The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - What are you singing in vespers?
  • Simon
    Posts: 161
    A contoroversial feast initiated in 1925 - very politically inspired. We - Schola Cantorum Amsterdam SCA) are singing the second vespers of this feast as prescribed in the new Antiphonale Monasticum. Our performance edition - pdf - attached. Since the 1970's the SCA has followed the monastic tradition in all its sung offices. Some traditional Sunday psalms are replaced by regal messianic psalms - very inspiring for this Feast. We largely left mass singing since the changes of Vatican II. See our website for more historic info for this development. www.gregoriaanskoor.nl .

    An addtional note for the service for listeners: we will not sing the Marian antiphon at the conclusion of the service - this due to the length of the service and the sufficient attention to the BVM during the service itself.
    universorum_regis.pdf
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  • MatthewRoth
    Posts: 2,370
    Controversial only if you deny the subordination of the temporal power to the spiritual and that the temporal power has certain obligations neglected or even outright denied under liberalism.

    The psalmody is interesting then as the Roman office instituted by Pius XI is like most feasts of Our Lord: Psalms of Sunday, but in the last place, ps. 116.
    Thanked by 4StimsonInRehab tomjaw CHGiffen Simon
  • Andrew_Malton
    Posts: 1,189
    Evensong according to the Book of Divine Worship, at Sacred Heart church in Kitchener, Ontario.


    Hymn: O Worship The King
    Ps. 145 (mode VII)
    Lesson : Malachi 3:1-6
    Antiphon: Upon his vesture and upon his thigh his name is written: King of Kings and Ruler of Rulers; to him be glory and majesty for ever and ever.
    Magnificat (Turle, in F)
    Lesson: Hebrews 11:17-12:2
    Nunc dimmittis (peregrine tone)
    Preces etc
    Hymn: Bright The Vision That Delighted
    Salve Regina (simple tone)
    Hymn: Crown Him With Many Crowns

    (NB All in English, despite the Latin titles, )

    The psalmody is according to the North American edition. The Commonwealth edition proposes Pss. 147, 148, 149, 150.
    Thanked by 2M. Jackson Osborn CHGiffen
  • Elmar
    Posts: 506
    We do not sing vespers at all... I am happy if our pastor finally (discussion pending, prayers please!) allows us to sing a choral Latin Sanctus at Mass in spite of 'Sing to the Lord' art. 155a & 180.
    Btw liturgal instructions seem to be binding only when they suit pastor's own insights - ususally the second reading is omitted on Sundays (probably his own homilies are better than those of St. Paul et al.) as well as the embolism in the Lord's prayer, while all usually are 'invited' to join in to the last section of the eucharistic prayer, sometimes more...
    Maybe I should join in to Simon's vespers to 'recover', that's quite close to where I live.
    Thanked by 1tomjaw
  • trentonjconn
    Posts: 635
    Wow that's a lot of liturgical abuse. Sorry you have to deal with this, Elmar. You're in the Netherlands, no?
    Thanked by 1tomjaw
  • Simon
    Posts: 161
    Elmar - You are always welcome. We could use a couple of additional voices in our male Schola. .
    Thanked by 2tomjaw Elmar
  • monasteryliturgistmonasteryliturgist
    Posts: 314
    First Vespers we have the tradition of singing the Laudes Regiae, Second Vespers according to the Liber Hymnarius
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