Category Archives: Ambrosian Breviary

O Kind Creator, Bow Thine Ear

Posted on August 22, 2019 by

This hymn is used for Vespers on Sundays and Weekdays in Lent from the First Sunday in Lent through Passion Sunday in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Vespers on Sundays in Lent until Holy … Continue reading →

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O Splendour Of God’s Glory Bright

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

This hymn is used for Lauds on Mondays throughout the year in the Extraordinary brevForm of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Lauds on Mondays of Weeks I & III during Ordinary Time in the Ordinary Form. It was … Continue reading →

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Creator Of The Earth And Sky

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

This hymn was used as the hymn for Vespers I of Sunday (Saturday Evening) in the Sarum Breviary during the weeks following Epiphany. It is used in the Mozarabic Breviary for Sundays in the old Mozarabic Hymnarium. It is used … Continue reading →

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The Word Of God Proceeding Forth

Posted on June 20, 2019 by

This hymn is used in both Forms of the Roman Breviary as the hymn for Lauds on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. The last two verses (O Salutaris Hostia) are sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It was also … Continue reading →

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Thou Brightness Of The Father’s Ray

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

This hymn is used for Lauds on Mondays throughout the year in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Lauds on Mondays of Weeks I & III during Ordinary Time in the Ordinary Form. It was … Continue reading →

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Now Christ Ascending Whence He Came

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

This hymn is sung for Matins on Pentecost in the Extraordinary form of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Terce on Pentecost in the Ordinary Form. It was used  also used for Pentecost in the Sarum Breviary. Part I … Continue reading →

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O God, Creation’s Secret Force

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

This hymn is used for None on Sundays and Weekdays throughout the year in the Extraordinary form and the Ordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. It was also used for None in the Sarum Breviary. In the Mozarabic Breviary, it is … Continue reading →

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