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Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Roman Rite • Modern English
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a brief form of the Liturgy of the Hours honoring the Blessed Mother. It follows the Roman tradition with psalms, lessons, and prayers proper to each canonical hour, with seasonal variations throughout the liturgical year.
Matins
Before dawn or early morning
Lauds
Morning
Prime
First hour of the day
Terce
Third hour — mid-morning
Sext
Sixth hour — midday
None
Ninth hour — mid-afternoon
Vespers
Evening
Compline
Night prayer before sleep
About this Office
This version uses modern English throughout, with psalm texts from the Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV). Antiphons, lessons, responsories, hymns, and collects follow the traditional Roman form with seasonal variations for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Eastertide, and Ordinary Time. The Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis use the CPDV Gospels.
Pax et Bonum.
This version uses modern English throughout, with psalm texts from the Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV). Antiphons, lessons, responsories, hymns, and collects follow the traditional Roman form with seasonal variations for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Eastertide, and Ordinary Time. The Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis use the CPDV Gospels.
Pax et Bonum.