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The Daily Office During Easter 2008
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| The Daily Office During Easter 2008 About this webpage This page has only one aim, and that is to help as many people as possible to be able to join in the great prayer of the church which is the Divine Off ice of the Roman Catholic Church. This facility is aimed at lay people, but might also be of use to those training for the Deaconate, or considering other religious orders. In short it is to help as many people as possible to say as much of the Daily Office as they would like, as often as they can. The page is put together by a lay person, with other lay help, and so does not pretend to carry any authority of the church, but is simply the guide that I wished that I had when I started saying Morning Evening and Night Prayer myself some years ago. This web page started as an ongoing sheet for helping parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Frimley, in the diocese of Arundel and Brighton to be able to say Morning and Evening prayer at home or in the church when our Parish Priest is not present. Just over a year ago this page was added to the Marist website. We continue to maintain it here because the "hit" statistics suggest that hundreds of you are visiting this page every month. This is both excellent news, and suggests that this page is probably fulfilling a need. As yet we have no idea of who is using this page and whether it best suits your needs. For example, we have no way of telling whether you are also from Arundel and Brighton, or whether from much wider afield. Therefore we dont really know whether you want to see our feast days only, or if on our feast days, you need the details for the rest of the church in England and Wales. This may seem an odd point, but it occurred to me in March this year when I realised that we celebrated St Patricks day, St Josephs day, and the Solemnity of the Annunciation on different days in A&B from (for example) Westminster. If you have a moment, and you use this website, please email me at and tell me the following. First, the most important information: Your diocese Which version of the Morning and Evening Prayer book you use (i.e., Morning and Evening prayer book, Daily Prayer, or full breviary). Are we giving you the right page numbers for your version of your book? How often you use this website, e.g. every day to look up the office, occasionally to see if there are any feast days, or around "the complicated times" such as Easter and Christmas. As yet we do not know whether you are from England, Wales or even beyond. If you have the time you might also be able to help me further by telling me: Whether there is too much or not enough explanation on this site If you would like further reading suggestions about the daily office, or if you have any recommendations of good books, or websites about the Daily Office that we should link to. Any suggestions for this site, or anything that you found difficult about Morning and Evening Prayer and think we might be able to explain. Finally, the following would be helpful to me, but only if you are happy to share it: Which offices you say, for example you might say just Night Prayer, or you might say Morning Prayer but only on certain days of the week, or if you have been saying the Office for a while and want to keep up with the variations of the seasons and Feasts, or if you are new to saying the Office. For the future. I would be interested to know if you feel the need for any information about the remainder of the Divine Office, such as the Office of Readings or Prayer during the day. At present these are not covered here. However, even if only to answer the first part, I would be really grateful to hear from you. Thank you. The Daily Office During Easter 2008 Alleluia He is Risen!!! Welcome to the Easter Season. And it is apparently the earliest Easter for nearly 100 years! Easter Season The Easter Season is "the Great Sunday" a continuous "day" of celebration spread over 50 days, including Ascension Day and concluding with Pentecost. Main events of Easter: Easter Octave: Easter Sunday (23rd March) to "Low Sunday" (30th March) Eastertide 1: The period of Eastertide before Ascension Day Ascension Day: Sunday 4th May. Note that this is the first year in England and Wales that Ascension Day is celebrated on the 7th Sunday of the Easter Season as opposed to the Thursday of the sixth week Eastertide 2: The period from Ascension to Pentecost Pentecost Sunday: Last day of the Easter Season. Sunday May 11th This purpose of this guide The daily office is the Liturgical Prayer of the church, and is also know as the Liturgy of the Hours. This is set out in the full 3-volume breviary. Vatican II identified Morning and Evening Payer as the key hinges of the divine office. The council really wanted to encourage as many laity as possible to share in Morning, Evening or at least Night Prayer. This guide is to help anyone who wants to say Morning Evening and/or Night prayer either in the church, or at home if they possess the Morning and Evening Prayer book. While many people who say Morning and Evening Prayer enjoy participating in the churchs liturgy in such a very profound way, most will agree that it is not easy at first to find your way around the book. Some days are particularly complex, and the seasons