Ordinary Form LotH Chanted according to the OCO (2015)
  • lstager
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    I have created a pdf of the chanted Liturgy of the Hours (Lauds, Vespers, and Office of Readings) according to the Ordo Cantus Officii (2015) and Holger Peter Sandhofe's Ordo Responsorialis (2004). I use the "official" Latin chanted antiphons, the new approved English translation of the hymns from the Divine Office Hymnal but set to the traditional Latin tunes as in the Liber Hymnarius. For this edition, I used the new Revised Grail Psalms. The only things that won't correspond to the new translation of the LOTH are the readings, intercessions, and the psalter collect prayers. It also does not contain the long readings for the Office of Readings, but it does contain the Responsoria Prolixa, which I mostly selected from Sandhofe's Ordo, but where there was a Latin chant that corresponded to the text in the breviary, I put that chant there instead. It doesn't include the text for the Magnificat or Benedictus because I have those memorized. I do have a small packet with the psalm tones and texts for the Benedictus and Magnificat, but it is not yet fully complete. Also, while I put the psalm tones in, I did not point any of the texts, as it seems that there are many competing philosophies as to how to properly do it in English.

    This is the Liturgy of the Hours as I am accustomed to pray it daily. You may notice that much of the volume is redundant. This is because as someone who has prayed/chanted the LotH regularly for many, many years, I have often been frustrated by the amount of page turning (especially in the commons or anytime the Sunday Week 1 psalms are used for instance). I realize that the new translation will be coming out relatively soon, but this is what I will be/have been using in the meantime.

    Meanwhile, since I have never made a post in these forums (at least not for a long time), I can introduce myself as Luke Stager. I currently teach at the Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City along with singing in the adult choir that is attached to the Cathedral of the Madeleine. I attended seminary at Mount Angel for the Archdiocese of Portland from 2015-2019, during which time I began preparing chanted Sunday Lauds according to the then very new Ordo Cantus Officii for me and a few other seminarians. Since then I have slowly compiled the chants from that volume from various sources. I have drafts of other volumes for Ordinary time, Lent, and Easter, but they require some more formatting currently. If you’d like to support the continuation of this project, please reach out to me via a direct message.

    This has been a many years effort, especially during the last six years, and I am happy it is close to completion, at least until the new translation officially comes out. I should say this is for private use only, since this is not by any means a sanctioned or approved publication. If you have any questions about the volume or its compilation, please let me know.

    Here is a link to it on Google Drive (you will have to request permission): https://drive.google.com/file/d/18VDcLXJKXGLTpJHw1w-NSFaOFdsA-05g/view?usp=drive_link
  • GambaGamba
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    Wow. This is amazing; bravo. So much good going on at your place.