Marian Antiphons

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These 4 Marian antiphons. They are to be said at certain times of the year I understand. What does “with Octave” mean? I don’t think the majority of Catholics who just want to be in the church care about this. or those not into Mariology. I would perhaps like to add this to my worship. I really like some versions of Salve Regina.
 
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When you see a reference to the octave it is referring to 8 days after.
 
Wouldn’t you know, now I can’t find it anywhere. I was looking at
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There are four Antiphons to Our Lady traditionally said after Compline. They are used at different times of the year. I am not sure how you link them with the phrase ‘with Octave’. Could you either provide a fuller quote or give a link to the source?
 
In reference to the ‘octave,’ we are in the period that is referred to as the Octave of Easter.
 
Yes we are in the Easter Octave; however, the question was posed on Holy Thursday which was prior to the octave. The phrase in the question does not make any sense. At least two of us have asked for clarification but received none.
 
Maybe they were looking ahead and asking about what is an octave.
 
OraLabora said:
Five.

Alma redemptoris mater
Ave Regina
Regina Caeli
Salve Regina
Sub Tuum.
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When is Sub tuum præsidium used, i.e. what season? I know the periods for the other four and they cover the entire liturgical year. An abbey I recently corresponded with confirmed they used four: Alma redemptoris mater, Ave regina cœlorum, Regina cœli and Salve regina . The only monastery that I know uses Sub tuum præsidium does so after None and not after Compline.
 
In the Monastic Antiphonale (the new one, 2005) it is specified for Compline post-1st Vespers of solemnities outside Eastertide. In the Solesmes Congregation, it is also used at feasts of Apostles and at a few other times.

In the Roman Rite (the new Liturgy of the Hours), it is proposed ad libitum outside of Eastertide.

Admittedly this is post-conciliar usage of the antiphon, but the antiphon itself is very ancient, and I believe it was used at Compline at the Little Office of the BVM so it’s use at Compline, of one form or another, goes back a ways.
 
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Is there only one Monastic Antiphonale? I know the Congregation with which you’re associated produces liturgical books for the Divine Office. I’m wondering if each Congregation can produce its own or may be individual monasteries can. The abbey that told me they have four Marian antiphons, depending on the season, is in the English Benedictine Congregation and the monk said they were according to the Monastic Antiphonale. Of course, he may have told me that because of what I asked. He may not have remembered or thought it relevant because of my question to mention Sub tuum, as it seems to be an exception said on certain occasions rather than belonging to a period of time as the others do.
 
There’s only one that I know of, but many monasteries just use it as a source to prepare their own liturgical books. That was the case of our abbey. Since the Sub Tuum is ad libitum in all cases, it’s quite possible the abbey you refer to simply elected to omit it in their own books.
 
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