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The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, Guido Reni, 1602

For anyone, particularly fellow Anglicans, who may be interested… Last week, I discovered a Youtube channel, The Daily Office Chanted, which regularly uploads Morning, Evening and Compline prayers for each day (5 am, 4 pm, and 8 pm respectively, Eastern Time Zone):

I've been using Venite in conjunction with the videos for the morning Daily Office at home (I generally wake up at 5 am, just in time for the new morning video to post). These are settings in Venite to match the videos (for the most part), to read along and chant responsively:

SETTINGS: Version - Rite II Liturgical Calendar - BCP 1979 First Reading - OT/First Reading Second Reading - Gospel Third Reading - [None] Canticle Table - 1979 Suggested Table Lectionary - Daily Office Lectionary Psalms - Daily Office Lectionary Bible Version - NRSV Updated Edition Psalter Version - 1979 BCP Include Gloria Patri in Venite/Jubilate - Yes Insert Gloria Patri after each Psalm - Yes Omit Fore-Office - No *

NOTE: There is no Fore-Office with Confession in the videos, and I prefer to begin with the Venite app to pray the Confession first, and only then start the video.

For the options on the Daily Office screen, select the following: Invitatory & Gloria Patri - Jubilate (BCP) Prayers (Introduction) - Traditional *

NOTE: I believe only one of the Collects is read, not three.

After the Suffrages is a good place to pause the video for any personal prayers and/or Rosary prayers.

There's a few things that still need tweaking so that Venite and the videos are identical, but as it is, it's close enough to follow along. If anyone can figure out any additional adjustments to the settings, please let me know in the comments! The chanting itself isn't terribly difficult to follow if you're reading the alternate verses in a responsive antiphonal fashion.

With my inclusion of the Confession at the beginning and a few personal prayers and praying the Rosary, it all takes just under an hour's time.

I'm a first-year seminary student, and for my final project in Christian History I, I chose to make a presentation for Tumblr! Please check out "Clare in Context", a fifteen-minute crash course in the history of Clare of Assisi.

I still have a reflection to write so watching this helps me with my project! (But, if no one watches it, I guess that's also helpful for the reflection.) If you want to help with the project, please watch it by like 5pm CDT on Friday, 5/23 and let me know what you thought. 🫡

PLEAAAASE please please please go watch The Philadelphia Eleven