It’s Easter Week—the Octave of Easter—and of all the weeks in the Church calendar, this one probably calls for the most page-flipping during Morning and Evening Prayer. If you’re already feeling hopelessly confused, grab a few holy cards and follow along!
These instructions work with both the 1-volume Christian Prayer and 4-volume Liturgy of the Hours editions.
First things first: download my Easter antiphons bookmark (it’s free!) and print that out. You have just saved yourself 6 page flips.
Then, take your breviary ribbons, that bookmark, and a handful of holy cards, and set things up as follows:
- One marker at Evening Prayer II for Easter Sunday (for the Evening Prayer psalms)
- One marker for the current day in the Easter Octave, at Morning or Evening Prayer. This one, and only this one, moves as you go through the week.
- Easter antiphons bookmark at Morning Prayer for Sunday, Week 1 (for the Morning Prayer psalms)
I can’t figure out why the publisher and book designer for these breviaries bothered to include the Lenten and every other Easter seasonal antiphon on Sunday Week 1, with those being used for one day each, but not the ones for Easter Sunday that are used for eight full days. If someone at the USCCB or the ICEL or the publisher would like to hire me as a test user/consultant, I’ll be happy to share my opinion on how to make using these books a little less confusing.
Are you interested in praying the Liturgy of the Hours but don’t know where to begin? Check out my booklet, The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, for encouragement and tips for getting the most out of this beautiful way to pray with the Church.
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