Please note that public recitation of Evening Prayer on Thursday is cancelled this week.
We are continuing a “soft-launch” wherein the Office will be recited from Wednesday to Friday. Morning Prayer will be recited in the church at 8:30 a.m., and will not be live-streamed. Evening Prayer will be recited over Zoom at 5:30 p.m., and will be live-streamed. (Please subscribe to parish emails in order to receive Zoom details).
To learn more about the Daily Offices please watch this video by Bishop Anthony Burton.
Divine Office Quick Links
If you would like to join us for Evening Prayer on Zoom,
please subscribe to our parish email list or contact Father Hannam.
Youtube link:
- Wednesday, 27 April 2022: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
- Friday, 29 April 2022: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Divine Office Details
Wednesday, 27 April: Feria IV in Eastertide
- Morning Prayer & Litany – 8:30 a.m.
(Mattins of Feria IV in Eastertide)
Invitatory: Eastertide, p. 25
Psalmody: Ps. 120–125, p. 497
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 3.18–end
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Acts 3.1–4.4
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Litany: p. 30
Collect of the Day: The Octave Day of Easter, p. 190 - Evening Prayer – 5:30 p.m.
(Evensong of Feria IV in Eastertide)
Psalmody: Ps. 126–131, p. 503
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 4.1–24
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Acts 4.5–31
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: The Octave Day of Easter, p. 190
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Regina caeli
Thursday, 28 April: Feria V in Eastertide
- Morning Prayer – 8:30 a.m.
(Mattins of Feria V in Eastertide)
Invitatory: Eastertide, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 132–135, p. 503
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 4.41–end
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Acts 4.32–5.11
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Collect of the Day: The Octave Day of Easter, p. 190
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Regina caeli
Friday, 29 April: S. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
- Morning Prayer & Litany – 8:30 a.m.
(Mattins of S. Catherine of Siena)
Invitatory: Saints’ Days, p. 25
Psalmody: Pss. 139–140, p. 509
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 5.22–end
1st Canticle: Te Deum, p. 7
2nd Lesson: Acts 6.1–7.16
2nd Canticle: Benedictus, p. 9
Litany: p. 30
Collect of the Day: Saint Catherine of Siena, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 141, or else Of a Doctor of the Church, Poet, or Scholar, BCP, p. 317 - Evening Prayer – 5:30 p.m.
(II Evensong of S. Catherine of Siena;
com. the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Psalmody: Pss. 141–143, p. 512
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 6
1st Canticle: Magnificat, p. 21
2nd Lesson: Acts 7.17–34
2nd Canticle: Nunc Dimittis, p. 22
Collect of the Day: Saint Catherine of Siena, The Canadian Book of Occasional Offices, p. 141, or else Of a Doctor of the Church, Poet, or Scholar, BCP, p. 317
Commemoration: Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 309
Final Antiphon of the B.V.M.: Regina caeli
Additional Prayers
Prayer before the Office
The following prayers may be said silently before the Office:
Aperi Domini
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 fittingly recite this Office with attention and devotion, and so may be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of S. Gertrude
O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou thyself didst offer thy praises to God while upon the earth, I now recite this Office to thee.
“O Lord, hear our prayer.”
If the Officiant says “O Lord, hear our prayer.” instead of “The Lord be with you.”, please respond “And let our cry come unto thee.”
Closing Versicles and Final Pater
Officiant: The Lord be with you. (O Lord, hear our prayer.)
People: And with thy spirit. (And let our cry come unto thee.)
Officiant: Let us bless the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Officiant: May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
People: Amen.
Then all pray “Our Father,” etc., silently.
Officiant: The Lord give us his peace.
People: And life everlasting. Amen.
Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Officiant: O Queen of heaven, be joyful, alleluia;
All: Because he whom so meetly thou barest, alleluia,
Hath arisen, as he promised, alleluia:
Pray for us to the Father, alleluia.
Officiant: Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
People: For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia.
Officiant: Let us pray.
O God, who, by the resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ, didst vouchsafe to give gladness unto the world: grant, we beseech thee, that we, being holpen by the Virgin Mary, his Mother, may attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
People: Amen.
Officiant: May the divine assistance remain with us always.
People: And with our absent brothers and sisters. Amen.
Prayer after the Office
The following prayers may be said silently after the Office:
Sacrosanctae
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, honour, power, and glory from every creature, and unto us the remission of all our sins for ever, world without end. Amen.
V: Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Father eternal.
R: And blessed are the paps which gave suck to Christ the Lord.
“Our Father,” etc., and “Hail Mary,” etc.
Week of 24 April 2022