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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>On Sunday the community should arise earlier for Vigils. In
  these Vigils\, too\, there must be moderation in quantity: first\, as we 
 have already indicated\, six psalms are said\, followed by a versicle. The
 n the members\, seated on the benches and arranged in their proper order\,
  listen to four readings from the book. After each reading a responsory is
  sung\, but the Doxology is added only to the fourth. When the cantor begi
 ns it\, all immediately rise in reverence.\n\nAfter these readings the sam
 e order is repeated: six more psalms with refrain as before\, a versicle\,
  then four more readings and their responsories\, as above. Next\, three c
 anticles from the prophets\, chosen by the prioress or abbot\, are said wi
 th an 'alleluia' refrain. After a versicle and the blessing of the abbot o
 r prioress\, four New Testament readings follow with their resonsories\, a
 s above. After the fourth responsory\, the prioress or abbot begins the hy
 mn 'We praise you\, God.' When that is finished\, they read from the gospe
 ls while all stand with respect and awe. At the conclusion of the gospel r
 eading\, all reply 'Amen\,' and immediately the prioress or abbot intones 
 the hymn 'To you be prasie.' After a final blessing\, Lauds begin.\n\nThis
  arrangement for Sunday Vigils should be followed at all times\, summer an
 d winter\, unless-God forbid-the members happen to arise too late. In that
  case\, the readings or responsories will have to be shortened. Let specia
 l care be taken that this not happen\, but if it does\, the one at fault i
 s to make due satisfaction to God in the oratory.</i>\n\nBy treating the r
 ecitation of the Sunday Office in a special way Benedict teaches all of us
  something fresh about prayer even today. The fact is that prayer is not t
 o be a series of mindless mechanics in life. Prayer is the development of 
 an attitude of mind that is concentrated and contemplative. For Benedict\,
  therefore\, the Sunday Office is a centerpiece that is fixed and solemn. 
 The message is clear: Sunday\, the weekly celebration of creation and resu
 rrection\, is always a reminder of new life\, always special\, always mean
 t to take us back to the Beginning and the End\, the Alpha and the Omega\,
  the Center of life. It is a day full of tradition and rhythm and remember
 ings of the simple but important concepts of existence. It is a return to 
 basic truths that are never to be sacrificed for variety and always reinfo
 rced through repetition.\n\nThe idea of sabbaths that are fixed and solemn
  is for the most part gone in U.S. culture. Our Sundays are spent in hecti
 c activity designed to make us relax by drowning out the pressures of the 
 rest of the week with the inane uselessness of the weekends. In Benedictin
 e spirituality\, on the other hand\, the sabbath is the moment for returni
 ng to the surety and solemnity of life\, for setting our sights above the 
 daily\, for restating the basics\, for giving meaning to the rest of the w
 eek so that the mundane and the immediate do not become the level of our e
 xistence.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:<i>On Sunday the community should arise earlier for Vigils. In 
 these Vigils\, too\, there must be moderation in quantity: first\, as we h
 ave already indicated\, six psalms are said\, followed by a versicle. Then
  the members\, seated on the benches and arranged in their proper order\, 
 listen to four readings from the book. After each reading a responsory is 
 sung\, but the Doxology is added only to the fourth. When the cantor begin
 s it\, all immediately rise in reverence.\n\nAfter these readings the same
  order is repeated: six more psalms with refrain as before\, a versicle\, 
 then four more readings and their responsories\, as above. Next\, three ca
 nticles from the prophets\, chosen by the prioress or abbot\, are said wit
 h an 'alleluia' refrain. After a versicle and the blessing of the abbot or
  prioress\, four New Testament readings follow with their resonsories\, as
  above. After the fourth responsory\, the prioress or abbot begins the hym
 n 'We praise you\, God.' When that is finished\, they read from the gospel
 s while all stand with respect and awe. At the conclusion of the gospel re
 ading\, all reply 'Amen\,' and immediately the prioress or abbot intones t
 he hymn 'To you be prasie.' After a final blessing\, Lauds begin.\n\nThis 
 arrangement for Sunday Vigils should be followed at all times\, summer and
  winter\, unless-God forbid-the members happen to arise too late. In that 
 case\, the readings or responsories will have to be shortened. Let special
  care be taken that this not happen\, but if it does\, the one at fault is
  to make due satisfaction to God in the oratory.</i>\n\nBy treating the re
 citation of the Sunday Office in a special way Benedict teaches all of us 
 something fresh about prayer even today. The fact is that prayer is not to
  be a series of mindless mechanics in life. Prayer is the development of a
 n attitude of mind that is concentrated and contemplative. For Benedict\, 
 therefore\, the Sunday Office is a centerpiece that is fixed and solemn. T
 he message is clear: Sunday\, the weekly celebration of creation and resur
 rection\, is always a reminder of new life\, always special\, always meant
  to take us back to the Beginning and the End\, the Alpha and the Omega\, 
 the Center of life. It is a day full of tradition and rhythm and rememberi
 ngs of the simple but important concepts of existence. It is a return to b
 asic truths that are never to be sacrificed for variety and always reinfor
 ced through repetition.\n\nThe idea of sabbaths that are fixed and solemn 
 is for the most part gone in U.S. culture. Our Sundays are spent in hectic
  activity designed to make us relax by drowning out the pressures of the r
 est of the week with the inane uselessness of the weekends. In Benedictine
  spirituality\, on the other hand\, the sabbath is the moment for returnin
 g to the surety and solemnity of life\, for setting our sights above the d
 aily\, for restating the basics\, for giving meaning to the rest of the we
 ek so that the mundane and the immediate do not become the level of our ex
 istence.\n\n
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LOCATION:Chapter 11
SUMMARY:The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday
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