I - GENERAL IMPRESSION The really striking is the f act that many have maintained the traditional thing so structure of or three Noctums . In nost instances, it was two to felt to be suff icient sinply to transpose into Frendl what used be done in Latin. HcMever, there 's only one instance of a nore or less elSJant translation of Latin texts , without any the great ooncem for making adjusbrents in the French version. textual should recognize that fact that the result of this survey isn 't particularly satisfying. We In those instances where the three tums have been Ranan retained, along with the proper responsories and antiphons , the Of fice has retained a certain imler cdlerenc:e. But often one has made a particular dloice of only certain psalms , antiphons responsories, without attention to and due the unity of the Of fioe. The result is a certain our imbalance in the spiritual synthesis proposed for ireditation The structure nost cxmronly adopted is the follCMing: - OPENING: Invitatoi:y and hymn. NOCIURNS, each one with 3 or 4 psalms , with or without anti- phons (in one - 'n«l or nonasteries, psalms per nocturn) . two 6 For the 1st Noctum, a biblical reading -usually a sung version of the Lamentations; for the Noctum , a patristic reading with 2nd sponsocy. - CCNCUJSION: a simplified fonn, with a f inal prayer and doxology. Of the monasteries, at least present an Of fice of this type - with variations, of 28 24 cx:>urSe. II - PRESENTATIOO VARiaJS CF THE ELEMENTS l- OPE:Nm:; Psalm isn 't the only invitatory psalm in use. number of nnna- steries use the 94 A follCMing: Tobit 13: Ubexy , Sept-Fans Psalm 69: Les Neiges Psalm 95: Tamie
I - GENERAL IMPRESSION The really striking thing is the f act that so many have maintained the traditional structure of two or three Noctums . In nost instances, it was felt to be suff icient sinply to transpose into Frendl what used to be done in Latin. HcMever, there 's only one instance of a nore or less elSJant translation of the Latin texts , without any great ooncem for making textual adjusbrents in the French version. We should recognize that fact that the result of this survey isn 't particularly satisfying. In those instances where the three Ranan tums have been retained, along with the proper responsories and antiphons , the Of fice has retained a certain imler cdlerenc:e. But often one has made a particular dloice of only certain psalms , antiphons and responsories, without due attention to the unity of the Of fioe. The result is a certain imbalance in the spiritual synthesis proposed for our ireditation The structure nost cxmronly adopted is the follCMing: - OPENING: Invitatoi:y and hymn. - 'n«l NOCIURNS, each one with 3 or 4 psalms , with or without anti- phons (in one or two nonasteries, 6 psalms per nocturn) . For the 1st Noctum, a biblical reading -usually a sung version of the Lamentations; for the 2nd Noctum , a patristic reading with sponsocy. - CCNCUJSION: a simplified fonn, with a f inal prayer and doxology. Of the 28 monasteries, at least 24 present an Of fice of this type - with variations, of cx:>urSe. II - PRESENTATIOO CF THE VARiaJS ELEMENTS l- OPE:Nm:; Psalm 94 isn 't the only invitatory psalm in use. A number of nnna- steries use the follCMing: Tobit 13: Ubexy , Sept-Fans Psalm 69: Les Neiges Psalm 95: Tamie