Liturgy of the Hours Tradition for the Triduum

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Here’s an interesting tradition for those reciting the LOTH, Roman or Monastic Breviaries for the Triduum.

As it says in the current modern Monastic Antiphonary (published in 2005), according to an “ancient tradition”, all Offices of the Triduum are opened with the antiphon of the first psalm. The opening verse (“Lord come to my assistance”) is omitted as is the hymn. Similarly there is no conclusion/blessing after the collect. The Office ends with the collect. Also for those chanting in Latin, the responsory is omitted, and replaced with the gradual “Christus Factus Est”.

The current LOTH does not include this rubric alas, but the current Monastic Office does.
 
That’s one thing I like about the preconcilar forms especially, these little historical inconsistencies which aren’t completely understood, but which set certain seasons and days apart. It’s charming and is a good liturgical effect, methinks. I know this Monastic Office is not preconciliar, but the preconciliar forms are often like this whereas the postconciliar forms have often been removed of these things.
 
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That’s one thing I like about the preconcilar forms especially, these little historical inconsistencies which aren’t completely understood, but which set certain seasons and days apart. It’s charming and is a good liturgical effect, methinks. I know this Monastic Office is not preconciliar, but the preconciliar forms are often like this whereas the postconciliar forms have often been removed of these things.
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I should clarify one thing, in the current LOTH the use of the gradual Christus Factus est instead of the responsory is in the rubrics (as is the use of the gradual Haec Dies in the Octave of Easter).

In the pre-conciliar Office, the “Gloria Patri” was also omitted at the end of each psalm, according to my 1934 Monastic Antiphonary.
 
Is there somewhere that I can obtain the Monastic Office
  1. In English
  2. with a “St Joseph’s Guide”?
 
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Is there somewhere that I can obtain the Monastic Office
  1. In English
  2. with a “St Joseph’s Guide”?
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Not that I’m aware of unfortunately. The closest I’ve seen is “Benedictine Daily Prayer” but it’s not liturgical as far as I can see (and makes no claims to be either), and it’s only part of the Monastic Office (on the traditional Benedictine layout), not the whole thing.

Otherwise there’s the Monastic Diurnal, pre-Vatican II day hours only, pre-Vatican II calendar, and with English translation on the side.

You could use that for the Latin psalms coupled with LOTH for the rest, but the psalms will be in the Vulgate whereas the official liturgical translation for Latin now is the Neo Vulgate.
 
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