CHD Officium mortuorum : Vigilie defunctorum
Office of the Dead - Use of Rome
L'Office des défuncts à l'usage de Rome

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Ad vesperas
Ps.114Dilexi quoniamAnt. Placebo
Ps.119Ad dominum cum tribularerAnt. Heu michi
Ps.120Levavi oculosAnt. Dominus custodit te
Ps.129De profundis clamavi ad teAnt. Si iniquitates
Ps.137Confitebor tibiAnt. Opera manuum tuarum
Cant.Magnificat [Luc.I,46-55]Ant. Omne quod dat michi
Ps.145Lauda anima mea * (followed by verses and the prayers)
V. Requescant in pace. Amen. V. A porta inferi. Erue domine animas eorum. Domine exaudi. Et clamor. Oremus. [Orationes]
*(Ps.145 is omitted on the day of death and during the funeral when a corpse is present)
Ad Matutinum
Ps. 94Venite exultemusInvitatorium. Regem cui omnia vivunt
I° Noc.
Ps.5Verba mea auribus percipeAnt. Dirige domine
Ps.6Domine ne in furore tuoAnt. Convertere domine et eripe
Ps.7Domine deus meus in te speraviAnt. Nequando rapiat ut leo
In primo nocturno. ResponsoryVersicle
Lectio.i.Parce michiR. Credo quod redemptorVs. Quem visurus sum
Lectio.ii.Tedet animamR. Qui LazarumVs. Qui venturus es
Lectio.iii.Manus tueR. Domine quando venerisVs. Commissa mea pavesco
II° Noc.
Ps. 22Dominus regit meAnt. In loco pascue
Ps. 24Ad te domine levavi animamAnt. Delicta iuventutis
Ps. 26Dominus illuminatio meaAnt. Credo videre bona
In secundo nocturno.
Lectio.iv.Responde michiR. Memento mei deusVs. De profundis clamavi
Lectio.v.Homo natusR. Heu michi domineVs. Anima mea turbata
Lectio.vi.Quis michiR. Ne recorderis peccataVs. Dirige domine deus meus
III° Noc.
Ps. 39Expectans expectaviAnt. Complaceat tibi
Ps. 40Beatus qui intelligetAnt. Sana domine animam meam
Ps. 41Quemadmodum desideratAnt. Sitivit anima mea
In tertio nocturno.
Lectio.vii.Spiritus meusR. Peccantem meVs. Deus in nomine tuo
Lectio.viii.Pelli meeR. Domine secundum actumVs. Amplius lava me
Lectio.ix.Quare de vulvaR. Libera me domine de morteV. Tremens factus sum
V. Dies illa dies ire
V. Requiem eternam
Laudes
Ps. 50Miserere mei deus secundumAnt. Exultabunt domino
Ps. 64Te decet hymnusAnt. Exaudi domine orationem
Ps. 62-66Deus deus meusAnt. Me suscepit
Cant.Ego dixi in dimidio [Is.38, 10-20]Ant. A porta inferi
Ps. 148Laudate dominum de celisAnt. Omnis spiritus
Ps. 149Cantate domino ... laus eius in ecclesia
Ps. 150Laudate dominum in sanctisAnt. Omnis spiritus
Cant.Benedictus dominus [Luc.I, 68-79]Ant. Ego sum resurrectio
Ps. 129De profundis *(followed by verses and the prayers)
V. A porta inferi. Erue domine animas eorum. V.Requescant in pace. Amen. Domine exaudi. Et clamor. Oremus. [Orationes]
*(Ps.129 is omitted on the day of death and during the funeral where a corpse is present)

    For some sources 'ad usum Romanum' described on this site see:
  1. J.Paul Getty Museum Ms.94ML26 Spitz Hours f.208-228v (France c.1420)
  2. Vérards Grandes Heures Hore ad usum Romanum (Paris 20. Aug. 1490)
  3. Copenhagen KB GKS 1607 Hore ad usum Romanum (Antwerp? c.1520, with Facsimile)

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