Fr. Edward Henderson on Matins

A fascinating article by our own Fr. Edward Henderson on the usage of Matins in the OCA: https://t.co/d51I0417LZ

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Fr. David Anderson on the Traditional Cycles of Prayer

Sharing this program from @InstituteCC https://t.co/06aDScVksu The traditional cycles of prayer that sanctify time from Fr David Anderson from Wyoming Catholic College

— David Clayton (@pontifexbeauty) April 15, 2021

More on the Byzantine Office

Follow-up on a Recent Article about the Byzantine Office https://t.co/2jamO2YvKv pic.twitter.com/jJ1YGNlCfy

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The Midnight Office of the Byzantine Rite

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The Inter-Hours of the Byzantine Office

by Gregory DiPippo
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Blessed Ildephonse Schuster

More on Useless Repetition

Praying the Office

Fotx XI International Liturgical Conference

Monastic Compline

The Evangelical Importance of Great Vespers

A Jesuit Breviary

How to pray the “Cursing Psalms” against our enemies

Rather than talking about "Divine Justice" (as an analogue to human retributive justice) as Pius Parsch does in his introduction to the breviary, wouldn't it be better to talk about punishments/chastisements/etc. in relation to Divine Mercy or Righteousness?

Can God will an evil (or punishment) to a sinner for its own sake, without willing the further good of conversion or penitence, or just as a means to maintaining good order or discipline or to prevent them from doing greater evil, for the sake of others only? Or does sin suffice as its own punishment?

NCReg: Melkite Eparchy Celebrates 50-Year Milestone of Evangelizing in America by Peter Jesserer Smith
The Eastern Catholic traditions rooted in the ancient Church of Antioch have blossomed in the U.S. since the close of Vatican II.

One aspect of liturgical renewal that the bishop plans to initiate is an adaption of the parochial Byzantine office from the eighth century, so that Melkite Catholic men and women can gather to pray the Church’s morning and evening prayer with each other. The office currently is geared toward monks, but the new “parochial office” will enable the laity to integrate these prayers in their lives and reap their Church’s rich spiritual tradition through the week.

NLM: A Byzantine Combination Breviary and Hand-Missal by Gregory DiPippo

NLM: Rediscovering the Imprecatory Psalms by Fr. Thomas Kocik

NLM: The Office of Vespers as Sacrifice - Guest Article (Skyler Neberman)
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Psalm 88 in the Roman Office

Pray Tell: Does Psalm 88 Make Sense at Compline? by Liborius Olaf Lumma

The current Roman order uses Ps. 88 on Fridays. The mood of this psalm is totally different than that of all the other ones. While Pss. 4, 31, 91, and 134 express confidence and trust in God’s guidance, Ps 88. definitely does not. It is a lamentation and a petitionary prayer, rather in terms of desperation than in terms of hope.

In my eyes (and in the eyes of all scholars I know on that point), the meaning of Compline in the old monastic tradition is to express and practice imperturbable confidence in contemplation of death (sleep being an image of death of course). Ps. 88 can be seen as an imitation of Christ’s despair on the cross (cf. Mt 27:46 and Ps 22:1). One might argue that this is exactly why this psalm is a good choice for a Christian night prayer on Friday, but I would argue that this is not what Compline is about. Reading Ps. 88 transforms Compline into something it was not meant to be: it turns from a rite of peace, silence, and confidence into a late-medieval affective and almost painful imitatio crucis (imitation of the cross). And this does not even fit with General Instruction no. 88 which claims for Compline on weekdays that “psalms are chosen which are full of confidence in the Lord.”

The Church of England adopted most of the Roman cycle for Compline, but not on Fridays: They prefer Ps. 139 (and I think they had good reason).

Especially (but not only) in Easter season I would strongly suggest not saying Ps. 88 at Compline. What do you think?

Where was it placed previously?

Our Lady of Walsingham Customary

NLM: Customary of Our Lady of Walsingham Available in the US

An Alternative to the Roman-rite LOH?

NLM: The Ordinariate Office - A Wonderful Gift For Lay People and a Hope for the Transformation of Western Culture?