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Traditional Anglo-Catholic Offices in the American ’79 BCP Morning Prayer This guide presents a means of reading the Offices from the current authorized prayer Opening Sentences p.37 book in full accord with its rubrics that adheres to traditional Anglo-Catholic practice in Select for the season; proceed through them in order by weeks. consultation with the Directorium Anglicanum and Ritual Notes . (Optional) Confession of Sin p. 41 Most appropriate on penitential days and Fri. outside of Easter. Where to Find Them Invitatory and Psalter p. 42 Daily Morning Prayer: Rite I p. 37 The Venite is used daily except on the 19 th of the month when the Jubilate is used and in Daily Evening Prayer: Rite I p. 61 the Easter Season when the Pascha Nostrum is used. Collects p. 159 Psalms Great Litany p. 148 The Gloria Patria is said after every psalm: The Psalter p. 585 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: The Daily Office Lectionary p. 936 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The Lessons p. 47 First Lesson : from the Old Testament The Psalter First Canticle Use the 30-day cycle in the Psalter itself rather than the suggestions of the lectionary (a 7 We Praise Thee (p. 52) is used on Sundays and all feasts outside of Advent and Lent, 7-week cycle). Italicized headings among the psalms divide them into daily Morning and and daily in the seasons of Easter and Christmas Evening portions. 1 A Song of Creation (p. 47) is used on Sundays and all feasts in Advent and Lent, and on all non-feast days The Lectionary Second Lesson : From the New Testament Facing pages giving readings for Year One and Year Two. Second Canticle : invariably 4 The Song of Zechariah (p.50) Year 1 is odd-numbered years (starting in an even-numbered Advent) The Apostles’ Creed p. 53 Year 2 is even-numbered years (starting in an odd-numbered Advent) The lectionary The Prayers p. 54 provides three readings a day; to fill out the fourth, use the OT reading from the same Suffrages p. 55 day of the other year or the daily portion from Benedict’s Rule. Use Suffrages B when the First Canticle is the Te Deum, else use A. Collect of the Day p. 55 Source Note This comes from the Collect section of the BCP (starting on p.159). If the day does not This text is adapted from an anonymous unprovenanced PDF entitled “Quick have its own collect, use the collect of the Sunday preceding. Reference Guide to the Prayer Book Offices.” Seasonal Collect In Advent, the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent (p. 159) In Lent, the Collect for Ash Wednesday (p. 166). Collect for Peace p. 57 Collect for Grace p. 57 Prayer for Mission p. 57 Use the first, “Almighty and everlasting God.” On Fri. and penitential days this prayer is omitted; the Great Litany replaces the rest. Hymn p. 58 Either the traditional Matins or Lauds hymn or Marian Antiphon may be used. (Optional) Authorized Intercession p. 58 Prayer 2. For All Sorts and Conditions of Men on p. 814 is ideal. (Optional) General Thanksgiving p. 58 Prayer of St. Chrysostom p.59 Grace p.59 Use the first: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…” on weekdays and penitential days, the third for feasts. (cc) haligweorc 2007 Some Rights Reserved Evening Prayer Traditional Hymns by Season Opening Sentences p.61 (Optional) Confession of Sin p. 62 Numbers in parentheses are for The Hymnal 1982 Most appropriate on penitential days and Fri. outside of Easter. Morning Prayer (Matins and Lauds) Evening Prayer Invitatory and Psalter p. 63 Advent (Optional) O Gracious Light p. 64 Verbum supernum prodiens (63-64) or Creator alme siderum (60) Psalms En clara vox (59) The Gloria Patria is said after every psalm: Christmas Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: Veni Redemptor gentium (54-55) or Jesu , Redemptor omnium (85-86) As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. A solis ortus cardine Epiphany (octave) The Lessons p. 64 O sola magnarum urbium (127) Hostis Herodes impie (131-132) First Lesson : from the Old Testament (or the Gospel) Lent First Canticle : invariably The Song of Mary Ex more docti mystica (146-147) or Audi, benigne Conditor (152) Second Lesson : From the Gospel (or Benedict’s Rule) O Sol salutis intimis (144) Second Canticle : invariably The Song of Simeon Passiontide The Apostles’ Creed p. 66 Pange lingua gloriosi (165-166) Vexilla Regis prodeunt (161-162) Easter The Prayers p. 67 Aurora lucis rutilat or Ad coenam Agni providi (174, 202) Suffrages p. 67 Rex sempiterne coelitum Use Suffrages A. Pentecost (Octave) Collect of the Day p. 68 Jam Christus astra ascenderat or Veni Creator Spiritus (226-228) This comes from the Collect section of the BCP (starting on p.159). If the day does not Beata nobis gaudia (223-224) have its own collect, use the collect of the Sunday preceding. Ordinary Time Seasonal Collect Sun: [Winter] Primo dierum omnium or Lucis creator optime (27-28) In Advent, the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent (p. 159) [Summer] Nocte surgentes vigilemus (1-2) In Lent, the Collect for Ash Wednesday (p. 166). Aeterne rerum Conditor Collect for Peace p. 69 Mon: Somno refectis artubus or Immense caeli Conditor (32) Collect for Aid against Perils p. 70 Splendor paternae gloriae (5) Prayer for Mission p. 71 Tues: Consors paterni luminis or Telluris ingens Conditor Use the third, “O God, who dost manifest.” Ales diei nuntius Hymn p. 58 Wed: Rerum Creator optime or Caeli Deus sanctissime Either the appointed Vespers hymn or Marian Antiphon may be used. Nox et tenebrae et nubila (Optional) Authorized Intercession p. 71 Thurs: Nox atra rerum contegit or Magnae Deus potentiae Prayer 2. For All Sorts and Conditions of Men on p. 814 is ideal. Lux ecce surgit aurea (Optional) General Thanksgiving p. 71 Fri: Tu Trinitatis Unitas or Plasmator hominis Deus Prayer of St. Chrysostom p. 59 Aeterna caeli gloria Grace p. 59 Sat: Summae Deus clementiae or O lux beata Trinitas (29-30) Use the first: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…” on weekdays and penitential days, Aurora jam spargit polum the third for feasts. (cc) haligweorc 2007 Some Rights Reserved .