Ealing Abbey is home to a community of monks whose lives are governed by the Rule of St Benedict. Although most monasteries are away from large towns, Ealing Abbey is in a large London suburb.
Feasts this week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
Week beginning 20th October 2024 | |
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Sunday | 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Monday | |
Tuesday | |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | |
Friday | |
Saturday |
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 17: HOW MANY PSALMS ARE TO BE SUNG AT THESE HOURS
NOW that we have settled the order of psalmody for the night and morning offices, let us see to the Hours that follow.
At the Hour of Prime, three psalms are to be said singly, each ending in Glory be to the Father, but the hymn of this Hour comes after the versicle ‘O God, come to my assistance’, before the psalms begin. When the three psalms are finished, one lesson is recited, then the versicle ‘Lord have mercy’, and concluding prayers.
At Terce, Sext and None, the order of the prayers is the same: the versicle, the hymns of these hours, three psalms each, the lesson, versicle, ‘Lord have mercy’, and concluding prayers. If the community is a large one, the psalms should be chanted with antiphons, but if it is small, let them go straight through. The Evening Service is limited to four psalms with antiphons; after these the lesson is to be recited, then the responsory, Ambrosian hymn, versicle, the Gospel canticle, ‘Lord have mercy’, the litany; and conclude with the Lord’s Prayer.
Let Compline be limited to saying three psalms: these must be said straight through without any antiphon; after these come the hymn for this Hour, one lesson, the versicle, ‘Lord have mercy’, and the blessing to conclude.
NOW that we have settled the order of psalmody for the night and morning offices, let us see to the Hours that follow.
At the Hour of Prime, three psalms are to be said singly, each ending in Glory be to the Father, but the hymn of this Hour comes after the versicle ‘O God, come to my assistance’, before the psalms begin. When the three psalms are finished, one lesson is recited, then the versicle ‘Lord have mercy’, and concluding prayers.
At Terce, Sext and None, the order of the prayers is the same: the versicle, the hymns of these hours, three psalms each, the lesson, versicle, ‘Lord have mercy’, and concluding prayers. If the community is a large one, the psalms should be chanted with antiphons, but if it is small, let them go straight through. The Evening Service is limited to four psalms with antiphons; after these the lesson is to be recited, then the responsory, Ambrosian hymn, versicle, the Gospel canticle, ‘Lord have mercy’, the litany; and conclude with the Lord’s Prayer.
Let Compline be limited to saying three psalms: these must be said straight through without any antiphon; after these come the hymn for this Hour, one lesson, the versicle, ‘Lord have mercy’, and the blessing to conclude.
Liturgy
For Divine Office times see the Horarium page. For other sacraments and services please see the Parish website.
All services in the Abbey Church, both Divine Office and Mass, can be seen on livestream.
The musical chants for the Conventual Mass this week can be seen here.
Mass Times
Sunday
6 pm Saturday |
9 am |
10:15 am (Family Mass in the Parish Hall) |
10.30 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
12 noon |
7 pm |
Monday to Friday
7 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
9.15 am (9 am on Fridays during school term) |
6 pm |
Saturday
7 am |
9.15 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |