Thus spake the Supple Doctor:
I notice that at Ampleforth, a collect is recited after the Invitatory Psalm
(94/95) at the beginning of Matins. This would be, I suppose, a sort of
Psalter Collect. Perhaps Mon Lib could enlighten us as to the history of
this.
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Respondeo dicendum - This prayer is simply an English version of what was
used in the ordinary moanstic office before the reforms of recent years. In
principle, a prayer ('collect') is an ending or completion of something, but
the something can be as limited as an opening rite: which is the function of
the prayer/collect at the end of the opening rite of Mass, and the
Invitatory is perceived as the opening rite of the Vigil (matins in monastic
parlance). In the old breviary we also had a hymn at this point, as does the
modern Roman Breviary.
I am told that the modern roman breviary (the Liturgy of the Hours) in its
American edition has a psalm prayer for every psalm, which is optional. What
the practice is I know not.
Anselm Cramer OSB
Ampleforth Abbey, York
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