Ordinary Form LotH Chanted according to the OCO (2015)
  • lstager
    Posts: 5
    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
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  • GambaGamba
    Posts: 662
    Wow. This is amazing; bravo. So much good going on at your place.
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  • lstager
    Posts: 5
    I've just finished revising my Volume 2, which covers Ordinary Time from after the Baptism of the Lord up through as late as OT can go before Lent (Tuesday of the 9th week).

    I've seen how many minor errors I had in Volume 1, but my desire to get a usable copy of these chants out defeats any embarrassment I might have over the many, many errors.

    Meanwhile, I realized that releasing each volume separately and having people request access each time is a bit annoying, so this time I dropped both available files into a Google Drive folder, which, once you have access, you will be privy to subsequent releases. I'm hoping to release Volume 3 (Lent) more in advance of the season than this volume.

    I hope folks have found these editions usable and helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Here is the link to the folder (you will have to request access): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nQ9GNnynMELJk4hJxvxvUvxymWfQy_0_?usp=sharing

    Hopefully that works. One of these days I'd like to explain a bit more about my process, but for now, I'm mostly concerned with finalizing my documents and sharing them with others.
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  • DCM
    Posts: 93
    Thank you for this project! Just letting you know that the folder seems to be open with no request needed. Not sure if that's a deliberate change or what.
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  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 3,238
    Thank you for this amazing project! Really helps LotH newbs like me.
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  • lstager
    Posts: 5
    @DCM it was not a deliberate change. I was discouraged that people seemed to no longer be requesting access, but I guess I must have accidentally changed the settings. Not that it matters that much. It's just nice to keep track of who may be using my editions.
  • lstager
    Posts: 5
    To anyone following this thread, I have just uploaded the file for Lent to the folder. I changed the settings back to requesting access, although I suppose if it was open for a while, there might not be that many new people.

    Here is the link again just in case you don't want to search for it above: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nQ9GNnynMELJk4hJxvxvUvxymWfQy_0_?usp=sharing
    Thanked by 2DCM CHGiffen
  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 3,238
    The folder is back to being request only, just fyi.
  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 3,238
    I must thank you SO MUCH. This document has helped me IMMENSELY as I've been assembling our lenten vespers. Especially having the full tones for the verses... there have been a few instances where I wasn't sure which ones to use, but there they were, all beautiful in your document. THANK YOU
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  • lstager
    Posts: 5
    The document for Easter is up. The way I selected which alleluia antiphons to use for particular days was somewhat arbitrary, and I know that the practice for Vespers is more often to have one alleluia antiphon for both psalms rather than two, but there were two sources that had two different alleluias for Vespers, so I just picked both. There is a lot of repetition and redundancy, but the way I set it up for myself is such that I don't have to turn pages a lot and can just pretty much go straight through everything (and thus there is no separate psalter as the psalms are just given in their day (meaning two weeks of them are repeated, taking up more space). I don't point my psalms (yet) since I know people have different preferences and theories as to how to point English, so really you could use whatever antiphon and tone you want.

    I also didn't include the hymns from the common of saints because I just sing the Easter hymns for the whole season unless there are proper hymns for a particular memorial. (Feasts and Solemnities I put the hymns on their respective days).

    I hope this all makes sense.

    Meanwhile, I have also posted some Compline booklets that I've put together and started using this year.

    Here is the link again just in case you don't want to search for it above: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nQ9GNnynMELJk4hJxvxvUvxymWfQy_0_?usp=sharing
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  • smvanroodesmvanroode
    Posts: 1,106
    See for Compline according to OCO 2015 also the attached booklet.
    adcompletorium.pdf
    1M
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