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Someone asked about chant books for Monastic Matins, so I thought I'd set out what I've found on books for Matins more generally - others may wish to chip in!This is a post for the enthusiasts only!The BreviaryThe essential book for officially approved version of Matins is the Monastic Breviary - in full, 'Breviarium Monasticum Summorum Pontificum cura recognitum pro omnibus sub regula S. Benedicti militantibus issu abbatis primatis editum'. It is published by Marietti at Rome, 1963 and comes in two volumes.

These days it is of course out of print, but can be found readily in secondhand book shops. This edition is of course in Latin only.If you really want the English, there are a couple of options. Lancelot Andrews Press have published an edition of it entirely in English. It follows the structure for Matins set out by St Benedict, but uses the psalms from the Book of Common Prayer/Scripture from the King James Version. The Gospels and other readings do not always line up with the official version, and it obviously doesn't come with an imprimatur.The other option is that Clear Creek monastery has produced a partial parallel Latin-English text for the use of their novices and visitors, covering ferias only (you can obtain it through lulu). Illustrated textbook of paediatrics 5th edition free. It does not provide the variable texts such as readings, and texts for seasons and feasts however.I have also mentioned in a previous post the book of Liturgical Readings put out by Grail Publications which provides many of the patristic readings (available in a reprint).Singing MatinsIn terms of actually singing Matins, a fair amount of the music is available from books you may already have, or that can be downloaded from the net.

In particular:. the Liber Hymnarius provides most (though not all) of the invitatory antiphons and hymns;. the psalms and antiphons for the daily (ferial) Office can be;. the provides most of the responsories and other texts you need is available (also reprinted by Nova et Vetera)The other useful book you may wish to acquire is the Processionale Monasticum (though most of its contents also appear in the Liber Responsorialis), which is also readily available in a reprint. Said.I know this might be a lot of effort, but as far as Matins goes, I would simply like to know which Psalms are being said each day. I know they are variable, but even if you posted a table just so we knew which psalms we were 'missing' by only saying the day hours would be great.

Again, if this is too much trouble, I understand, but I personally do not see myself saying Matins for a while, nor do I have money to buy it simply to know which psalms I should 'stay up' with on my own in order to keep reading/praying the entire psalms and bible. Said.Here is the link to the Psalterium for Matins. I finally just got my Nova Et Vetera Liber Responsorialis. Now I can follow along with all the Gregorian Chant CD's I have bought. Some of them are from Matins. Where would you recommend for me to get a Breviarum Monasticum from. I bought the Solesmes Antiphonale you recommended.

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By the way thank you so much for the effort you have put in the website. God will richly Bless you for it. It seems like I am set, all I need now is that Breviarum Monasticum. Does Solesmes have New ones printed? If they do I would like to buy it, definitely sometime soon.

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Said.Dean - I think the short answer is, not very!It is certainly a useful starting point if you are looking for the psalms. As a devotion I guess it is fine.But as far as I can tell it doesn't actually follow any of the approved breviaries of any period, just does a cut and paste of the Roman Breviary according to the provisions in the Rule.The problem with that is that firstly it ignores how the Office has actually been said pretty much from the Carolingian period onward.And because it is based on the Roman Breviary, it doesn't include all the readings, antiphons etc. Said.Unfortunately I don't own a copy (I mainly use the Monastic Breviary these days), but as far as I can gather it works reasonably well as a devotional prayer. In my view most laypeople (unless they are single, retired and attempting to live a quasi-monastic life!) would be better off saying a short version of Matins if they must, such as the Little Office of Our Lady, or perhaps three of the psalms of the Monastic Matins (do a four week rotation) and putting more time into lectio divina.' Kate, up to now I've been reciting the MD Matins of the Dead but keep wanting to use my Anglican Monastic Matins for the patristic readings. I've already divided the psalms of each nocturn in half, but never got into the habit or reciting Monastic Matins.

Thank you for suggesting a four week rotation! I probably would have discounted the suggestion from anyone else!:) I will try this for Lent.Thanks,Judith.