Old Rite Divine Office

"And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river, was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

— Apocalypse 22:1-2

Prayer Instruction

Instructions:

Just as you would add your prayer intentions before praying the Rosary, add your prayer intentions before praying the Divine Office.
For compline you will either do an examination of conscience or pray the "Our Father."
Traditionally the "Our Father" is said in partial silence, which is why you'll hear a long silence at the beginning of the "Our Father" in three different spots during the hours.

12/07/2025

-- II Sunday of Advent --

I Class

Violet

Commemoration of St. Sabbas, Abbot

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Prayer Before the Divine Office

Matins

Lauds

Prime

Terce

Sext

None

Vespers

Compline

Prayer After the Divine Office

Book Guide

Sunday: 12/07/2025

Second Sunday of Advent

I Class

Violet

Matins:

Invit. page 123, the first one
Hymn page 123
Ant. 189, for Advent
Psalms page 189
Reading page 1077
Blessings:
For Office of Sunday, starting on page 89
Absolution for Sunday, page 89,
Blessings on page 89
Please always pray “Lord, Your blessing, please”, before asking for each of the blessings, always.
NO Te Deum
Collect page 1081

Lauds:

Start page 203
Ant. 1079
Psalms 203
Little Chapter page 1080
Hymn 1080
V & R 1079
Ant. 1081
St. Zachariah's canticle, page 91
Collect page 1081

Prime:

Start page 222,
Hymn page 222
Ant. page 1079, the first one
Psalms page 223, Psalm 117
After the Creed please pray everything as in "The Advent Season" "You who are about to come", then Little Chapter for "In the Advent Season"

Terce:

Start page 233, "Glory be" with Alleluia
Hymn 234
Ant. page 1057, 2nd one
Psalms page 234
Reading 1081
Short R & V 1081
Collect 1081

Sext:

Start page 238
Hymn page 238
Ant. page 1079, the third one
Psalms page 239
Reading 1081
Short R & V 1081
Collect page 1081

None:

Start page 243 "Glory be ..." with Alleluia
Hymn page 243
Ant. page 1080, fifth one
Psalms page 243
Reading 1082
Short R & V 1082
Collect 1082

Vespers:

Start page 247
Ant. page 1079
Psalms. page 248,
Little Chapter page 1079
Hymn 1080
For Our Lady's Magnificat:
V & R 1082
Ant. page 1082
Collect 1082
Commemoration of 1st Vespers of Immaculate Conception:
page: 1646

Compline:

261, everything in "Advent" Antiphons of Blessed Virgin Mary number I “Loving Mother ...." page 119
End Compline on page 267, with "Divine Assistance ...." etc

Saturday: 12/06/2025

St Nicholas (First Saturday)

Bishop and Confessor

III Class

White

Matins:

Invit. page 803, with Psalm 94 on page 84
Hymn 803
Ant. 597
Psalms page 597
After the 9 Psalms, V & R, page 89, then pray "Our Father ..."
Blessings:
Absolution 89
Blessings on page 89
Please always pray “Lord, Your blessing, please”, before asking for each of the blessings, always.
Reading Lesson 1 page 1073, lessons 2 & 3 combined, without praying the R & V in the middle, lesson 3 page 1642
Te Deum page 91
Collect page 1643

Lauds:

Ant. 648
Psalms 648
Little Chapter 822
Hymn 823
V & R 1815
Ant. 1815
St. Zachariah's canticle, page 94
Collect page 1815

Prime:

Start with page 627
Ant. page 628
Psalms page 628
Everything "in Advent"
Short Lesson for Throughout the Year …. page 634

Terce:

Start page 636
Hymn 636
Ant. 637
Psalms page 637
Reading page 824
Short R & V 824
Collect page 1815

Sext:

Start page 640
Hymn page 640
Ant. page 640
Psalms page 640
Reading page 825
Short R & V page 825
Collect page 1815

None:

Start page 644
Hymn page 644
Ant. page 644
Psalms page 645
Reading page 825
Short R & V page 826
Collect page 1815

1st Vespers of 2nd Sunday of Advent:

Ant. page 1079
Psalms: page 648
Little Chapter: page 1080
Hymn: page 1076
For Our Lady's Magnificat:
V & R: 1076
Ant. page 1076
Collect: 1077

Compline:

655
Antiphons of Blessed Virgin Mary number I, page 119
End on page 662, with "Divine Assistance ...." etc

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