GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PRAY THE LITURGY OF
THE HOURS
See Pages 34 thru 37
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 Sundays
 Solemnities
 Feasts
 Memorials
 Weekdays
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Sundays
◦ Advent
◦ Christmas
 Until the Baptism of the Lord
◦ Lent
◦ Easter
 Until the Pentecost
◦ Ordinary Time
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 Sundays
◦Evening Prayer I
◦Morning Prayer
◦Evening Prayer II
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Sundays
◦ Evening Prayer I
 See Page 694 for basic introduction
 During Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter
 The antiphons come from the Proper of Seasons (Pages 41 thru 569)
 The Psalms & Canticle come from the 4-week Psalter (Pages 701 thru
993)
 The Reading, Responsory, the antiphon for the Canticle of Mary,
Intercessions, & Final Prayer are taken from the Proper of Seasons.
 During Ordinary Time
 The antiphon for the Canticle of Mary, & final prayer can be found in
the Proper of Seasons (See Pages 245 thru 254 & 611 thru 640)
 Everything else can be found in the 4-week Psalter.
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Sundays
◦ Morning Prayer
 See Pages 688 thru 694
 During Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter
 The antiphons for both the invitatory and the psalms come from the
Proper of Seasons (Pages 41 thru 569)
 The Psalms & Canticle come from the 4-week Psalter (Pages 701 thru
993)
 The Reading, Responsory, the antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah,
Intercessions, & Final Prayer are taken from the Proper of Seasons.
 During Ordinary Time
 The antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah, & final prayer can be
found in the Proper of Seasons (See Pages 245 thru 254 & 611 thru
640)
 Everything else can be found in the 4-week psalter.
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Sundays
◦ Evening Prayer II
 See Page 694 for basic introduction
 During Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter
 The antiphons come from the Proper of Seasons (Pages 41 thru 569)
 The Psalms & Canticle come from the 4-week Psalter (Pages 701 thru
993)
 The Reading, Responsory, the antiphon for the Canticle of Mary,
Intercessions, & Final Prayer are taken from the Proper of Seasons.
 During Ordinary Time
 The antiphon for the Canticle of Mary, & final prayer can be found in
the Proper of Seasons (See Pages 245 thru 254 & 611 thru 640)
 Everything else can be found in the 4-week psalter.
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Solemnities
◦Evening Prayer I
◦Morning Prayer
◦Evening Prayer II
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Solemnities
◦ All Holy days of Obligation
◦ Epiphany (Jan. 6 or Sunday between Jan. 2nd thru
the 8th)
◦ St. Joseph, Husband of Mary (March 19)
◦ St. Francis (Oct. 4) (See Franciscan Supplement)
◦ Use the GUIDE for the ROMAN-FRANCISCAN
CHRISTIAN PRAYER to determine whether or not
the day is a solemnity (Sol).
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Solemnities
◦ See Pages 1059 thru 1353 (Proper of Saints)
◦ Evening Prayer I & II
 The psalms & canticle come from the Commons. Use
the Common as listed in the Proper of Saints.
 Everything else comes from the Proper of Saints
 Commons
 Common of the dedication of a Church – Page 1355
 Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Page 1368
 Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday – Page
1383
 Common of Apostles – Page1389
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Solemnities
◦ Evening Prayer I & II
 Commons
 Common of Martyrs – Page 1398
 For several Martyrs – Page 1398
 For one Martyr – Page 1409
 Common of Pastors – Page 1422
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Common of
Common of
Common of
Common of
Doctors of the Church – Page 1434
Virgins – Page 1437
Holy Men – Page 1448
Holy Women – Page 1459
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 Solemnities
◦ Evening Prayer I & II
 Commons
 For Religious – Page 1470
 For those who worked for the underprivileged
– Page 1472
 For Teachers – Page 1473
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 Solemnities
◦Morning Prayer
 The Psalms & Canticle come
from Sunday, Week I (Page 707)
 Everything else comes from the
Proper of Saints
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 Feasts
◦ Morning & Evening Prayer
◦ There is no Evening Prayer I on the evening
before.
◦ See Pages 1059 thru 1353 (Proper of Saints).
◦ Use the GUIDE for the ROMAN-FRANCISCAN
CHRISTIAN PRAYER to determine whether or not
the day is a feast (F).
◦ Morning Prayer & Evening Prayer
 the same as a Solemnity
 See Slides 10 & 13
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Memorials
◦ See Pages 1059 thru 1353 (Proper of Saints)
◦ Use the GUIDE for the ROMAN-FRANCISCAN CHRISTIAN
PRAYER to determine whether or not the day is a memorial
(Mem).
◦ Morning & Evening Prayer
 The Psalms & canticle are from the current weekday. (See
Roman-Franciscan Guide)
 The Final Prayer is always proper.
 Everything else can come from the Proper if assigned or from
either the Commons or current weekday.
◦ There is no Evening Prayer I on the evening before.
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Weekdays
◦ During Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter Use the
GUIDE for the ROMAN-FRANCISCAN CHRISTIAN PRAYER to
determine whether or not the day is a weekday.
◦ During Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter for either Morning
or Evening Prayer.
 The entire Psalmody comes from the 4-week Psalter
 Psalms & Canticle with their Antiphons
 Psalm-Prayers
 Use Pages 686 & 687 to determine the antiphon for the
Invitatory (Morning Prayer only)
 The Reading, Responsory, the Antiphons for the Canticles of
Zechariah & Mary, Intercessions, & Final Prayer come from the
Proper of Seasons.
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Weekdays
◦During Ordinary Time,
everything is taken from
the 4-week Psalter.
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Miscellaneous Notes
◦ Invitatory Psalm
 Belongs at the beginning of each day’s prayer
 If said with the Office of Readings, it does not need to
said with Morning Prayer.
◦ Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday
can be said when an optional memorial is
permitted.
◦ Office of the Dead
 November 2nd
 Can be used at a wake service.
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Suggested location for Ribbons and/or
Markers
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Page 34 (General Principles)
Proper of Seasons
Page 688 (Invitatory Psalm)
The Four-Week Psalter
Page 707 (Used in Morning Prayer for Solemnities and
Feasts)
Proper of Saint
Commons
Page 1502 (Liturgical Guide for Hymns)
Page 691 (Canticle of Zechariah
Page 696 (Canticle of Mary)
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