such as Eastertide are not what we might call intuitive. Most people, who have said the office for a while, feel that they "get the hang of it", although we all still get caught out from time to time. As stated earlier, this guide is simply my idea of what I would have liked when I started saying the office. Pope Benedict XVI on the Daily Office Pope Benedict XVI delivered "Sacramentum Caritatis" on the Eucharist on 22nd February 2007, which was published in March 07. In it, the importance of the daily office is reinforced. In Paragraph 45, the pope emphasises the importance of the Daily Office in terms of the scriptural content as well as being part of the prayer of the church. Quoting St Jerome "ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ", the passage goes on, "To this end, the faithful should be helped to appreciate the riches of Sacred Scripture found in the lectionary through pastoral initiatives, liturgies of the word and reading in the context of prayer (lectio divina). Efforts should also be made to encourage those forms of prayer confirmed by tradition, such as the Liturgy of the Hours, especially Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, and vigil celebrations. By praying the Psalms, the Scripture readings and the readings drawn from the great tradition which are included in the Divine Office, we can come to a deeper experience of the Christ-event and the economy of salvation, which in turn can enrich our understanding and participation in the celebration of the Eucharist." The Basic Pattern of Morning and Evening Prayer during Easter Morning and Evening Prayer is based on a 4-week Psalter, which is suspended for the first week of Eastertide the Easter Octave. Each week begins with Evening Prayer I for Sunday, which is said on the Saturday evening in much the same way as the first Mass of Sunday can be celebrated on Saturday evening. In Easter the weeks are: Easter Sunday to Low Sunday - Special offices for Easter Sunday, are used but with specific readings for each day of the Octave 2nd Monday of Easter (31st March) the following Saturday Week 2 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 6th) the following Saturday Week 3 4th Sunday of Easter (April 13th) - the following Saturday Week 4 5th Sunday of Easter (April 20th) the following Saturday - Week 1 6th Sunday of Easter (April 27th) the following Saturday Week 2 Ascension Day Now Sunday 4th May. Special office. Week 7 of Easter Monday 5th Saturday 10th May Week 3. This week is Eastertide 2 Pentecost Sunday 11th May, Special Office During the first week of Easter, the Octave, the first part of the office for Easter Sunday is used, and the rest of the office is given for each day of the octave. The Psalter is suspended until the second Sunday of Easter The Psalter has a hymn, three psalms (actually one of them is a canticle) and then there is a sequence (headed "THROUGH THE YEAR") that starts with the scripture reading ends with the concluding prayer. In Eastertide (and other seasons), we only use the psalms and canticle in the Psalter; there is a separate place for the opening hymn (P1118 P1121 for Easter 1 P1122 1125 for Eastertide 2) and the rest of the office from the scripture reading onwards is taken from the Proper of Seasons. For Eastertide, Monday week 2 until Saturday week 6 is given from P231 - 263). When there are particular days This pattern is interrupted when there is a saints day or other special day. What happens then depends on the importance of the day. Although complex, this is something that you get a feel for with practice. Basically there are: Memoria days which if "optional" you can just ignore, (unless it is a saint with whom you have a particular affinity). In this guide, the parts of the office for a optional memoria day is in red text. If not optional, a Memoria can be celebrated as a "commemoration", where we substitute the concluding prayer with the one appointed in the proper of saints for the day, and the Benedictus and Magnificat antiphon if one is given in the Proper of Saints. Alternatively there is an option to use all of the whole office for a memoria day from the relevant common offices. At OLQH we tend to commemorate Memoria days. On Sundays Memorias are ignored. Feasts are more important than memorias, and on feast days we suppress the Psalter. Some of the office is set out in the proper of saints (General calendar) and the rest is in what we call the common offices, so for example if there is a the feast of a saint who was a pastor, then the proper of saints will have probably the Benedictus and Magnificent antiphons and the concluding prayer, and you are referred for the rest of the office to the common of pastors. Feasts are also ignored if their date falls on a Sunday. (Exceptions to this rule "Feasts of Our Lord" for example the Transfiguration on August 6th but not this year). Solemnities are major days and have evening prayer I and II, just like we have Saturday Evening first office and Mass of the following Sunday. In ordinary time solemnities take precedence over Sundays. Dont worry if this all seems totally confusing, it should make more sense with practice. How do I know when there are special days? The Proper of Saints is set out as a calendar, January to December, in the Morning and Evening Prayer book. However there are a few things to watch out for: There are new saints who have specific days