The notes below provide a guide to the Benedictine Office according to the 1962 calendar and rubrics. Page references are to the Farnborough editions of the Monastic Diurnal.
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THE ORDO
Tues 1 Nov – All Saints, Class I
MD [331] ff.
Wed 2 Nov – All Souls, Class I
MD [337] ff.
Thurs 3 Nov – Class IV
Fri 4 Nov – Class IV; St Charles Borromeo, Memorial [EF: Class III]
For the commemoration at Lauds, MD [344-5].
Sat 5 Nov – Class IV; Saturday of Our Lady
Lauds to None: Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (129) ff; 1 Vespers of the Third Sunday of November, MD 460*; collect of the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, MD 481*.
Sun 6 Nov – Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost /Third Sunday of November, Class II
MD 481*.
Mon 7 Nov – Class IV [Benedictine Confederation: St. Willibrord, Optional Memorial]
Tues 8 Nov – Class IV; The Four Crowned Martyrs, Memorial
For the commemoration at Lauds, MD [345].
Wed 9 Nov – Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour (St John Lateran), Class II
MD (114) ff.
Thurs 10 Nov– Class IV; St Theodore, Memorial [EF: St Andrew Avellino, Class III]
For the commemoration at Lauds, MD [346]/AM 1113.
Fri 11 Nov – St Martin of Tours, Class II [EF: Class III]
MD [346] ff.
Sat 12 Nov– Class IV; Saturday of Our Lady; St Mennas, Memorial [EF: St Martin I, Class III; Benedictine Confederation: St Theodore of Studis, Optional Memorial]
Lauds to None: Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (129) ff; for the commemoration, MD [352-3]; 1 Vespers of the Fourth Sunday of November, MD 460* and Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, MD 482*.
Sun 13 Nov – Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost/Fourth Sunday of November, Class II; Commemoration of All Saints of the Benedictine Order
MD 482*.
Mon 14 Nov – All Souls of the Benedictine Order, Class II [EF: St Josaphat, Class III]
Office of the Dead, MD (163) ff; collect for the feast, MD [360-1]/ SupAnt 153-4.
Tues 15 Nov – Class IV; St Albert the Great, Memorial [EF: Class III]
For the commemoration at Lauds, MD [362-3].
Wed 16 Nov – Class IV [EF: St Gertrude, Class III]
Thurs 17 Nov – St Gertrude, Class II (monasteries of nuns)/III [EF: St Gregory Thaumaturgis, Class III]
Fri 18 Nov – Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter and Paul, Class III
MD (114) ff.
Sat 19 Nov – Class IV; Saturday of Our Lady [Gower nuns: SS Elizabeth of Hungary and Pontianus, Memorials; EF: St Elizabeth of Hungary, Class III; Benedictine Confederation: St Mechtild, Optional Memorial]
Lauds to None: Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (129) ff; 1 Vespers of the Fifth Sunday of November, MD 461* and last Sunday after Pentecost, MD 487*.
Sun 20 Nov – Twenty-fourth and last Sunday after Pentecost/Fifth Sunday of November, Class II
MD 487*.
Mon 21 Nov – Presentation of the BVM, Class III; St Columba, Memorial
MD [371] ff.
Tues 22 Nov – St Caecilia, Class III
MD [373] ff.
Wed 23 Nov – St Clement, Class III; St Felicitas, Memorial
MD [377] ff.
Thurs 24 Nov – Class IV; SS John of the Cross and Chrysogonus, Memorials [EF: St John of the Cross, Class III; OF/Optional Class III: SS Andrew Dung-Lac and the Vietnamese Martyrs]
For the commemorations at Lauds, MD [382-3].
Fri 25 Nov – Class IV; St Catherine of Alexandria, Memorial [EF: Class III]
For the commemoration at Lauds, MD [383-4].
Saturday 26 November – Class IV; Saturday of Our Lady; St Sylvester, Memorial [EF: Class III]
Matins: Invitatory antiphon, hymn, versicles, absolution, blessings, responsory, chapter and collect of the Office of Our Lady on Saturday; readings and responsories of Saturday in the fifth week of November (combine readings 2&3, omit the responsory between them); third reading of Our Lady, Saturday 4&5 of November.
Lauds: Chapter, responsory, hymn, versicle, Benedictus antiphon and collect of the Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (129) /AM 714 ff; for the commemoration, MD [384]/AM 1149.
Prime: Antiphon of the Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (131)/AM 715.
Terce to None: Antiphon, chapter, versicle and collect of the Office of Our Lady on Saturday, MD (132-3) /AM 715-6.
END OF TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR – START OF ADVENT
1 Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent: Psalms of Saturday with antiphons, chapter, responsory, hymn, versicle, Magnificat antiphon, and collect, MD 1*/AM 186 ff.
Compline: Marian antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater, MD 265-6/AM 173-4 or 178-9 henceforward.
Sunday 27 November –
First Sunday of Advent, Class I
Matins: Invitatory antiphon (Regem venturum Dominum), hymn (Verbum supernum), antiphons, versicles and canticles of Advent; readings, responsories and collect of the First Sunday of Advent.
Lauds: Antiphons, chapter, responsory, hymn, versicle, Benedictus antiphon and collect of the First Sunday of Advent, MD 4*/AM 187 ff.
Prime: Antiphon 1 of Lauds, MD 6-7*/AM 187.
Terce to None: Antiphon, chapter, versicle and collect of the First Sunday of Advent I, MD 7-8*/AM 189-90.
2 Vespers: Antiphons (of Lauds, omitting the fourth), chapter, responsory, hymn and collect as for 1 Vespers, MD 1*/AM 186 ff; versicle and Magnificat antiphon of 2 Vespers, MD 8-9*/AM 190.
Monday 28 November – Monday in the first week of Advent, Class III
Matins: Ordinary of Advent (Invitatory, hymn, versicles and chapter) with three readings of Advent week 1 (Monday in first week of Advent).
Lauds: Chapter, responsory, hymn and versicle of the Ordinary of Advent, MD 9*/AM 183 ff; Benedictus antiphon, MD 17*/AM 191; collect, MD 11*/AM 189.
Prime: Antiphon for Advent week I (Antiphon 1 of Sunday Lauds), MD 13*/AM 187.
Terce to None: Antiphon of Advent week 1; chapter and versicle for Advent, as in the psalter or MD 13* ff; collect, MD 11*/AM 189.
Vespers: Chapter, responsory, hymn and versicle of the Ordinary of Advent, MD 15*/AM 181 ff; Magnificat antiphon, MD 17*/AM 191; collect of the Sunday, MD 11*/AM 189.
Tuesday 29 November– Tuesday in the first week of Advent, Class III; St Saturninus, Memorial
Ordinary of Advent; antiphons (Prime to None) of Sunday/week I; canticle antiphons at Lauds and Vespers, MD 18*/AM 191-2; collect, MD 11*/AM 189; for the commemoration at Lauds (immediately after the collect of the day), MD [385]/AM 753.
In some monasteries, I Vespers of St Andrew: Psalms of 1 Vespers of Common of Apostles, MD (2), with antiphons (omitting the fourth), chapter and hymn of Lauds of the feast, MD [3] ff; responsory of 2 Vespers, MD [7-8]; versicle and Magnificat antiphon MD [2-3]; collect of the feast, MD [5-6], with a commemoration (Magnificat antiphon, versicle and collect as above) of the Advent day.
Wednesday 30 November – St Andrew, Class II
Matins: Three nocturns with invitatory antiphon, hymn, psalms and canticles of the Common of apostles, Liber Responsorialis (LR) 134 ff; antiphons, readings, responsories, Gospel and collect of the feast.
Lauds: Festal psalms with antiphons, chapter, responsory, hymn, versicle, Benedictus antiphon and collect for the feast, MD [2]/AM 755 ff; commemoration of the Advent day, Benedictus antiphon, MD 18*/AM 192, versicle and collect, MD 11*/AM 189.
Prime: Antiphon 1 of Lauds, MD [3]/AM 755.
Terce to None: Antiphon, chapter, versicle and collect of the feast, MD [6-7]/AM 757-8.
2 Vespers: Antiphons, chapter and hymn of Lauds; psalms (109, 112, 115, 138) of the Common, MD (13); responsory, versicle, Magnificat antiphon and collect of the feast, MD [7-8]/AM 758; commemoration of the Advent day, Magnificat antiphon, MD 18*/AM 192, versicle, MD17*, collect, MD 11*/AM 189.
