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TheEnglish Office
Noted
Matins & Vespers according to theOrthodox Western Rite
With Antiphoner & Office Hymns
2007
First edition 2004
Second edition 2007
Copyright 2007
St. Gregory the Great Orthodox Church
Washington, DC
All rights reserved
The Daily Office
In addition to the Eucharist, the Church offers services (known as The
Daily Office) consisting of the singing of Psalms and hymns, the
reading of Scripture and prayer. While the monastic office is
considered to be the ideal form of daily prayer, it is seldom kept
outside of monastic establishments where the community regularly
sings all seven day offices as well as the night office. In the 16th
century, the English Church simplified the monastic office for use in
parish churches and for family and private use. This work was not
original, but a condensation of the primary elements of the ancient
Office. Western Rite congregations of the Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese may make use of this structure for Matins and
Vespers, while restoring important didactic content from the monastic
use (e.g. the office hymns and antiphons).
The Ordo available from the Western Rite Vicariate provides the
official daily calendar and lectionary. The St. Ambrose Hymnal (SAH)
provides the office hymns and Marian anthems. The Antiphoner
provides collects and antiphons; the collects may also be found in The
Orthodox Missal. Additional settings of the canticles may be found in
St. Dunstans Plainsong Psalter and other resources.
The Office should be sung as common prayer, with the participants
listening to one another, singing together, and no one voice standing
out from the rest. The chants are best sung at the tempo and rhythm
one would use in speaking the texts corporately; the Officiant and
cantors should set the pace. It is customary for the Officiant alone to
sing the first phrase of the canticles, Creed and Lords Prayer.
According to ancient custom, the psalms may be sung in unison,
responsorially (the cantor beginning and alternating verses with the
people), or antiphonally (two groups of participants alternating verses).
Matins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Vespers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Psalter . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Compline . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Opening Sentences . . . . . 232
Antiphoner . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Office Hymns . . . . . . . . . 489
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Prayers before the Office
which may be said silently
Open my mouth, O Lord, to bless thy holy Name: cleanse my heart from
all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding and
kindle my affections, that I may say this Office worthily, with attention and
devotion, and so may be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine
Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
OLord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou thyself didst
offer thy praises to God while upon the earth, I now recite this Office of
prayer unto thee.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Ibelieve in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in
Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead,
and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the
dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the
Father Almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
a and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers after the Office
To the holy and undivided Trinity, to the crucified Humanity of our Lord
Jesus Christ, to the fruitful Virginity of the blessed and glorious
ever Virgin Mary, and to the whole company of the Saints, be everlasting
praise, honor, power, and glory from every creature, and unto us the
remission of all our sins for ever, world without end. Amen.
The Our Father and the Hail Mary may be repeated.
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The Order for Matins
All stand and the officiant may sing or say the opening sentence (page
232). Then follows:
-`vDvvvvgvvvvvvGvvvGvvvvvvFvvvvvGvvvvvgvvvvv] a O Lord, o-pen thou our lips.
-`vDvvvvGvvvvvvgvvvvvvvvvGvvvvvvvvGvvvvvvvvFvvvvvvGvvvvvvgvvvvvvv]People And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
-`vDvvvvgvvvvvvGvvvvvvvvvHvvvvvGvvvvFvvvvgvvvv]Officiant a O God, make speed to save us.
-`vDvvvvgvvvvvvvvvGvvvvvvvGvvvvvvvvGvvvvvFvvvvgvvvv]People O Lord, make haste to help us.
-`vvTvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv]Officiant Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
-`vvvGvvvvGvvvGvvbvFvvvvGvvvvgvvvvvvv] and to the Ho-ly Ghost:
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-`vvTvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv]People As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
-`vvvTvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvFvvvvvvGvvvvvgvvvvvvv] world without end. A - men.
-`vvvvGvvvvvvvHvvvGvvvvGvvvvvfvvv]Officiant Praise ye the Lord.
-`vvGvvvvvvvGvvvvvvvvvvHvvvvvvGvvvvvbbfvvvvfvvv}People The Lord's ame be prais-ed.
Then is sung Venite, exultemus. A proper antiphon may be sung with
the response O come / let us worship. During the Paschal season
and on major feasts the response is O come let us worship. /
Alleluia. 4ote that Psalm 95 is sung in place of the Venite on the
19th day and in Penitential seasons.
Venite, exultemus Tone V 3
O COME, let us sing unto the / Lord; * let us heartily rejoice in the
strength of / our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanks/giving, * and show
ourselves / glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great / God, * and a great King / above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the / earth, * and the strength of the
hills / is his also.
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The sea is his and he / made it, * and his hands pre/pared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall / down * and kneel before the / Lord
our Maker.
For he is the Lord our / God, * and we are the people of his pasture
and the / sheep of his hand.
Conclusion of Venite
O worship the Lord in the
beauty of / holiness; * let the
whole earth / stand in awe
of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh
to judge the / earth, * and
with righteousness to judge
the world and the / peoples
with his truth.
Glory be to the Father, and to
the / Son, * and / to the
Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever / shall
be, * world / without end.
Amen.
Conclusion of Psalm 95
(sung on the 19th Day and on
penitential occasions)
Today if ye will hear his voice,
harden not your / hearts * as
in the provocation, and as in
the day of temptation / in the
wilderness;
When your fathers / tempted
me, * proved / me, and saw
my works.
Forty years long was I grieved
with this generation and /
said, * It is a people that do
err in their hearts, for they /
have not known my ways:
Unto whom I sware in my /
wrath, * that they should
not en/ter into my rest.
Glory be to the Father, and to
the / Son, * and / to the
Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever / shall
be, * world / without end.
Amen.
The antiphon is repeated. Then shall be sung the Psalm or Psalms
appointed for the day (psalm antiphons may be sung), followed by the
First Lesson.
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The first canticle is then sung. The Te Deum laudamus is sung on most
Sundays and feast days. 4ote that in Advent and Lent Benedicite
omnia (p. 5) is sung in place of Te Deum when Matins is sung with
two lessons. The canticle Benedictus es, Domine (p. 7) may also be
sung in place of Te Deum at any time. Following local custom,
Matins may be sung with one lesson and canticle.
Te Deum laudamus Tone VIII 1
WE PRAISE thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the / Lord. *
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father / everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens and all the / Powers
therein. * To thee Cherubim and Seraphim con/tinually do cry:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of / Sabaoth; * Heaven and earth are full
of the majesty / of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles / praise thee: * the goodly
fellowship of the / prophets praise thee.
The noble army of martyrs / praise thee: * the holy Church throughout
all the world / doth acknowledge th