but are not yet shown in the book The calendar does not help you where certain solemnities etc. are transferred to another date. The parish newsletter is really helpful here, as is the diocesan yearbook. However any page numbers given in the diocesan yearbook are for the large three-volume whole office breviary used by clergy and (some) religious orders. Night Prayer Unlike the other offices, Night prayer is really simple and is based on a one week cycle instead of four week. It changes very little throughout the year, so it is often a good starting point as you try to get into saying the office. Night prayer begins with "Oh God come to our aid Oh Lord, make haste to help us Glory be " It is customary to then make an act of contrition A hymn is then said; there is a selection to choose from P680 - P684, or you can really choose any. Then the office for the day is said (Sunday I on Saturday Night) P689 P708 (On solemnities then Sunday I and II is used as with a Sunday) We also use the Sunday Night prayer every day in the Easter Octave. Finally it is usual to end with an antiphon to the Virgin Mary, there are P685 - P688 and at Easter we select one of those with Alleluia. On the rare occasions where there is anything different, it will be pointed out in the week-by-week listings, and prefixed with a *. Easter Sunday/ Easter Octave Note that no saints or other days are ever celebrated during the Easter Octave Easter Sunday 23rd March Morning Prayer: The Office is on P209 - 211, with the Psalms etc. of Sunday Week 1 on P390. Start with the Invitatory Antiphon and the Psalm 94 (95) on page 371 Evening Prayer: The Office is given on P211 214 Night Prayer; Of Sunday 2 (main body of office P692 695). Remember to use the Easter Antiphons
Monday 24th March Monday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Monday page 215 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Monday P216. *Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II, or Sunday I can be used as an alternative
Tuesday 25th March Tuesday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Tuesday page 217 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Tuesday P218. *Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II, or Sunday I can be used as an alternative
Wednesday 26th March Wednesday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Wednesday page 219 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Wednesday P220. *Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II, or Sunday I can be used as an alternative
Thursday 27th March Thursday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Thursday page 222 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Thursday P223. *Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II, or Sunday I can be used as an alternative
Friday 28th March Friday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Friday page 224 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Friday P225. *Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II, or Sunday I can be used as an alternative
Saturday 29th March Saturday of the Easter Octave Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Saturday page 226 Low Sunday Octave of Easter Evening Prayer 1: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Low Sunday P227 Night Prayer: Sunday I to be used Sunday 30th March Morning Prayer: As Easter Sunday P209 until the end of the 3rd Psalm (You can select another hymn from P1118 - 1121). Scripture reading onwards: Low Sunday P228 Evening Prayer: Follow Evening Prayer for Easter Sunday P211 (or use alternative hymn from choose from P1118 P1121); scripture reading onwards: Low Sunday Evening Prayer II P230. Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II There are two Solemnities that are transferred from their usual dates, when they would have happened in Holy Week and Easter week: St Joseph on Monday (normally 19th March) and the Annunciation on Tuesday (normally 25th March). I have recently found out that the Vatican instruction that they be transferred to a close date has been followed differently in different dioceses. Therefore you will need to check this Monday and Tuesday, to see what your diocese is doing. What follows here is true for Arundel and Brighton. Monday 31st March Solemnity of St Joseph (husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Morning Prayer: Office P751 753 Psalms of Sunday week 1 P390 - 394 Evening Prayer: Office P753 754 Hymn as at Morning Prayer (P751) Psalms from the common of pastors P044 (concluding prayer as at Morning Prayer). *Night Prayer As Easter Sunday use Sunday II If your diocese is celebrating the Solemnity of the Annunciation today, then follow the pages given for Tuesday, below
Tuesday 1st April Solemnity of the Annunciation Morning Prayer: Office P760 762 Psalms P390 394 Evening Prayer: Hymn from Common on BVM P991 Office P762 766 (concluding prayer as at Morning Prayer) Night Prayer: As Easter Sunday use Sunday II If your diocese celebrated the Annunciation on Monday then you must follow the office for week 2 of Easter: Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Tuesday Week 2, P486 490; Reading onwards: Easter Tuesday Week 2 P242 - 245 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P492 494, Reading onwards: P245 - 7 Night Prayer Hymn P680 P684, Tuesday P698, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter Antiphons etc.)
