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I found this on divinumofficium.com:
Lectio 1 Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Joannem John 5:1-15 In illo tempore: Erat dies festus Judaeorum, et ascendit Jesus Hierosolymam. Et reliqua.

Why this et reliqua? Should we not read the full text?
 
henrikhank said:
Pax!
I found this on divinumofficium.com:
Lectio 1 Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Joannem John 5:1-15 In illo tempore: Erat dies festus Judaeorum, et ascendit Jesus Hierosolymam. Et reliqua.

Why this et reliqua? Should we not read the full text?
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Not sure what you are asking but a website with a complete diving office that is easier to read can be found at divineoffice.org
 
The words “et reliqua” means “and the rest” or “and so on”

What I’m referring to below is the Breviarium Monasticum or Monastic Breviary on Sundays (three nocturns).

During the office, just this part of the gospel is read, including “Et reliqua”. This is followed by the remaining 3 lessons, most likely the homily, in the third nocturn and then the Te Deum. Once the Te Deum is completed, then this assigned gospel for the day is read in its entirety again. This is also spelled out in Chapter 11 of the Rule of St Benedict.

Now, as far as the Roman Office is concerned, I think they only read the first part of the gospel with “et reliqua” and then that’s it. They don’t go back and read it in its entirety. BUT, I could be wrong, although that’s what I seem to remember.

So, basically, if you’re praying the Roman office, that’s all that is said. In the Monastic Office, you would read the entire gospel after Te Deum. You can select the Pre-Trident Monastic option to see how the Monastic compares to the Roman on Divinum Officium. The Monastic option can be hit or miss sometimes.

Keep in mind, though, the site divineoffice.org refers to the current Liturgy of the Hours which will be quite different than the Roman or Monastic offices.

Hope this helps!

Robert
 
Nightflier101BL said:
The words “et reliqua” means “and the rest” or “and so on”

What I’m referring to below is the Breviarium Monasticum or Monastic Breviary on Sundays (three nocturns).

During the office, just this part of the gospel is read, including “Et reliqua”. This is followed by the remaining 3 lessons, most likely the homily, in the third nocturn and then the Te Deum. Once the Te Deum is completed, then this assigned gospel for the day is read in its entirety again. This is also spelled out in Chapter 11 of the Rule of St Benedict.

Now, as far as the Roman Office is concerned, I think they only read the first part of the gospel with “et reliqua” and then that’s it. They don’t go back and read it in its entirety. BUT, I could be wrong, although that’s what I seem to remember.

So, basically, if you’re praying the Roman office, that’s all that is said. In the Monastic Office, you would read the entire gospel after Te Deum. You can select the Pre-Trident Monastic option to see how the Monastic compares to the Roman on Divinum Officium. The Monastic option can be hit or miss sometimes.

Keep in mind, though, the site divineoffice.org refers to the current Liturgy of the Hours which will be quite different than the Roman or Monastic offices.

Hope this helps!

Robert
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The readings of the post-Vatican II Monastic Offices (there’s more than one now), are now identical to the current Liturgy of the Hours. There’s an approved 1 and 2 year cycle of biblical readings. The 1-year is what’s in the 4-volume LOTH. The two-year requires either a bible to find the references in the tables in the LOTH, or a monastic lectionary.

The second, patristic reading, has somewhat more flexibility. The Monastic lectionary proposes a different one for every day and they often vary compared to LOTH, as they draw more from monastic sources and desert fathers. I use the 2-year Monastic lectionary myself as that’s what’s used by the abbey I’m associated with.

The Gospel reading for the Monastic Office is the gospel from the Mass of the same day.

In each case the entire reading is read. The readings can be broken into three parts (4 on Sundays), with a responsory between each.
 
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