|   THE
PSALTER as
used in  ORATIO
VESPERTINA       
  
  
    
      | Day
        1 Pss
        1, 4, 8   Antiphon: 
      In pace in idipsum * dormiam, et requiescam (In Peace and
      perfect safety I will sleep and take my rest). | Day
      2 Pss
      18, 21   Antiphon: Domine, * adjutor meus,
    et Redemptor meus ( O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer).   | Day
      3 Pss
      22, 23, 24   Antiphon: 
    Vias tuas * Domine, demonstra mihi (Make
    known thy ways to me, O Lord). | Day
      4 Pss
      25, 26, 27   Antiphon:
    Illuminatio mea * et salus mea Dominus
    (The Lord is my LIGHT and my Salvation). |  
    | Day
      5 Pss
      28, 29 (1-6), 33   Antiphon: 
    Gustate et videte * quoniam suavis est Dominus (O taste and see how
    sweet the Lord is). | Day
    6 Pss
    39, 41, 42   Antiphon: 
  Sitivit * anima mea ad Deum fortem vivum. (My
  soul is athirst for God, the mighty living God). | Day
    7 Ps
    118 a, b, c, d   Antiphon:
     Revela oculos meos * et considerabo mirabilia de lege tua (Unveil
  mine eyes that I may see the wonders of thy Law). | Day
    8 Pss
    44, 45, 46   Antiphon: 
   Psallite Deo nostro, psallite * psallite Regi
  nostro (O sing praises unto our God, sing
  praises). |  
    | Day
      9 Pss
      50, 54   Antiphon:
    Jacta super Dominum * curam tuam (O cast thy care upon the
    Lord).   | Day
    10 Pss
    56, 60, 62   Antiphon:
  Benedicam te, Domine, * in vita mea (Thee will I bless though
  all my days). | Day
    11 Pss
    64, 65, 66   Antiphon: 
  Omnis terra * adoret te, Domine, et psallat tibi (Let the whole
  earth worship Thee, O Lord, and sing to Thee). | Day
    12 Pss
    68, 69   Antiphon: 
  Exaudi me, Domine, * quoniam benigna est misericordia tua 
    (Hear
  me, O Lord, for gracious is thy mercy). |  
    | Day
      13 Pss
       70, 71   Antiphon:
    Tu es Domine, * et spes mea a juventute mea (Thou art my hope,
    O Lord, even from my youth). | Day
    14 Ps
    118 e, f, g, h   Antiphon:
   Bonum mihi, Domine, * quia humiliasti me (It is good for me, O
  Lord, that Thou hast humbled me). | Day
    15 Pss
     76, 83   Antiphon:
  Quam dilecta Domine, * tabernacula tua (How lovely are thy
  dwellings, O Lord).  | Day
    16 Pss
    84, 85, 88 (1-9)   Antiphon: 
  Misericordias * Domini in aeternum cantabo     
  (My song shall ever be of the mercies of my Lord). |  
    | Day
      17 Pss
      89, 90   Antiphon:
    Domine, refugium * factus es nobis (O Lord, Thou art our refuge). | Day
    18 Pss
     91, 94, 95   Antiphon:
  Venite, * adoremus eum, quia ipse est Dominus Deus noster  (O come
  let us adore Him, for verily He is the Lord our God) . | Day
    19 Pss
    96, 97, 98, 99   Antiphon:
  Servite Domino * in laetitia (Serve ye the Lord with gladness).  | Day
    20 Pss
    100, 102   Antiphon:
  Benedic * anima mea Domino (Bless the Lord, O thou my soul). |  
    | Day
      21 Ps
      118 i, j, k, l   Antiphon:
      Vivifica me, Domine, * secundum verbum tuum (Revive me, O
      Lord, through thy Word). | Day
    22 Pss
     103a, 103b   Antiphon:
    Quam magnificata sunt * opera tua, Domine (How wondrous are
    thy works, O Lord). | Day
    23 Pss
     109, 110, 112, 113 Antiphon: 
    Confitebor tibi, * Domine, in toto corde meo  (I will
    praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart. | Day
    24 Pss
     114, 115, 117   Antiphon:
    Tibi sacrificabo * hostiam laudis  (To Thee will I ofer
    the Sacrifice of Praise). |  
    | Day
      25 Pss
      120, 121, 125, 129, 133
       Antiphon: 
      Speravit * anima mea in te, Domine (My soul doth hope in
      Thee, O Lord). | Day
      26 Pss
      135, 137
        
  
   Antiphon: 
  In conspectu * Angelorum psallam tibi, Deus meus (In the
  presence of the Angels I will sing my psalms to Thee, O God). | Day
      27 Pss
      138, 141
        
  
   Antiphon: 
  Portio mea, Domine, * sis in terra viventium. (Be Thou my
  portion, Lord, in the land of the living).  | Day
      28 Ps
      118 m, n, o, p  
  
   Antiphon:
  Vivet anima mea *  et laudabit te, Domine  (Let me
  soul live that it may praise Thee, Lord). |  
    | Day
      29 Pss143, 145, 146
        
       Antiphon:
      Laudabo Deum meum * in vita mea (I will praise the Lord all
      my life long). | Day
      30 Pss
      147, 148, 149, 150
       Antiphon:
      Omnis spiritus * laudet te, Domine (Let every breath of life
      praise Thee, O Lord). | Day
      31 Canticles
      1 Par. 29, Ecclus 36 Antiphon: 
      Laudamus * nomen tuum inclytum, Deus noster (Praise to thy
      glorious Name, O Lord our God!).  | 
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  Notes: 
    
      1)  ORATIO VESPERTINA  A Book of
      Evening Prayer and Praise was compiled and published by V. G. L. (Vilma
      G. Little) in 1941 at Stanbrook Abbey Press, Worcester, England.  It
      received its imprimatur from the Archbishop of Birmingham in 1940, though
      its original text had been prepared as early as 1928, when Abbot Fernand
      Cabrol, the well known liturgical scholar and author, encouraged its use. (The
      Great Depression, among other factors, delayed its printing and
      distribution). 2)  The "Ordo" (Ordinary, or recurring
      part) of this office is found here. 3)  Psalm 118, which appears on the 7th, 14th
      & 21st days of this cycle, is divided into "octonaries", and
      rather than use their Hebrew names, they are called here simply "a,
      b, c, d......etc.". 4)  The author, throughout the ordinary part of
      the office and here, in the English translation of the antiphons and
      psalms, often uses words which relate to light in capital letters; 
      this kind of emphasis is not ordinarily found in other office texts. 
         Added January 12, 2001 |