47 A MEETING fOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE LITURGY FRENCH BENEDICTINE SUBIACO PROVINCE APRIL 1973 The "animateurs" for the liturgy in the French Subiaoo Province to (plus the Prior of Bec-Hellouin)net fran April 2nd April to to 5th, 1973, in an attempt take bearings as to what is currently the experience of our rronasteries in the area of things liturgical. The first result of this confrontation of our respective liturgies is a marked impression of a ccmnon 'Which orientation, and of options tend in the sane direction. This is all the rrore noteworthy in that no central organism directs the efforts made at the local level. OUr nnnasteries are faced with the same basic problems.Though these to problems have been solved according the "grace" of each particular ccnmmity, it seems that the solutions adopted to are sufficiently hanogeneous allav us to speak of a "cannon spirit" in our Province. THE DAY 'S HORARIUM to This is one of the best indices enable us to form a judgment about the orientation of our ccmnuni.ties . As 1- regard the d i s t r i b u tio n o f t h e H o u r s to in the course of the day, attachment the traditional seven Hours is still perceptible. But there is a general tendency thrcM to into relief three periods of prayer: Lauds, Vespers, Vigils, plus the Mass (at Hellouin, only periods plus the Mass)• The purpose of this to is
47 A MEETING fOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE LITURGY FRENCH BENEDICTINE SUBIACO PROVINCE APRIL 1973 The "animateurs" for the liturgy in the French Subiaoo Province (plus the Prior of Bec-Hellouin)net fran April 2nd to April 5th, 1973, in an attempt to to take bearings as to what is currently the experience of our rronasteries in the area of things liturgical. The first result of this confrontation of our respective liturgies is a marked impression of a ccmnon orientation, and of options 'Which tend in the sane direction. This is all the rrore noteworthy in that no central organism directs the efforts made at the local level. OUr nnnasteries are faced with the same basic problems.Though these problems have been solved according to the "grace" of each particular ccnmmity, it seems that the solutions adopted are sufficiently hanogeneous to allav us to speak of a "cannon spirit" in our Province. THE DAY 'S HORARIUM This is one of the best indices to enable us to form a judgment about the orientation of our ccmnuni.ties . 1- As regard the d i s t r i b u tio n o f t h e H o u r s in the course of the day, attachment to the traditional seven Hours is still perceptible. But there is a general tendency to thrcM into relief three periods of prayer: Lauds, Vespers, Vigils, plus the Mass (at Hellouin, only periods plus the Mass)• The purpose of this is to
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