Psalm Antiphons for Lauds: Advent

Morning Prayer, Vetus Ordo

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Season: Advent | … | After Pentecost

Holy days, by month: October | November | December

Days of the week, during Advent (maybe): Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Other hymns and antiphons

Last days of Advent: Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

For the texts, see Divinum Officium or iBreviary (at iBreviary, in “More”, select Options = “Vetus Ordo”).

The following lists the usual antiphons for the psalms, hymns, and antiphon for the canticle Benedictus as sung at Lauds (morning prayer). These mostly are the same from one week to the next. When the antiphons and hymns vary due to a feast day, look in Gregobase (select “Scores”, then “Antiphona” or “Hymnus”).

For the Office psalm tones, see ….

The numbers and letters following the number of a psalm indicate the psalm tone and its ending. For example, “Ps. 99, 4E”: Psalm 99 is to be chanted with psalm tone 4 with the “E” ending.

First Sunday

  1. Ps. 92 In illa die, Dominus regnavit 8G
  2. Ps. 99 Iucundare, Iubilate Deo omnis terra 8G*
  3. Ps. 62 Ecce Dominus veniet, Deus Deus meus 5a
  4. Cant. Trium Puerorum Omnes sitientes, Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino 7c
  5. Ps. 148 Ecce veniet , Laudate Dominum de caelis 4A*

Second Sunday

  1. Ps. 92 1g Ecce in nubibus caeli
  2. Ps. 99 7d Urbs fortitudinis
  3. Ps. 62 7a Ecce apparebit Dominus
  4. Cant. Trium Puerorum 1f Montes et colles
  5. Ps. 148 3a Ecce Dominus

Third Sunday

  1. Ps. 92, 1a: Veniet Dominus et non tardabit
  2. Ps. 99, 7b: Ierusalem gaude
  3. Ps. 62, 8g: Dabo in Sion
  4. Dan. 3, 5: Montes et omnes colles
  5. Ps. 148, 2d: Iuste et pie

Fourth Sunday

??

Monday

  1. Ps. 50, 8g: Miserere mei
  2. Ps. 5, 6f: Deduc me
  3. Ps. 28, 1g: Dominus dabit virtutem
  4. Cant. Isaiae, 8g: Conversus est furor tuus
  5. Ps. 116, 7d: Laudate Dominum quoniam

Tuesday

??

  1. Ps. 95
  2. Ps. 42
  3. Ps. 66
  4. Cant. Tobiae
  5. Ps. 134

Wednesday

  1. Ps. 50 Amplius lava me, Miserere mei Deus 7a
  2. Ps. 64 Impietatibus nostris, Te decet hymnus Deus in Sion, 4E
  3. Ps. 100 In innocentia, Misericordiam et judicium 8G
  4. Cant. Annae Exsultavit cor meum, 7a
  5. Ps. 145 Lauda anima mea Dominum, 1f

??Thursday

  1. Ps. 97
  2. Ps. 89
  3. Ps. 35
  4. Cant. Ieremiae
  5. Ps. 146

??Friday

  1. Ps. 98
  2. Ps. 142
  3. Ps. 84
  4. Cant. Isaiae
  5. Ps. 147

Saturday

  1. Ps. 50, 4e: Benigne fac, Domine
  2. Ps. 91, 2d: Rectus Dominus
  3. Ps. 63, 2d: A timore inimici
  4. Cant. Moysis, 5: In servis suis
  5. Ps. 150, 8g: Laudate Dominum

Last days of Advent

The last weekdays of Advent receive special treatment.

Monday Last

Liber Antiphonarius (L.A.), p. 237

Tuesday Last

L.A., p. 238

Wednesday Last

L.A., p. 240

Thursday Last

  1. De Sion veniet Dominus 1g2
  2. Convertere Domine aliquantulum 8G
  3. De Sion veniet qui regnaturus est 1g2
  4. Ecce Deus meus 8G
  5. Dominus legifer noster or here 3a

Friday Last

  1. Constantes estote or here 2D
  2. Ad te Domine levavi or here 4c
  3. Veni Domine or here 4A*
  4. Deus a Libano veniet or here 1g
  5. Ego autem or here 4A*

Saturday Last

L.A., p. 243

Other hymns and antiphons: common of saints

Hymns and antiphons for the Benedictus may vary from above according to the liturgical season or saint’s day. Here are some of the more common ones:

Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Common of Apostles and of Evangelists

Outside of Paschal Time

  1. Ps. 92, Dixit Dominus, 8c: Hoc est praeceptum meum
  2. Ps. 99, Confitebor, 1g: Maiorem caritatem
  3. Ps. 62, Beatus vir, 1a3: Vos amici mei estis
  4. Dan. 3, Laudate pueri, 1f: Beati pacifici
  5. Ps. 148, Laudate Dominum, 1g: In patientia vestra

Common of martyrs

Common of confessors who are bishops

Common of confessors who are not bishops

Common of virgins

Common of holy women