GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PRAY THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS See Pages 34 thru 37 1

 Sundays  Solemnities  Feasts  Memorials  Weekdays 2

 Sundays ◦ Advent ◦ Christmas  Until the Baptism of the Lord ◦ Lent ◦ Easter  Until the Pentecost ◦ Ordinary Time 3

 Sundays ◦ Evening Prayer I ◦ Morning Prayer ◦ Evening Prayer II 4

 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. 5

 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. 6

 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. 7

 Solemnities ◦ Evening Prayer I ◦ Morning Prayer ◦ Evening Prayer II 8

 Solemnities ◦ All Holy days of Obligation ◦ Epiphany (Jan. 6 or Sunday between Jan. 2 nd thru the 8 th ) ◦ 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). 9

 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 – Page

 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  Common of Doctors of the Church – Page 1434  Common of Virgins – Page 1437  Common of Holy Men – Page 1448  Common of Holy Women – Page

 Solemnities ◦ Evening Prayer I & II  Commons  For Religious – Page 1470  For those who worked for the underprivileged – Page 1472  For Teachers – Page

 Solemnities ◦ Morning Prayer  The Psalms & Canticle come from Sunday, Week I (Page 707)  Everything else comes from the Proper of Saints 13

 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 14

 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. 15

 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. 16

 Weekdays ◦ During Ordinary Time, everything is taken from the 4-week Psalter. 17

 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 2 nd  Can be used at a wake service. 18

 Suggested location for Ribbons and/or Markers ◦ 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) 19