Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Chapter 15: When the Alleluia should be said


From the holy feast of Easter until Pentecost the Alleluia must always be said in the psalms and the responsories. From Pentecost until the beginning of Lent it is said only with the last six psalms in the night office. On every Sunday outside Lent, however, the Alleluia is included in Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext and None.... (From Ch. 15 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Alleluia is a prayer of thanksgiving and praise, and also an exclamation that comes from the heart of the present moment. Like the mantra, it takes me out of my fascination with the past.

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