A monthly article to let you know of any upcoming variations to the Little Office of Our Lady seems like a useful thing. Except that there aren’t any variations coming up until Saturday 30th November 2024. That’s right, the Little Office is so easy, that it is pretty much the same every day (except for the Matins Psalms) from Trinity Sunday through to the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent.
However, my PDF files describing how to sing the Little Office do change on a more erratic basis. A monthly newsletter could be an opportunity for encouraging the further refinement and development of these files.
I have just this minute added links to a Terce booklet I assembled for a family gathering around this time last year - Office 1 with Salve Regina. Also a Medieval Lauds booklet, which includes the extra psalms which Pope St Pius X took out in 1910, plus the tune for the Commemoration of Saints which was part of the Little Office back then.
A few weeks ago someone contacted me about funny variations on the price on my Udemy course. I forthwith set up a coupon to make the course free for the first 100 subscribers. So far 10 people have taken up the offer, which expires 08/19/2024 10:48 PM PDT (GMT -7). This button should apply the code ASSUMPTION24 for you:
Yes, the Feast of the Assumption is coming up on Thursday 15th August. This is one of the very few Holy Days of Obligation still in force in Australia. (The only other one that hasn’t been transferred to a Sunday is Christmas Day). Check your local diocese for your local obligations.
This might be a good time to mention my attempt at a 2024 Planner for the Little Office:
The little numbers in circles give some indication of which Office is prayed when, if you use the Office 1, 2 and 3 naming system. Basically, Office 1 is most of the year, Office 2 is Advent and the feast of the Annunciation and Office 3 is for Christmas through to the feast of the Purification of Our Lady on 2nd February.
So, that’s more information than I expected for this first stab at a monthly update. I hope you found it helpful and I look forward to another effort in September!
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