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twiztedseraph
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Are the 3 psalms done in responsory fashion? I read something that said, antiphon just at the beggining and end.
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John_Lilburne
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The General Instruction to the Liturgy of the Hours gives a choice for the antiphon:
(1) only at the beginning
(2) at beginning and end, or
(3) after each strophe.
Here is the text of the General Instruction:
"123. At the beginning of each psalm its own antiphon is always to be recited … The antiphon may be repeated at the end of the psalm. …
“125. In addition, when the literary genre of a psalm suggests it, the divisions into strophes are marked in order that, especially when the psalm is sung in the vernacular, the antiphons may be repeated after each strophe; …”
(From Documents on the Liturgy 1963-1979, Liturgical Press, 1982, ISBN 0-8146-1281-4, pages 1113-1114)
(1) only at the beginning
(2) at beginning and end, or
(3) after each strophe.
Here is the text of the General Instruction:
"123. At the beginning of each psalm its own antiphon is always to be recited … The antiphon may be repeated at the end of the psalm. …
“125. In addition, when the literary genre of a psalm suggests it, the divisions into strophes are marked in order that, especially when the psalm is sung in the vernacular, the antiphons may be repeated after each strophe; …”
(From Documents on the Liturgy 1963-1979, Liturgical Press, 1982, ISBN 0-8146-1281-4, pages 1113-1114)
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twiztedseraph
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John Lilburne:
Strophe being paragraphs?
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mgy100
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answers.com/topic/strophe
Here ya go.
Here ya go.
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John_Lilburne
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Yes, like a paragraph, is my understanding.
For example for Psalm 94(95), used for the invitatory at the beginning of the day, it has:
"Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the God who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord. (Antiphon)
“A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods.
In his hand are the depth of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his.
To him belongs the sea, for he made it,
and the dry land shaped by his hands. (Antiphon) …”
(From The Divine Office, Volume 1, E.J. Dwyer, 1974, page [5], ISBN 0-85574-233-x).
In this edition (approved for England) the General Introduction uses the word “verse” rather than “stanza” in the USA edition quoted above:
“125. The literary character may suggest that the verses of the psalm be indicated and the antiphon repeated after each verse, …”
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twiztedseraph
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John Lilburne:
Excellent, cause to my understanding it was the little stars every two lines, which would make the entire thing so much longer…
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puzzleannie
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LOTH can be done choir style, as usually is done in the monastery, with a right side and left side alternating verses of the psalm or canticle, and all reciting the antiphon at the beginning and end (or in between each “verse” as with the Invitatory).
when done in a parish setting with mostly lay people it can also be done as a responsorial psalm the way we do during Mass, with a cantor reading or chanting the verses, and the people reading or chanting the antiphon.
there are prescribed rules for each option.
when done in a parish setting with mostly lay people it can also be done as a responsorial psalm the way we do during Mass, with a cantor reading or chanting the verses, and the people reading or chanting the antiphon.
there are prescribed rules for each option.
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mercygate
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Little stars are observed as breath pauses of about 2 seconds. Hardly anybody does that any more but it adds a contemplative dimension to the recitation of the Psalms.
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puzzleannie
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quite right, there should be a pause after each verse, about one deep breath in and out, and a slightly longer pause after the psalm prayer, and after the reading.
also, when reciting in a group, the speaking or chant should be in unison (precisely why chant is so appropriate) with each member of the group striving to speak as one voice. Chant sets the proper rhythm and speed, but when reciting we should be a wee bit slower than the brusque converstational style of speaking most Americans have, giving full value to each word. the expression and tone should be engaged, but not “dramatic” or “interpretive”.
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