Four week psalter
The division of psalms and biblical cantica in the prayer of the hours of the Roman Catholic Church is called the four-week psalter . The scheme of Vierwochenpsalters distributes the Psalms and canticles as to the individual Horen that the sequence is repeated every four weeks. A four-week schedule also exists for the other parts of the hearing ( antiphons , hymn , chapter , versicle , intercession and oration ). Only Compline has a one-week schedule; But the Compline of Sunday can also be prayed on every day.
historical development
The impetus for the reorganization was given by the Second Vatican Council in its liturgical constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium (No. 91) with the stipulation that the Psalms should “no longer be distributed over a week, but over a longer period of time.” The four-week psalter has been in effect since the reform of Liturgy of the Hours through the Apostolic Constitution Laudis canticum Pope Paul VI. from November 1, 1970, with which he put the text book Liturgia Horarum iuxta ritum Romanum ( Book of Hours ) into force. Until then, the weekly psalter had been in effect since Pope Pius V's Breviary reform of 1568 , reformed by Pope Pius X on November 1, 1911 with his reform of the Roman Breviary. All 150 psalms were prayed every week.
Content
The four-week psalter has some laws that are based on earlier traditions:
- In the lauds , an Old Testament canticle is always sung and at the end a psalm of praise is sung
- a New Testament canticle always belongs to Vespers .
- the Psalms of Compline take up the motif of the night and are characterized by trust in God
- The long Psalm 119 , which contains numerous rules of life, is prayed in sections in the daily hearers
- on Friday and Sunday the selection of psalms and cantica takes account of the Paschal mystery
- the cursing psalms 58 , 83 and 109 are left out
The Liturgy of the Hours on festivals as well as in the Advent and Christmas season , the fasting and Easter season has a different selection of texts based on the character of the day. Some - especially monastic - religious communities hold their choir prayers according to different rules, sometimes still as a one-week order.
Psalms order
Longer psalms are divided into sections (I, II, III). In the Old and New Testament Cantica usually only a selection of verses from the given chapters is prayed.
First week
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st Vespers (the evening before) |
141 , 142 , Phil 2 | ||||||
| Reading hearing | 1 , 2 , 3 | 6 , 9 I, 9 II | 10 I, 10 II , 12 | 18 I, 18 II, 18 III | 18 IV, 18 V, 18 VI | 35 I, 35 II, 35 III | 131 , 132 I, 132 II |
| Laudes | 63 , Dan 3 , 149 | 5 , 1 Chr 29, 29 | 24 , Tob 13 , 33 | 36 , Jdt 16 , 47 | 57 , Jer 31 , 48 | 51 , Isa 45 , 100 | 119 XIX , Ex 15 , 117 |
| Third / Sixth / Non | 118 I, 118 II, 118 III | 19 II , 7 I, 7 II | 119 I , 13 , 14 | 119 II , 17 I, 17 II | 119 III , 25 I, 25 II | 119 IV , 26 , 28 | 119 V , 34 I, 34 II |
| Vespers | 110 , 114 , Rev 19 | 11 , 15 , Eph 1 | 20 , 21 , Rev 4-5 | 27 I, 27 II , col 1 | 30 , 32 , Rev 11-12 | 41 , 46 , Rev 15 | see Sunday, 1st Vespers |
| Completely | 91 | 86 | 143 | 31 I , 130 | 16 | 88 | 4 , 134 |
Second week
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st Vespers (the evening before) |
119 XIV , 16 , Phil 2 | ||||||
| Reading hearing | 104 I, 104 II, 104 III | 31 I, 31 II, 31 III | 37 I, 37 II, 37 III | 39 I, 39 II , 52 | 44 I, 44 II, 44 III | 38 I, 38 II, 38 III | 136 I, 136 II, 136 III |
| Laudes | 118 , Dan 3, 150 | 42 , Sir 36, 19 | 43 , Isa 38, 65 | 77 , 1 Sam 2, 97 | 80 , Isa 12, 81 | 51 , Hab 3, 147 II | 92 , Dtn 32, 8 |
| Third / Sixth / Non | 23 , 76 I, 76 II | 119 VI , 40 I, 40 II | 119 VII , 53 , 54 | 119 VIII , 55 I, 55 II | 119 IX , 56 , 57 | 119 X , 59 , 60 | 119 XI , 61 , 64 |