2nd Week of Eastertide Note that the Easter Octave ended on Sunday, and on Wednesday we return to the Psalter, since it is the second week of Easter it is Psalter week 2. Be aware that there are antiphons for Eastertide throughout the Psalter. Generally, for the next few weeks the pattern is to start with a hymn for Easter, follow the Psalter with the Easter Antiphons and then go to the proper of seasons, and follow the cycle for weeks 1 7 using the antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for the corresponding week. This pattern is subject to interruption for various saints days etc.
Wednesday 2nd April Wednesday of Easter Week 2 Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Wednesday Week 2, P496 501; Reading onwards: Easter Wednesday Week 2 P247 249. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P502 506, Reading onwards: P250 251. I Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Wednesday P700, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter Antiphons etc.)
Thursday 3rd April Thursday of Easter Week 2 Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Thursday Week 2, P508 512; Reading onwards: Easter Thursday Week 2 P252 254. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P513 516, Reading onwards: P254 - 256 Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Thursday P703, Final Anthem P685 (with Easter antiphons etc.)
Friday 4th April Friday of Easter Week 2 Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Friday Week 2, P518 522; Reading onwards: Easter Friday Week 2 P256 259 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P524 526, Reading onwards: P259 - 260 Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Friday P705, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter Antiphons etc.)
Saturday 5th April Saturday of Easter Week 2 Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Saturday Week 2, P528 531; Reading onwards: Easter Week 2 Saturday P260 263 P771
Eastertide Week 3 3rd Sunday of Easter Saturday 5th April Evening Prayer Evening Prayer is evening Prayer 1 of the 3rd Sunday of Easter Hymn from P1118 P1121: Psalter Week 3: P533 536. From the Reading onwards: P231 233. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Easter Sunday 3 Night Prayer of Sunday 1 (Easter antiphons etc.) P689 692 Sunday 6th April Third Sunday of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121: Psalter Sunday Week 3, P539 P543, Reading onwards: Sunday 3 of Easter P234 236. Evening Prayer (Sunday Evening Prayer 2); Hymn from P1118 P1121; Psalter Week 3: P546 550 Reading onwards P236 138. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Sunday 3 Night Prayer Of Sunday 2 (main body of office P692 695)
Monday 7th April: Memoria of St John Baptist de la Salle, Priest Morning Prayer : Hymn choose from P1118 1121, Psalter week 3 P552 -556; Reading onwards P238 239 (Easter Week 3), Benedictus antiphon and concluding prayer P769 Evening Prayer: Hymn choose from P118 1121; Psalter week 3 P557 560; Reading onwards P241 242; Magnificat Antiphon and Concluding Prayer P769 Night Prayer; Hymn chose from P680 684 Monday P695, final anthem to BVM P685 - 688
Tuesday 8th April Tuesday 3 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Tuesday Week 3, P562 565; Reading onwards: Easter Tuesday Week 3 P242 245. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P567 569, Reading onwards: P245 - 7 Night Prayer Hymn P680 P684, Tuesday P698, Final Anthem P685 - 688
Wednesday 9th April Wednesday 3 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn Choose from P1118 1121; Psalter Week 3 P571 574; Reading onwards P247 -249 Evening Prayer; Hymn choose from P1118 -1121; Psalter week 3 P576 - 579; Reading onwards P250 -251 Night Prayer; Hymn P680 684, Wednesday P700, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter antipnons etc.)
Thursday 10th April Thursday 3 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Thursday Week 3, P581 584; Reading onwards: Easter Thursday Week 3 P252 254. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P586 589, Reading onwards: P254 - 256 Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Thursday P703, Final Anthem P685 (with Easter antiphons etc.)
