Category Archives: Sabbath/Saturday

O Quanta Qualia Sunt Illa Sabbata

According to In Liturgy and Song, this hymn was written by Peter Abelard for Vespers I of Sunday on Saturday evening in the Hymnarius Paraclitensis, but the song has more recently become associated with the Solemnity of All Saints on … Continue reading

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Tu Rex Redemtor Omnium

This hymn is used as a hymn for Nocturns (Matins?) for Saturday in the old Hymnarium of the Mozarabic Breviary.  Tu rex Redemtor omnium, Qui cuncta que creata sunt, Certis in evum legibus Disponis adque ordinas. Nocturnis oris surgimus, Actus … Continue reading

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Rerum Deus Fons Omnium

This hymn is used for I Vespers of Sunday on Weeks II and IV during Ordinary Time in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. In the Mozarabic Breviary it is used for Vespers on Saturday (Vespers I of Sunday) … Continue reading

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Psallat Altitudo Cæli

This hymn was used for Vespers II on the Octave of Easter and Sundays III, IV, V & VI in the Proper of Time of the Mozarabic Breviary. This is taken from Prudentius’s “Hymnus Omnis Horæ” which is the same … Continue reading

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Deus Creator Omnium Lucis Auctor

This hymn was used for Lauds on the first three Saturdays in Lent in the Mozarabic Breviary.  Deus creator omnium, Lucis auctor et diei, Perlustra corda omnium, Iesu bone, fidelium. Lucescat habitaculum Tuum, Christe, hospitium, Nostræque tectum animæ Figmentum tuæ … Continue reading

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O Nazarene, Lux Bethlem, Verbum Patris

This hymn was used in sections as shown below for the Minor Offices (Terce, Sext, None) during Lent in the Mozarabic Breviary on Weekdays (Monday – Saturday). None is not said during the Fourth and Fifth Weeks of Lent on … Continue reading

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O Decus Sacrum Virginum

This hymn was used for Vespers on Fridays and Lauds on Saturdays in Ordinary Time (Weeks after Epiphany and Pentecost) as the Saturday office dedicated to the Virgin Mary and for Vespers I & II on the Solemnity of the … Continue reading

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Creator Of The World To Thee

This hymn was used for Saturday Vespers (Sunday Vespers I) from the Saturday before Septuagesima until the beginning of Lent in the Paris Breviary(1736). This is the text as it appears in  Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861) where it is … Continue reading

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Six Days Of Labour Now Are Past

This hymn was used for Nocturns on Saturdays in Ordinary Time in the Paris Breviary (1736). This is the text as it appears in  Hymns Ancient and Modern (1867): Six days of labour now are past; Thou restest, Holy God; … Continue reading

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O Trinity, Of Blessèd Light

This hymn is used for Vespers on Saturdays (I Vespers Sunday) throughout the year in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Vespers on Sundays of Weeks II & IV during Ordinary Time in the Ordinary … Continue reading

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