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TimothyH
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I purchased the “Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary” by Baronius Press not really knowing exactly what it contained in terms of liturgy - what psalms, antiphons, and canticles are used, what translation it used, which canonical hours it contained, etc.
I am used to “Modern” version of the Little Office of BVM as found in the Catholic Book Publishing Company version and do pray the morning and evening prayer from Liturgy of the Hours as regularly as I can. But this is the first exposure to anything “Old”, what you guys would probably call “Traditional”, and the format is a little more unfamiliar than I had expected. It says on the cover page “In conformity with the 1961 Editio Typica of the Roman Beviary being that permittedby Summorum Pontificum” if that helps.
So a few questions, but I would ask you not to assume that I know anything including what uncommon words mean…
Lauds and Vespers are morning and evening prayer respectively, correct?
What is Matins? Is this the same thing I experienced at the monastery when we woke up at 4:00 AM to pray - what the Cistercians called Vigils? Or is Matins what I know as morning prayer from Liturgy of the Hours/Christian Prayer? I see a note at the end of Matins which reads, “Matins ends after the third responsory or the Te Deum; it is usual for Lauds to follow immediately.” Should I just consider Matins and Lauds to be morning prayer and cram them both together? Matins vs. Lauds and when to use either or both is my primary point of confusion.
In general, from browsing this little volume, it seems that with the exception of Matins, all the prayers are the same for each day of the week. Matins seems to have different psalms for each “Nocturn” of the week. Generally speaking, are the psalms and antiphons associated with each of the nocturns observed for Matins the only changes during the week? In other words, is it really going to be the same set of psalms day after day?
Is an invitatory not said before Morning Prayer (as in sayinjg psalm 95 with the antiphons as in Christian Prayer) if I start the day with “Morning Prayer”? I noticed that there is an invititory but it is included with Matins. Should this invititory stay with Matins exclusively or should I say it before morning prayer/Luads?
What is the “Canticle of the Three Children?” Is this also the “Benedicite” from Daniel 3, “Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord… showers and dew, bless the Lord, etc.?”
Also, this book comes with notation for Gregorian Chant. I know little to nothing about how to read music - would it be asking too much or wishful thinking to believe that I could learn from a website or should I seek guidance from a professional? Where would one start - learning to read music? Listening to MP3’s found online?
Any help at all is appreciated.
-Tim-
I am used to “Modern” version of the Little Office of BVM as found in the Catholic Book Publishing Company version and do pray the morning and evening prayer from Liturgy of the Hours as regularly as I can. But this is the first exposure to anything “Old”, what you guys would probably call “Traditional”, and the format is a little more unfamiliar than I had expected. It says on the cover page “In conformity with the 1961 Editio Typica of the Roman Beviary being that permittedby Summorum Pontificum” if that helps.
So a few questions, but I would ask you not to assume that I know anything including what uncommon words mean…
Lauds and Vespers are morning and evening prayer respectively, correct?
What is Matins? Is this the same thing I experienced at the monastery when we woke up at 4:00 AM to pray - what the Cistercians called Vigils? Or is Matins what I know as morning prayer from Liturgy of the Hours/Christian Prayer? I see a note at the end of Matins which reads, “Matins ends after the third responsory or the Te Deum; it is usual for Lauds to follow immediately.” Should I just consider Matins and Lauds to be morning prayer and cram them both together? Matins vs. Lauds and when to use either or both is my primary point of confusion.
In general, from browsing this little volume, it seems that with the exception of Matins, all the prayers are the same for each day of the week. Matins seems to have different psalms for each “Nocturn” of the week. Generally speaking, are the psalms and antiphons associated with each of the nocturns observed for Matins the only changes during the week? In other words, is it really going to be the same set of psalms day after day?
Is an invitatory not said before Morning Prayer (as in sayinjg psalm 95 with the antiphons as in Christian Prayer) if I start the day with “Morning Prayer”? I noticed that there is an invititory but it is included with Matins. Should this invititory stay with Matins exclusively or should I say it before morning prayer/Luads?
What is the “Canticle of the Three Children?” Is this also the “Benedicite” from Daniel 3, “Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord… showers and dew, bless the Lord, etc.?”
Also, this book comes with notation for Gregorian Chant. I know little to nothing about how to read music - would it be asking too much or wishful thinking to believe that I could learn from a website or should I seek guidance from a professional? Where would one start - learning to read music? Listening to MP3’s found online?
Any help at all is appreciated.
-Tim-