| Vespers | 110 , 115 , Rev 19 | 45 I, 45 II , Eph 1 | 49 I, 49 II , Rev 4-5 | 62 , 67 , col 1 | 72 I, 72 II , Rev 11-12 | 116 I , 121 , Rev 15 | see Sunday, 1st Vespers |
| Completely | 91 | 86 | 143 | 31 I , 130 | 16 | 88 | 4 , 134 |
Third week
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st Vespers (the evening before) |
113 , 116 II , Phil 2 | ||||||
| Reading hearing | 145 I, 145 II, 145 III | 50 I, 50 II, 50 III | 68 I, 68 II, 68 III | 89 I, 89 II, 89 III | 89 IV, 89 V , 90 | 69 I, 69 II, 69 III | 107 I, 107 II, 107 III |
| Laudes | 93 , Dan 3, 148 | 84 , Isa 2, 96 | 85 , Isa 26, 67 | 86 , Isa 33, 98 | 87 , Isa 40, 99 | 51 , Jer 14, 100 | 119 XIX, Weish 9, 117 |
| Third / Sixth / Non | 118 I, 118 II, 118 III | 119 XII , 71 I, 71 II | 119 XIII , 74 I, 74 II | 119 XIV , 70 , 75 | 119 XV , 79 , 80 | 22 I, 22 II, 22 III | 119 XVI , 34 I, 34 II |
| Vespers | 110 , 111 , Rev 19 | 123 , 124 , Eph 1 | 125 , 131 , Rev 4-5 | 126 , 127 , col 1 | 132 I, 132 II , Rev 11-12 | 135 I, 135 II , Rev 15 | see Sunday, 1st Vespers |
| Completely | 91 | 86 | 143 | 31 I , 130 | 16 | 88 | 4 , 134 |
Fourth week
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st Vespers (the evening before) |
122 , 130 , Phil 2 | ||||||
| Reading hearing | 24 , 66 I, 66 I. | 73 I, 73 II, 73 III | 102 I, 102 II, 102 III | 103 I, 103 II, 103 III | 44 I, 44 II, 44 III | 55 I, 55 II, 55 III | 50 I, 50 II, 50 III |
| Laudes | 118 , Dan 3, 150 | 90 , Isa 42, 135 | 101 , Dan 3, 144 | 108 , Isa 61, 146 | 143 , Isa 66, 147 I. | 51 , Tob 13, 147 II | 92 , Ez 36, 8 |
| Third / Sixth / Non | 23 , 76 I, 76 II | 119 XVII , 82 , 120 | 119 XVIII , 88 I, 88 II | 119 XIX , 94 I, 94 II | 119 XX , 128 , 129 | 119 XXI , 133 , 140 | 119 XXII , 45 I, 45 II |
| Vespers | 110 , 112 , Rev 19 | 136 I, 136 II , Eph 1 | 137 , 138 , Rev 4-5 | 139 I, 139 II , Col 1 | 144 I, 144 II , Rev 11-12 | 145 I, 145 II , Rev 15 | see Sunday, 1st Vespers |
| Completely | 91 | 86 | 143 | 31 I , 130 | 16 | 88 | 4 , 134 |
Coined times
On Sundays during Lent , the canticle of the second Vespers is 1 Petr 2 EU . In the coined times , the reading room has other psalms on a few days:
Saturday of the first week: Psalm 105 I, II, III
Saturday of the second week: Psalm 106 I, II, III
Friday of the fourth week: Psalm 78 I, II, III
Saturday of the fourth week: Psalm 78 IV, V, VI
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liborius Olaf Lumma : Liturgy in the rhythm of the day. A brief introduction to the history and practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. Regensburg 2011, pp. 70-75.
- ↑ Liborius Olaf Lumma: Liturgy in the rhythm of the day. A brief introduction to the history and practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. Regensburg 2011, p. 63.
- ↑ Weekly psalter - comparison 1536–1568 - 1736–1911
- ↑ Liborius Olaf Lumma: Liturgy in the rhythm of the day. A brief introduction to the history and practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. Regensburg 2011, p. 70.74.
- ↑ Liborius Olaf Lumma: Liturgy in the rhythm of the day. A brief introduction to the history and practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. Regensburg 2011, p. 75.
- ↑ Liborius Olaf Lumma: Liturgy in the rhythm of the day. A brief introduction to the history and practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. Regensburg 2011, p. 72f.
- ↑ Bishops' Conferences (ed.): Book of Hours: the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Catholic dioceses of the German-speaking area. Authentic edition for liturgical use. , 1978–1980, Herder Verlag, Vol. 2. Fasting and Easter, p. 635f.
- ↑ Bishops' Conferences (ed.): Book of Hours: the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Catholic dioceses of the German-speaking area. Authentic edition for liturgical use. , 1978-1980, Herder Verlag, Vol. 2. Fastenzeit und Osterzeit, pp. 704-707, 807-810, 982-985, 995-998.