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    Fundamental to the life of religious is prayer -- the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, certainly -- but on an even more regular basis, the Hours of the Divine Office.  Long before the birth of Christ, the Jewish people often prayed the melodic poetry of the Psalms.  The same practice was adopted by the first solitaries, who would pray the Psalms from memory as they pursued their work.  With the advent of monasticism, specific Psalms were allotted to the various times of the day, each day of the week, so that the brethren could pray in unison.  Eventually these Psalms, together with various hymns, prayers, and scripture readings were gathered together in the "Breviary," a compendium of prayers to be prayed by all priests and most religious.

    The following is offered for those just learning to pray the Divine Office according to the traditional Roman Breviary.        How to say the Office: [LINK] [LINK]

    Those not having a printed Breviary may wish to make use of their Bible in conjunction with this Psalter of the Roman Breviary.

    The Psalter as described in the Rule of St Benedict.

    Sunday Compline

    The Readings of the Hour of Matins make an excellent Scripture program.

Latin Pronunciation Guide

 

Occurring Scriptures for the Weeks of the Liturgical Year at the Hour of Matins (in progress)
First Week of Advent		Second Week of Advent		Third Week of Advent		Fourth Week of Advent
Christmas-Vigil to Octave		Christmas: Octave to Vigil of Epiphany		Epiphany Octave		First full week after Epiphany
Second full week after Epiphany		Third full week after Epiphany		Fourth full week after Epiphany		Fifth full week after Epiphany
Sixth full week after Epiphany		Septuagesima Week		Sexagesima Week		Quinquagesima Week
First Week of Lent		Second Week of Lent		Third Week of Lent		Fourth Week of Lent
First Week of Passiontide		Second Week of Passiontide (Holy Week)
Easter and Its Octave		Week of the First Sunday after Easter		Week of the Second Sunday after Easter		Week of the Third Sunday after Easter
Week of the Fourth Sunday after Easter		Week of the Fifth Sunday after Easter		Week following Ascension Thursday		Pentecost Week
Week of Trinity Sunday		Week of the Second Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Third Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Week of the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Week of the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost		Week of the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
From August through November (inclusive, but apart from Advent), the occurring Scripture is taken from the current day of the current week of the month. On Sunday, the seventh. eighth, and ninth lessons are the homily on the Gospel for the current Sunday after Pentecost (Possibly from the Seventh Sunday through the Last Sunday after Pentecost)
			Sundays after Pentecost August through November
First Week of August	Second Week of August		Third Week of August		Fourth Week of August		Fifth Week of August
First Week of September	Second Week of September		Third Week of September		Fourth Week of September		Fifth Week of September
First Week of October	Second Week of October		Third Week of October		Fourth Week of October		Fifth Week of October
First Week of November	Second Week of November		Third Week of November		Fourth Week of November		Fifth Week of November
While Advent falls at the end of our secular year, it comes at the beginning of the Church's liturgical year (at the beginning of this table).
Gospel Readings Explained by the Fathers and Doctors of the Church in the Breviary (in progress)

    Our liturgical calendar contains feasts not found in some of the more modern breviaries.  Lessons for these feasts may be found in the following list (a work in progress -- please be patient!):
 

    An online, flexile vintage, Breviary is being developed at Divinum Officium.

    Antiphonale 1912 .pdf

   

Psalm xvii