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Hymns for various feasts and seasons.

Tempus per Annum (Ordinary Time)

• Ad Primam (Prime, first hour of the day, sunrise)
  • Iam Lucis Orto Sidere (Star of Light Now Having Risen) (Breviarium Romanum)
• Ad Tertiam, Sextam, et Nonam (Daytime hours, terce, sext and nones)
  • Nunc, Sancte nobis, Spiritus (Ad Tertiam, ~9:00am)
  • Rector Potens, verax Deus (Ad Sextam, ~noon)
  • Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor (Ad Nonam~3:00pm)
• Ad Completorium (Compline or Nighttime Prayer)
  • Te lucis ante terminum (Before the End of Light)
  • Christe, qui, splendor et dies (Liturgia Horarum)
• Die Dominica (Sunday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Nocte surgentes (Now From the Slumbers of the Night) (Breviarium Romanum)
    • Primo dierum omnium (First of All Days)
    • Primo die, quo Trinitas
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Aeterne rerum conditor (Maker of all, eternal King)
    • Ecce iam noctis (Lo! The Dim Shadows of the Night)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Lucis Creator optime ( O blest Creator of the light)
    • O lux beata Trinitas (O Trinity of Blessed Light)
• Feria Secunda (Monday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Somno refectis artubus ( Our Limbs Refreshed with Slumber Now)
    • Aeterna lux, divinitas (Eternal Light, Divinity) (Liturgia Horarum)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Splendor Paternae gloriae (O Splendor of God's Glory)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Immense caeli Conditor (O great Creator of the Sky)
• Feria Tertia (Tuesday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Consors Paterni luminis (O Light of Light)
    • Nocte surgentes (Now From the Slumbers of the Night) (Liturgia Horarum)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Ales diei nuntius (The Winged Herald of the Day) (Breviarium Romanum)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Telluris ingens Conditor (Earth's Mighty Maker)
    • Telluris alme Conditor
• Feria Quarta (Wednesday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Rerum Creator optime (Who madest all)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Nox, et tenebrae, et nubila (Day is breaking, dawn is bright)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Caeli Deus sanctissime (O God, Whose Hand Hath Spread the Sky)
• Feria Quinta (Thursday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Nox atra rerum contegit (The Dusky Veil of Night)
    • Ales diei nuntius (The Winged Herald of the Day) (Liturgia Horarum)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Lux ecce surgit aurea (See the Golden Sun Arise) (Breviarium Romanum)
    • Sol ecce surgit igneus (Liturgia Horarum)
    • Iam Lucis Orto Sidere (Star of Light Now Having Risen) (Liturgia Horarum)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Magnae Deus potentiae (O Sovereign Lord of Nature's Might)
• Feria Sexta (Friday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Tu, Trinitas Unitas (O Three in One, and One in Three)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Aeterna caeli gloria ( O Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Heaven)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Plasmator hominis, Deus (Maker of Man)
    • Hominis superne Conditor
• Sabbato (Saturday)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Summae Deus clementiae (Great God of Boundless Mercy) (Liturgia Horarum)
    • Summae Parens clementiae (Breviarium Romanum)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Aurora iam spargit polum (The Dawn is Sprinkling in the East)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Iam sol recedit igneus (As Fades the Glowing Orb of Day)
    • Deus creator omnium (God That All Things Didst Create) (Liturgia Horarum)

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• Tempus Adventus (Advent)
  • Ante Diem 16 Decembris
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • Conditor Alme Siderum (Creator of the Stars of Night)
      • Creator alme siderum (Bright Builder of the Heavenly Poles)
    • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
      • Verbum supernum prodiens (Celestial Word, to This Our Earth)
    • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
      • Vox clara ecce intonat (A Thrilling Voice by Jordan Rings)
      • En clara vox redarguit
  • Post Diem 16 Decembris
    • Veni, Veni Emmanuel (O come, o come, Emmanuel)
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • Verbum salutis omnium
    • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
      • Veni, redemptor gentium (O Come, Redeemer of the Earth)
    • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
      • Magnis prophetae vocibus

       

• Tempus Nativitatis (Christmas Time)
  • Adeste Fideles (O Come, all ye faithful)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Christe, redemptor omnium (Christ, Redeemer of All)
    • Iesu, Redemptor omnium (Jesu, the Father's only Son)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • A solis ortus cardine (From Lands That See the Sun Arise)
  • Holy Innocents (Dec 28)
    • Audit tyrannus anxius
    • Salvete, flores martyrum
  • Holy Name (1962 Breviary)
    • Iesu, dulcis memoria
    • Iesu, Rex admirabilis
    • Iesu, decus angelicum
  • Holy Family
    • O Lux beata caelitum (O Highest Hope of Mortals)
    • Sacra iam splendent (A Thousand Lights Their Glory Shed)
    • O gente felix hospita (O House of Nazareth the Blest)

