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Showing posts with label Advent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advent. Show all posts
Sunday, December 1, 2024

Advent in the Office

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This is my annual reminder that Advent is the most complicated season for the Office, so you need to keep your wits about you! Advent falls ...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024

1953 vs 1963 breviary comparions Pt 2 - the temporal cycle

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As I mentioned in a previous post, through Advent I used a 1953 breviary, adapting it to the 1960 rubrics - a task made easier I should note...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

1953 vs 1963: Monastic breviary comparisons

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There is increasing interest, these days, in the use of older breviaries, at least amongst liturgical nerds and in some parts of traddy worl...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Advent responsory: Rod of Jesse

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Miniature, Jacques de Besançon, Paris, c.1485.  Today, for the last in this series on the Advent responsories, one of two responsories for t...
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Friday, December 22, 2023

Advent responsory: Send forth the lamb

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Today's Advent responsory, Send forth the lamb, is the third for Friday in the third week, and also the last for the fourth Sunday of Ad...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Advent responsory: Rain on a fleece as a symbol of the Incarnation

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Today's responsory is the third for Tuesday in week three of Advent (also the seventh of Sunday), and contains some rich imagery of th...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Advent responsory: Bethlehem, the city of the most high God

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Today's O antiphon is O Adonai. And for a responsory, I want to take a brief look at Bethlehem civitas Dei , the second responsory for t...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Advent responsory: The shut gate and Our Lady's perpetual virginity (Responsories Pt 3)

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Source:  Gregobase   I want to continue today, my series on the Matins responsories with a look at the second responsory for Tuesday in week...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Advent reflections: Drop down, ye heavens, from above (Responsories Pt 2)

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I want to continue my series today, on the wonderful Matins repertoire of responsories, important both as a source for meditation and aid to...
Sunday, December 3, 2023

Reflecting on Advent through the responsories: Aspiciens a longe (Responsories Pt 1)

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I thought this Advent I might try to highlight one of the most neglected parts of the chant repertoire, namely the responsories of Matins. T...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Getting ready for Advent pt 2

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In my last post I suggested starting to get ready for Advent now, as it is a  particularly intensive time in the Office. In this post, I wan...
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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Getting ready for Advent - Part I

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This is my annual reminder that the most complicated time of the year for the Office, Advent, is rapidly approaching, so its time to start g...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Office in Advent

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  Advent is the most complex period of the year for the Office, so it is worth carefully reviewing how it works, and making sure you know ho...