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.
If listening to Lauds immediately after Matins, it is custom to skip the last part of Matins (Collect) after the Te Deum.
The Martyrology heard in Prime is in a separate source. We recommend the one from Angelus Press linked below.

4/15/2026

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Prayer Before the Divine Office

Matins

Lauds

Prime

Terce

Sext

None

Vespers

Compline

Prayer After the Divine Office

Breviary Guide

Wednesday: 04/15/2026

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Matins:

Invit. page 165
Psalm 94, page 84 (Invit. used throughout)

Hymn pages 165 - 166

Ant. pages 394 & 406 (bottom of page), “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 9th Psalm)
Psalms pages 394 - 406
After the 9 Psalms, the first V & R for “In the Easter Season” on the bottom of page 407, then pray “Our Father”

Blessings & Readings:

Absolution page 89 (Wednesday)

Before each of the Readings pray Blessings on pages 90 "On ferias when lessons:"

Readings on pages 1224 - 1226, Lessons I-III. R & Vs only after Lesson I and Lesson II.

Te Deum pages 91 -93

Collect page 1227 (Can omit after Te Deum if praying Lauds immediately after)

Lauds:

Start page 410 (Lauds I), No "Alleluia"

Ant. pages 410 & 416, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 5th Psalm)

Psalms pages 411 - 416

Little Chapter 166

Hymn pages 166 – 167

V & R after Hymn on page 167

Ant. page 1227 (pray before and after Canticle of Zacharias)

Canticle of Zacharias page 94

Collect page 1227

Prime:

Start page 425

Hymn page 425

Ant. pages 426 & 429, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

Psalms pages 426 - 429

Page 430 R & V, “In Paschaltide”

Martyrology for 4/16/2026

After Martyrology pages 431 -434, Short Lesson page 433 “In Easter Season”

Terce:

Start on page 434
Hymn page 434
Ant. pages 434 & 438, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)
Psalms pages 435 - 438

Little Chapter page 168

R & V page 168

Collect page 1227

Sext:

Start page 438
Hymn page 438
Ant. pages 439 & 443, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

Psalms pages 439 - 442

Little Chapter page 169

R & V page 169

Collect page 1227

None:

Start page 443
Hymn page 443
Ant. pages 443 & 447, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

Psalms pages 444 - 446

Little Chapter page 169

R & V pages 169 - 170

Collect page 1227

Vespers:

Start page 447
Ant. pages 447 & 452, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 5th Psalm)
Psalms pages 448 - 452
Little Chapter page 796

Hymn pages 170 - 171

For Our Lady's Magnificat:

V & R page 171

Ant. (Magn.) page 1227 (to be said before and after Our Lady's Magnificat)
Collect page 1227

Compline:

Start on bottom of page 112, after "Our Father", flip to page 114 - 115 and pray everything from "I confess to almighty God", to end of start formula prayers on the top of page 115 with "Alleluia".

Ant. on pages 455 & 458, “In Paschaltide” (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

Psalms from pages 455 - 458

Pages 458 - 460 Hymn, Little Chapter, R & V: “In Paschaltide”, Canticle of Simeon, Collect, Blessing in that order.
Pages 120 - 121, Antiphons of Blessed Virgin Mary number III “Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia", V & R and Collect in sequence shown.

End Compline on page 122 with "Divine Assistance ...." etc.

References:

Divine Office: Baronius Press; The Roman Breviary (1961 edition in Latin and English)

Martyrology: Angelus Press; Roman Martyrology - Angelus Press

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