The Prayer book office

820 Pages·22.995 MB·English

by  Howard Galley (ed.)

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The Ordinary of the Office, Psalms, Collects, and certain other devotions are
reprinted from the Book of Common Prayer (1979).
Collects at the font on pages 206 and 353 from Lesser Feasts and Fasts. Copyright
© 1980, the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved.
Anthems at the Candle Lighting, Litany petitions for Rogation Days, and Grace at
Meals in Easter Season from The Book of Occasional Services. Copyright © 1979,
the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved.
English translation of excerpts from the Office of Readings of the Liturgy of the
Hours. Copyright © 1974, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Short Readings adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Copyright
© 1946, 1952, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
Other material copyright © 1980 by Howard E. Galley, Jr. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-925 33
ISBN: 0-8164-0370-8
Table of Contents
Preface v
Introduction vii
Tables and Rules of Precedence xix
Table of Supplementary Psalmody xxii
The Calendar of the Church Year xxiii
The Daily Office
Daily Morning Prayer 3
Noonday Prayer 37
Order of Worship for the Evening 59
Graceat Meals 75
Daily Evening Prayer 76
Compline go
Table of Suggested Canticles 104
Ceremonial Notes 107
The Great Litany 112
The Proper of the Church Year
Seasons of the Year 124
Holy Days 249
The Common of Saints 328
Ember Days 332
Table of Contents ii
Anniversary of the Dedication of aChurch 333
The Patronal Feast 337
Eves of Apostles and Evangelists 341
Office of the Blessed Sacrament 342
Office of the Dead 3,46
Great Paschal Vespers 350
The Psalter 367
Canticles in Traditional Language 628
Tables for Finding Holy Days 636
Daily Office Lectionary
Seasons of the Year 646
Holy Days 706
Special Occasions 710
Non-Scriptural Readings 714
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Preface
The Book of Common Prayer of 1979 departs from the standard of its
predecessors by making specific provision in its rubrics for the use of
antiphons on the psalms and biblical canticles. This usage, although it
was customary in Christian antiquity and in the centuries which
followed, was abolished at the Reformation in the name of simplicity.
This was probably essential at the time, in the interest of re-introducing
public prayer in the language of the people to a laity which was largely
illiterate, and which had to rely on memorization. It had the
disadvantage, however, of removing from the Daily Office an element
which contributed greatly to its textual and musical interest.
The first books compiled by Anglicans containing such omitted material
were “unofficial” office books published in the nineteenth century for the
use of religious communities established as a result of the monastic
revival. The offices they contained, however, were not those of the Prayer
Book. They were the ancient monastic hours of prayer, translated into
English, and adapted in varying degrees to Anglican usage and
sensibilities. It was not until 1944 that a version of the office from the
American Prayer Book with antiphons and other devotions appeared.
That book, entitled ““The Prayer Book Office,” was the work of the Rev.
Paul Hartzell. It went through several printings and one major revision.
The present volume is intended as its successor.
In the preparation of this book a large number of sources have been
consulted and drawn upon: various Anglican translations of the ancient
breviaries and their venerable originals, the Breviarium Monasticum,
Breviarium Romanum, and the Sarum Breviary. Material has also been
taken from the Ambrosian Breviary and from Neo-Gallican sources. The
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new Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours is the source of a number of
new antiphon texts, and still others are my own selections.
I must also record the contribution of many individuals, whose interest
and influence are reflected in these pages: first, my father, the late
Howard E. Galley, Sr., churchman and skilled singer, who first awoke in
me the love of the praise of God in song; next, the late Rev. Charles H.
Forbes, S.S.J.E., who taught me to appreciate the breadth and depth of
the tradition that is ours as Catholic Christians; and a whole succession
of teachers and students, who have molded and changed my opinions. I
am grateful also to the members of the Standing Liturgical Commission
of the Church for their gracious encouragement and support of this
work, and especially to my fellow members on the Commission’s
editorial committee, the Rev. Canon Charles M. Guilbert and the Rev.
Leo Malania, for much kind assistance. Ms. Fae Malania prayed the
office from this book in its manuscript form for more than a year and
made valuable recommendations; Mr. Edmund F. Lorman, Jr., checked
the antiphon texts for their adaptability to chant; Ms. Linda Aycock
assisted with proofreading; Ms. Lynne Sheehan of the Seabury Press
guided the book into production with great care and courtesy; and my
friend and Church Army colleague, Brother Robert D. Gillespie, helped in
the preparation of the original manuscript, made important suggestions
and criticisms throughout, and assisted in the final proofreading.
Howard E. Galley, Jr., C.A.
The Transfiguration of our Lord, 1979
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