Friday 11th April Friday 3 of Easter Optional memoria St Stanislaus (Bishop & Martyr) Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Friday Week 3, P591 594; Reading onwards: Easter Friday Week 3 P256 259 Optional memoria substitute Benedictus antiphon and concluding prayer P769 - 770 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P596 598, Reading onwards: P259 260 Optional memoria substitute Magnificat antiphon and concluding prayer P769 - 770 Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Friday P705, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter Antiphons etc.)
Saturday 12th April Saturday 3 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Week 3 P601 603; Readings onwards for Saturday 3 P261 3.
Saturday 12th April Forth Sunday of Easter Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 1 of the 4th Sunday of Easter Hymn from P1118 P1121: Psalter Week 4: Psalms etc. P605 608. Note antiphons for Easter Sunday 4. : Reading onwards P236 138. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Sunday 4 Night Prayer Main body is from Sunday 1 of night prayer P689 692 Sunday 13th April Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121: Psalter Sunday Week 4, P610 P615, antiphons of Lent week 4. Reading onwards: Sunday 4 of Easter P234 236. Evening Prayer (Sunday Evening Prayer 2); Hymn from P1118 P1121; Psalter Week 4: P618 622; Reading onwards P236 138. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Easter Sunday 4 Night Prayer Of Sunday 2 (main body of office P692 695)
Monday 14th April Monday 4 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Monday Week 4, P624 628; Reading onwards: Easter Monday (Week 4) P238 -140 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P629 632; scripture reading onwards: P241 242 week 4, (concluding prayer as at Morning Prayer). Night Prayer Hymn chose from P680 684 Monday P695, final anthem to BVM P685 - 688
Tuesday 15th April Tuesday 4 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Tuesday Week 4, P634 638; Reading onwards: Easter Tuesday Week 4 P242 245 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P640 642, Reading onwards: P245 7 Night Prayer; Hymn P680 P684, Tuesday P698, Final Anthem P685 - 688
Wednesday 16th April Wednesday 4 of Easters Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Wednesday Week 4, P644 648; Reading onwards: Easter Wednesday Week 4 P247 249 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P649 652, Reading onwards: P250 251 Night Prayer Hymn P680 684, Wednesday P700, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter antiphons etc.) Thursday 17th April Thursday 4 of Easter Morning Prayer; Hymn choose from P1118 -1121; Psalter week 4 P655 658; Reading onwards week 4 P252 - 254 Evening Prayer Hymn choose from P118 1121; Psalter week 4 P660 663; Reading onwards P254 - 255 Night Prayer; Hymn P680 684, Thursday P703, Final Anthem P685 (with Easter antiphons etc.) Friday 18th April Friday 4 of Easter Morning Prayer; Hymn choose from P1118 1121; Psalter Week 4 P 665 668; Reading onwards P256 - 258 Evening Prayer; Hymn choose from P1118 1121; Psalter Week 4 P671 673; Reading onwards P259 260 Night Prayer; Hymn P680 684, Friday P705, Final Anthem P685 - 688 (with Easter Antiphons etc.)
Saturday 19th April Saturday 4 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Saturday Week 4, P675 678; Reading onwards: Saturday Easter Week 4, P261 263
Saturday 19th April Evening Prayer Evening Prayer is evening Prayer 1 of the 5th Sunday of Easter Hymn from P1118 P1121: Psalter Week 1: P382 386. Note special antiphons for Easter. Reading Onwards P236 138. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Sunday 5 Night Prayer (Easter) Main body is from Sunday 1 of night prayer P689 692 Sunday 20th April Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121: Psalter Sunday Week 1, P390 P394, Reading onwards: Sunday 5 of Easter P234 236 Evening Prayer (Sunday Evening Prayer 2); Hymn from P1118 P1121; Psalter Week 1: P397 401 Reading onwards P236 138. Use Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Easter Sunday 5 Night Prayer Of Sunday 2 - Easter (main body of office P692 695)
Monday 21st April Monday 5 of Easter: St Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury Memoria in England Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121, Psalter Monday Week 1, P403 P406. Reading onwards: Easter Monday 5 P238 -140 Concluding Prayer P771 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose from P1118 P1121); Psalter P407 410; Reading onwards: P241 242 week 4, (concluding prayer as at Morning Prayer P771). Night Prayer of Monday (Easter)
Tuesday 22nd April Tuesday 5 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Tuesday Week 1, P412 416; Reading onwards: Easter Tuesday Week 5 P242 245
Tuesday 22nd April St George. Patron Saint of England: Solemnity in England This is the eve of a solemnity in England, and so Evening Prayer and Night prayer are of the vigil. Evening Prayer 1: Hymn P1185, Psalms P1011with antiphons for one Martyr, Scripture Reading onwards (Eastertide P1016) Concluding Prayer P772 *Night Prayer 1 Since a solemnity in England, Night prayer of is of Sunday1 (Easter), with the concluding prayer for solemnities that do not fall on a Sunday.
