April 29 – St. Catherine of Siena, teacher Catherine grew up as an intelligent, cheerful and intensely religious person. She entered the Dominican Third Order at 18 […]
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Posts archive for 2019
Eastertide at the Daily Office
Office Hymn at the Daily Office All praise to you, O risen Lord, from death to endless life restored; all praise to God the Father be and […]
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Second Sunday of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter – 4. That night the apostles met in fear; Amidst them came their Lord most dear, And said, “My peace be on all […]
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Vespers in the Paschal Octave
Vespers in the Paschal Octave On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were assembled, Jesus […]
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Vespers in the Paschal Octave
Vespers in Easter Week – Go and tell my brethren, alleluia, to go to Galilee, and there they will see me, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ~Psalm Antiphon 4 […]
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Lauds in the Paschal Octave
Paschal Octave at Lauds An angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it, alleluia. ~Psalm Antiphon 1
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None in the Paschal Octave
None in Easter Week The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus,” alleluia. ~Psalm Antiphon
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Lauds in the Paschal Octave
Easter at Lauds – Lights glitt’ring morn bedecks the sky, Heaven thunders forth its victor cry, The glad earth shouts its triumph high, And groaning hell makes […]
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Monday Housekeeping – Compline
Monday Housekeeping – Compline Compline (pronounced: KOMP-lin) is the last office of the day and is followed by “The Great Silence.” We pray it at 8.30 P.M. […]
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Lauds in the Paschal Octave
Lauds His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow, alleluia. ~Psalm Antiphon ~Imagae: Br. Richard lights the Paschal candle.
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