-pages
Caveat
Glancing at the upcoming pages listed, it looks like they somehow got Holy Thursday evening prayer completely wrong!? I’m not sure I have ever prayed Evening Prayer on Holy Thursday or Good Friday, but without public liturgies this year could be a first. 🙁
Other unsolicited advice: If you DO NOT have an existing understanding of the structures of the Offices, it is easy to become frustrated, especially in the upcoming Holy Week (which is more specified than most times) and Easter Octave (which is unusually repetitive and may lead to more of the “page flipping” that seems to throw so many people?).

In the event you DO become frustrated, I’d advise you put the book aside for a couple of weeks, perhaps even until the resumption of Ordinary Time**, though the “page flipping” will calm down a bit following the Easter Octave.
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If you have obtained the Daughters of St Paul edition those resources WILL NOT HELP you, nor am I aware of any that would?
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Monday 1 June 2020, which is the beginning of the IX week of Ordinary Time, but is also a newly instituted celebration: the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church
 
These instructions are assuming that your cover looks like this, with Week 1, Sunday Evening Prayer 1 on page 701:
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  1. God come to my assistance. Lord make haste to help me. Glory to…
  2. One of the hymns listed under Lent on page 1502. The hymn numbers refer to the red boxes with white numbers.
  3. Psalmody from Thursday, Week 1 on page 754 (including the Week 1 Antiphons & Psalm-prayers).
  4. Reading through Our Father from the Fifth Week of Lent - Thursday on pages 379/380
  5. Prayer: you have two options.
  • 5.01) simply use the 5th Week of Lent prayer on page 380
  • 5.02) or make a Commemoration of St. Francis of Paola by doing the following:
    **** Start the Prayer on page 380 only: “Lord come to us: free us from the stain of our sins. Help us to remain faithful to a holy way of life, and guide us to the inheritance you have promised.” You stop the prayer before the “Grant this through…” conclusion.
    **** Next, continue your prayer by praying the Canticle of Mary Antiphon for St. Francis of Paola on page 1124
    **** Finally, conclude the prayer by praying the St. Francis of Paola prayer on page 1124
  1. End the office with typical:
    May the Lord bless us,
    protect us from all evil
    and bring us to everlasting life.
    Amen.
If you have any questions, let me know.

God Bless
 
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Today (April 2, 2020) is Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent.

(Note: The General Roman Calendar, April, page 25, indicates that today (April 2) is also the optional memorial of Francis of Paola, hermit. Optional memorials are printed in italics and, per the footnote at the bottom of page 22, there is nothing in the far-right rank column. Because it is an optional memorial, I thought it easiest for us to opt out of it entirely)

Before you begin, there are four places you will want to bookmark:
  1. Page 694: Ordinary, Evening Prayer: for opening prayer, gospel canticle, dismissal.
  2. A Lenten hymn of your choice. See page 1502: Liturgical Guide For Hymns, Proper of Seasons, Lent.
  3. Page 754: Psalmody, Week I, Thursday, Evening Prayer: for the psalms and canticle with antiphons.
  4. Page 379: Proper of Seasons, Fifth Week of Lent, Thursday, Evening Prayer: for the reading, responsory, antiphon for gospel canticle, intercessions, and concluding prayer.
Let’s begin…
  1. Opening prayer from Ordinary, page 694: “God, + come to…” and “Glory be to…” (Note: The Alleluia is not said during Lent.)
  2. The Lenten hymn you selected.
  3. Psalms and canticle with regular antiphons from the Psalmody, pages 754-757.
(Note: In every hour, at the end of every psalm and canticle, including the gospel canticle, before the repetition of the Antiphon or Psalm-prayer and Antiphon, say, “Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.”)
  1. Reading, Responsory, Antiphon for Gospel Canticle (of Mary) from the Proper of Seasons, page 379.
  2. Gospel Canticle from Ordinary, page 691.
  3. Repeat the Antiphon for Gospel Canticle (of Mary) from the Proper of Seasons, page 379.
  4. Intercessions and Concluding Prayer from the Proper of Seasons, page 379-380. It is assumed you know the words to the Our Father Prayer said between the Intercessions and the Concluding Prayer.
  5. Dismissal (in the absence of a priest or deacon) from Ordinary, page 698: “May the Lord bless…”
 
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Psalmody As morning breaks I look to you,O God,to be my strength this day, alleluia
Advent
lent,1st Sunday
Lent,5th Sunday
Easter 5th Sunday

Psalm 63:2-9
 
ok on page 754 you read Psalms, then say Glory be, then Read Psalm-Prayer ,Ant2 ,Glory be then Psalm32?
 
thejoyfulhomemaker03 said:
ok on page 754 you read Psalms, then say Glory be, then Read Psalm-Prayer ,Ant2 ,Glory be then Psalm32?
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On page 754-757:
Say Ant. 1: “I cried to you, Lord…”
Say Psalm 30.
Say “Glory Be to the Father…”
Say Psalm-prayer: “God our Father…”
Repeat Ant. 1: “I cried to you, Lord…”

Say Ant. 2: “The one who is sinless…”
Say Psalm 32.
Say “Glory be to the Father…”
Say Psalm-prayer: “You desired, Lord…”
Repeat Ant. 2: “The one who is sinless…”

Say Ant. 3: “The Father has given…”
Say Canticle (Revelation 11).
Say “Glory be to the Father…”
Repeat Ant. 3: “The Father has given…”

PS: The Psalm-prayers are optional. I never say them.
PPS: According to General Principles, No. 2, on page 34, the repetition of the antiphon at the end of each psalm is optional. Though optional, I always repeat the antiphon at the end of each psalm.
 
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Before anything, please study in depth the section called the Ordinary, on page 686. Read all the texts, including the ones printed in red. These will give you the structure of the Offices. Master that first, and then you can then be taught how to select the texts for each part.
 
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