Wednesday 23rd April St George Patron of England - Solemnity Morning Prayer: Hymn P1185 (National Calendar) Office: Common of Martyrs - One Martyr, Eastertide. P1029 1030, use the psalms of Sunday Week 1 P390 onwards. Scripture reading Benedictus Antiphon and Intercessions from P1032 and concluding prayer P772 Evening Prayer: Hymn as at Morning Prayer P1185, Psalter, antiphons P774 with the Psalms from the common of Apostles P1007; scripture reading onwards: P775, concluding prayer P772 (as at Morning Prayer). *Night Prayer Since this follows a Solemnity, Night Prayer is that of Sunday II, use the concluding prayer for solemnities that do not fall on Sunday.
Thursday 24th April Thursday 5 of Easter Ooptional memoria St Fidelis of Sigmaringen Morning Prayer: Hymn choose P1118 P1121; Psalter Wednesday Week 1, P431 434; Reading onwards: Thursday Week 5 P252 254. .,For optional memoria substitute concluding prayer with that given on P772 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P436 439, Reading onwards: P254 256 For optional memoria substitute concluding prayer with that given on P772 Night Prayer of Thursday (Easter)
Friday 25th April Feast of St Mark Morning Prayer: Hymn P1004; Proper of Saints P773, Psalms of Sunday Week 1 P390 Evening Prayer: Hymn P1006, Office P774 575, Psalms Common of Apostles P1007 Night Prayer of Friday (Easter)
Saturday 26th April Saturday 5 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Saturday Week 1, P452 454; Reading onwards: Saturday 5 Easter 1 P261 - 262
*Note: in England and Wales Ascension Day is on the 7th Sunday, and not on Thursday this week (week 6). Therefore we are celebrating week 6 up to Wednesday Evening, and then 6B for the rest of the week. Saturday 26th April Sunday 6 of Easter Evening Prayer Evening Prayer is evening Prayer 1 of the Sunday 6 of Easter Hymn from P1118 P1121: Psalter Week 2: P455 459. Antiphons for Easter. Reading onwards P231 233. Magnificat Antiphon, intercession and concluding prayer for Sunday 6 Night Prayer 1of Sunday (Easter) P689 692 Sunday 27th April Sunday 6 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121: Psalter Sunday Week 2, P462 P466, antiphons of Easter. Reading onwards: Sunday 6 P234 236. Evening Prayer (Sunday Evening Prayer 2); Hymn from P1118 P1121; Psalter Week 2: P469 473 Reading onwards P236 238. (Sunday 6) Night Prayer II of Sunday (Easter) main body of office P692 695
Monday 28th April: Monday of Easter Week 6 Morning Prayer: Hymn Choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter week 2; P476 - 480, Reading onwards P238 - 240 Evening Prayer: Hymn Choose from P118 1121; Psalter Week 2 P481 484, Reading onwards; P241 - 242 Night Prayer: Of Monday (Easter)
Tuesday 29th April: Feast of St Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor Patron of Europe Morning Prayer: Office P1057 1059, Psalms of Sunday week 1 P390, Benedicus Antiphon and Concluding Prayer P777 Evening Prayer: Hymn P1053, Office P1060 1064, Magnificat Antiphon and Concluding Prayer P777 Night Prayer: of Tuesday (Eastertide)
Wednesday 30th April Wednesday 6 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Wednesday Week 2, P496 501; Reading onwards: Wednesday 6 P247 249. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P502 506, Reading onwards: Wednesday week 6B* P250 - 251. Night Prayer of Wednesday (of Easter)
Thursday 1st May Thursday 6B* of Easter OR optional Memoria of St Joseph the Worker Either the weekday of Easter: Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Thursday Week 2, P508 512; Reading onwards: Thursday 6B P252 254. Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P513 516, Reading onwards: P254 - 255 Night Prayer of Thursday (Easter) OR the optional memoria: Morning Prayer St Joseph the Worker: Office P778, Psalm Antiphons P751-2, Psalms Sunday Week 1 P390 Evening Prayer St Joseph w: Hymn P778, Psalm Antiphons 753, Psalms P1044; Reading onwards P780-1 Night Prayer of Thursday (Easter)
