Evening Prayer - Cantius

EVENING PRAYER at St. John Cantius Catholic Church, Chicago

OPENING VERSICLE, RESPONSE,

AND

GLORIA PATRI

Chanted in Latin

HYMN Chanted in Latin

PSALMS Antiphonal (side to side, divided by center aisle). Begun by Epistle-side cantor. As appointed in Liturgy of the Hours. English, Grail 1963 psalter. All chanted in Gregorian psalm tone II. Antiphons chanted like a psalm verse. Short antiphons chanted to second half of tone. Flex used when needed in either half of a verse.

READING Said in English. Introduced and concluded like a Mass reading: “A reading from…”; “The Word of the Lord – Thanks be to God.”

RESPONSORY Chanted in Latin

MAGNIFICAT Antiphon as appointed in English, and English canticle chanted to Saint Meinrad psalm tone 5, keeping a four-line strophe pattern throughout.

INTERCESSIONS Said in English. Responsively between reader and all. All say the common response only once, then the second half of each intercession.

O UR F ATHER Sung in English to familiar Snow chant.

COLLECT Chanted by cantor in English, on one note, dropping a minor third at last syllable before Amen is sung by all on reciting tone.

BLESSING Chanted by priest.