     

• Epiphania (Epiphany)
  • Hostis Herodes impie
  • O sola magnarum urbium
• In Baptismate Domini (Baptism of the Lord)
  • A Patre Unigenite [Ambrosiani, saec. X?] (Ad I Vesperas)
  • Implente munus debitum [ Anon., saec. X ] (Ad Officium lectionis & Ad II Vesperas)
  • Iesu refulsit omnium [ Anon., saec. X ] (Ad Laudes)

 

• Tempus Quadragesimae (Lent)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Audi, benigne Conditor (O Merciful Creator, Hear!)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Ex more docti mystico (The Fast, as Taught by Holy Lore!)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • O Sol salutis, initimis
    • Iam, Christe, sol iustitiae (Now Christ, Thou Sun of Righteousness)
    • Precemur omnes cernui
      
      
  • Hebdomada Sancta (Passiontide & Holy Week)
    • Crux fidelis, inter omnes (Faithful Cross, above all other)
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • Vexilla regis prodeunt (Royal Banners)
    • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
      • Pange, lingua, gloriosi (Sing, my Tongue), Fortunatus
    • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
      • En acetum, fel, arundo (Lo, with Gall His thirst He Quenches!)
      • Lustra sex qui iam peregit (Thus did Christ)
    • Dominica in Palmis (Palm Sunday)
      • Gloria, laus et honor (All Glory, Praise, and Honor)

       

• Sacruum Triduum Paschale Passionis et Resurrectionis Domini (The Triduum)

  • Note: In the 1962 Roman Breviary, no hymns were sung for the various hours during the Triduum, nor even during Easter Week. The hymns for the hours below are part of the post-SVC Liturgy of the Hours and are, in fact, quite ancient. Unfortunately I do not have translations for many of them, so I have omitted all but the ones I do have translations for. Perhaps someday I will put the Latin on the web so at least it will be available.
    

  • Feria Quinta in Cena Domini (Holy Thursday/ Last Supper)
    • Pange Lingua (Sing, My Tongue), Aquinas
    • Ubi Caritas
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • O memoriale mortis Domini (O Memorial of my Savior Dying)
        
        
  • Feria Sexta in Passione Domini (Good Friday)
    • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
      • Pange, lingua, gloriosi (Sing, my Tongue)
    • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
      • En acetum, fel, arundo (Lo, with Gall His thirst He Quenches!)
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • Vexilla regis prodeunt (Royal Banners)
        
        
  • Sabbato Sancto (Holy Saturday)
    • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
      • Christe, caelorum Domine
    • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
      • Tibi, Redemptor omnium
    • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
      • Auctor salutis unice
        
    • Exsultet

       

• Tempus Paschale (Easter Season)
  • O filii et filiae (Ye sons and daughters of the Lord)
  • Dominica Paschae in Resurrectione Domini (Easter)
    • Victimae Paschali (Sequence for Easter)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Ad cenam Agni providi (The Lamb's High Banquet We Await)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Hic est dies verus Dei
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Aurora lucis rutilat (Light's Glittering Morn Bedecks the Sky)

     

• Pentecost
  • Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit, Creator Blest)
  •  Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit)

   

• Corpus Christi
  • Lauda Sion (Laud, O Zion)
    • Bone pastor, panis vere.
  • Pange Lingua (Sing, My Tongue), Aquinas
    • Tantum Ergo (Down in Adoration Falling)
  • Sacris Solemniis ( At This Our Solemn Feast)
    • Panis Angelicus
  • Verbum Supernum (The Word of God)
    • O Salutaris Hostia
  • Sanctissimum Sacramentum
    • Adoro Te Devote (Hidden God)
    • Ubi Caritas

 

• All Saints (Nov 1)
  • Ad Officium lectionis (Readings / Matins)
    • Placare, Christe, servulis (O Christ, be Reconciled to Thy Servants) (Breviarium Romanum)
    • Christe, caelorum habitator alme (Liturgia Horarum)
  • Ad Laudes matutinas (Lauds)
    • Salutis aeternae dator (Giver of Life, Eternal Lord)
    • Iesu, salvator saeculi (Giver of Life, Eternal Lord)
  • Ad Vesperas (Vespers)
    • Placare, Christe, servulis (O Christ, be Reconciled to Thy Servants)
    • Christe, redemptor omnium (O Christ, be Reconciled to Thy Servants)
      
      
• All Souls (Nov 2)
  • Dies Irae (From the Office of the Dead for Diocese in the United States)

 

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