Friday 2nd May Friday 6B of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Friday Week 2, P519 522; Reading onwards: Friday 6B P265 259 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1118 P1121), Psalter P524 526, Reading onwards: Friday 6B P259 - 260 Night Prayer of Friday of Easter Saturday 3rd May Saturday 6B of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1118 P1121; Psalter Saturday Week 2, P528 531; Reading onwards: P260 - 263
Saturday 3rd May Ascension Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 1 of the Ascension Office P263 - 267: P533 536. Night Prayer Sunday 1 (of Easter) P689 692 Sunday 4th May Ascension Morning Prayer: Office P267 269 with Psalms of Sunday Week 1 P390 Evening Prayer: Hymn P263 (as of Evening Prayer 1) Remainder of Office P269 - 272 Night Prayer Of Sunday 2 (Easter) main body of office P692 695
Monday 5th May Monday 7 of Eastertide II Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1122 P1125, Psalter Monday Week 3, P552 P556. Reading onwards: Week 7 Monday P280 - 281 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose from P1122 P1125); Psalter P557 560; scripture reading onwards: P281 (concluding prayer as at Morning Prayer). Night Prayer of Monday (Easter)
Tuesday 6th May Tuesday 7 of Eastertide II Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1122 P1125; Psalter Tuesday Week 3, P562 565; Reading onwards: Week 7 Tuesday P282 - 283 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1122 P1125), Psalter P567 569, Reading onwards: P283 - 4 Night Prayer of Tuesday (Easter)
Wednesday 7th May Wenesday7 of Easter II Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1122 P1125; Psalter Wednesday Week 3, P571 574; Reading onwards: Week 7 Wednesday P284 - 285 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1122 P1125), Psalter P576 579, Reading onwards: P285 - 286 Night Prayer of Wednesday (Easter)
Thursday 8th May Thursday 7 of Easter II Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1122 P1125; Psalter Thursday Week 3, P581 584; Reading onwards: Week 7 Thursday P286 - 287 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1122 P1125), Psalter P586 589, Reading onwards: P287- 288 Night Prayer of Thursday (Easter)
Friday 9th May Friday 7 of Easter II Morning Prayer: Hymn choose from P1122 P1125; Psalter Friday Week 3, P591 594; Reading onwards: Week 7 Friday P288 289 Evening Prayer: Hymn (choose P1122 P1125), Psalter P596 598, Reading onwards: P290 Night Prayer of Friday (Easter)
Saturday 10th May Saturday 7 of Easter Morning Prayer: Hymn - choose from P1122 P1125; Psalter Saturday Week 3 P601 - 603; Reading onwards: Week 7 Saturday P291, Concluding prayer of St Philip Neri P789
Saturday 10th May Evening Prayer 1: Hymn no 32 or 33 P1122 - 1123, Remainder of office P292 295 Night Prayer: Sunday 1 (of Easter) Sunday 11th May: Pentecost Sunday Morning Prayer: P295 297, except Psalms of Sunday Week 1 (P390) Evening Prayer II: Hymn no 32 or 33 P1122 - 1123, Remainder of office P297 300 * * * E N D O F E A S T E R T I D E * * * Night Prayer 2 of Sunday
This year Ordinary Time resumes on Monday 12th May. This will be week 6 of the churchs year, and the whole office will be found in week 2 the Psalter. We will endeavour to bring another update of this page ready for then. Acknowledgement This paper was prepared by Jeremy Preece for use by parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Frimley. It is reproduced here with his kind permission.
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