Simple Tonary

To facilitate the singing of the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary on more solemn
occasions, here is provided the usual tones for it.

COMMON TONES
At the start of the Hours:
At the Commemorations at Lauds and
Vespers, after the Salve Regina and O
Lumen, and on all other occasions:

Collect:
Example:
At Matins only:

At Compline only:

At all the Hours:

Short ending:

Long ending:

During Septuagesima, instead of Alleluia: At the end of the Hours:

Versicles and Responses:

Before the Canticles at Lauds, Vespers,
and Compline, and after the
Responsories at the Little Hours:
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 OTHER TONES
At Matins
Hymn: Responsory Example:

Example of Blessing before Lesson:

At Vespers
Hymn:

Conclusion of the Lesson:

At Compline
Responsory:
*-The R. is also used after the Little Chapter
at all the other Hours.

At Lauds
Hymn:

Hymn:
At the Little Hours
Hymn:

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 PSALM TONES
1a:
• Antiphons of all
Commemorations at Lauds and
Vespers, except that of Saint
Dominic in Lauds.
1b:
• Psalms and Antiphon of Vespers.
2:
• Benedictus and its Antiphon
throughout the year.
• Benedictus and its Antiphon
during Christmas.
• Psalms and Antiphon of None.
• Magnificat and its Antiphon
during Advent.
4a:
• Te Deum.
• Psalms and Antiphon of Sext.
• Magnificat and its Antiphon
throughout the year.
4b:
 
• Invitatory and Psalm 94 on
solemn occasions.
• Psalms and Antiphon of Matins,
Lauds, Prime, and Terce.
5:
• Antiphon of the Commemoration
of Saint Dominic at Lauds.
6:
• Invitatory and Psalm 94 for
common use.
• Magnificat and its Antiphon
during Christmas and Easter.
7a:
• Psalms and Antiphon of
Compline.
• Nunc Dimittis and its Antiphon.
8a:
• Benedictus and its Antiphon
during Advent and Easter.
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 APPENDIX:
Procession to the Altar of the Most Holy Rosary
Litany of the Blessed Virgin
1st part:

2nd part:

(Until “Sancta Trinitas…”)

3rd part:

(Until “Virgo fidelis…”)

4th part:

Antiphon for Easter

(Until “Auxilium Christianorum…”)
5th part:

(Until “Regina familiae…”)

6th part:

(Until “…miserere nobis.”)

Prose
*-“jam ascendit” is used at Ascensiontide

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