This blog is a database aimed at assisting those praying the Benedictine Office of Matins as set out in the 1962 Breviarium Monasticum.
Aims
While there are books and websites that provide the readings and other texts for Matins, it is often difficult to locate sources for both the chants and translations of the responsories. Accordingly, the blog's aim is to provide:
Additional information on the responsories that may be of use (such as Scriptural or other sources of the texts, and links to the Cantus database listing of relevant manuscripts) may be added as time permits.
Finding a responsory (or set of responsories)
The easiest way to find a particular responsory, or the responsories needed for a particular Sunday or feast, is to use the label listing in the right hand column.
All responsories are listed by (Latin) incipit and occasions on which they are used - the responsories for Sundays in August for example, are listed under August; responsories for the Common of a type of saint under the type of saint (eg Apostles, Confessors, etc).
Sources
The key abbreviations used to refer to sources are:
Cantus: Cantus Manuscript Database
Grego: Gregofacsimil Website
DO: Divinum Officium website (Maquise of Bute translations)
DR: Douay-Rheims Bible
KE: my own translations/adaptations
LH: Liber Hymnarius
LR: Liber Responsorialis
LU: Liber Usualis
NR: Nocturnale Romanum
PM: Processionale Monasticum
*Indicates no chant source identified as yet.
**Indicates no English translation available as yet.
Contribute
This blog is a work in progress, aimed at creating a complete database for the responsories used in the Benedictine Office at Matins.
Accordingly, comments on the format/content and especially the translations are most welcome, as would be any volunteers to assist in the development of this database.
In general I am giving priority to having a complete set of the chant sources for each feast, which means in some cases texts have been entered without translations (indicated by **) as yet. In addition, there are a number of r which I haven't been able to locate chant sources (*). Any assistance in filling in the gaps would be greatly appreciated - I generally aim to fill in the translations in time for the feast or Sunday in 2017, but no guarantees.
Aims
While there are books and websites that provide the readings and other texts for Matins, it is often difficult to locate sources for both the chants and translations of the responsories. Accordingly, the blog's aim is to provide:
- English translations of the responsories for study purposes (note that the Latin remains the text designated for liturgical use); and
- sources for the chant (and other) settings of them.
Additional information on the responsories that may be of use (such as Scriptural or other sources of the texts, and links to the Cantus database listing of relevant manuscripts) may be added as time permits.
Finding a responsory (or set of responsories)
The easiest way to find a particular responsory, or the responsories needed for a particular Sunday or feast, is to use the label listing in the right hand column.
All responsories are listed by (Latin) incipit and occasions on which they are used - the responsories for Sundays in August for example, are listed under August; responsories for the Common of a type of saint under the type of saint (eg Apostles, Confessors, etc).
Sources
The key abbreviations used to refer to sources are:
Cantus: Cantus Manuscript Database
Grego: Gregofacsimil Website
DO: Divinum Officium website (Maquise of Bute translations)
DR: Douay-Rheims Bible
KE: my own translations/adaptations
LH: Liber Hymnarius
LR: Liber Responsorialis
LU: Liber Usualis
NR: Nocturnale Romanum
PM: Processionale Monasticum
*Indicates no chant source identified as yet.
**Indicates no English translation available as yet.
Contribute
This blog is a work in progress, aimed at creating a complete database for the responsories used in the Benedictine Office at Matins.
Accordingly, comments on the format/content and especially the translations are most welcome, as would be any volunteers to assist in the development of this database.
In general I am giving priority to having a complete set of the chant sources for each feast, which means in some cases texts have been entered without translations (indicated by **) as yet. In addition, there are a number of r which I haven't been able to locate chant sources (*). Any assistance in filling in the gaps would be greatly appreciated - I generally aim to fill in the translations in time for the feast or Sunday in 2017, but no guarantees.
