CHD Hours of the Virgin
Hore Beate Marie Virginis - Use of Poitiers

Ad Matutinum Invitatorium Ave maria
Hymnus Quem terra ponthusAnt. ps. 8: Benedicta tu
Lectio i. Sancta maria virgo virginum Responsorium i. Sancta et immaculata
Ad LaudesPss. 92, 99, 62, 66, B, 148
Antiphona Post partum
Capitulum In omnibus requiem Hymnus O gloriosa domina
Antiphona super Benedictus O gloriosa dei genitrix
Ad PrimamPss. 53, 116, 117
Hymnus Veni creator spiritus
Antiphona O admirabile
Capitulum Virgo verbo concepit R. Ihesu christe fili dei vivi
Ad TertiamPss. 119, 120, 121
Hymnus As primam
Antiphona Quando natus
Capitulum Ab initio et ante R. Sancta maria mater xpi
Ad SextamPss. 122, 123, 124
Antiphona Rubum quem
Capitulum Et sic in syon R. Sancta dei genitrix virgo semper
Ad NonamPss. 125, 126, 127
Antiphona Ecce maria genuit
Capitulum Et radicavi R. Post partum
Ad VesperasPss. 109, 112, 121, 126, 147
Antiphona Beata mater et innupta
Capitulum Beata es virgo maria Hymnus Ave maris stella
Antiphona super Magnificat Sancta maria succurre
Ad CompletoriumPss. 128, 129, 130
Antiphona In prole mater
Capitulum Sicut cynamomum Hymnus Virgo singularis V.Ecce ancilla
Antiphona super Nunc dimittis Sub tuum presidium


Source: VL 170 (Heures impr., Simon Vostre, Paris 1506)
ED notes: Every of the small hours has a different second hymn in many sources: Prime: Mater dei sanctissima, Tierce: Memento, Sext: Domus pudici pectoris, None: Enixa est puerpera. Ste-Croix de Poitiers and Trinité de Poitiers used a different office, see VL 230 and VL 253.
Variants: Paris BN Ms.lat. 922 has O admirabile as first antiphon at Lauds; Paris Bibl. Ste-Genevieve Ms. 2705 has Paradisi porta as chapter at Prime; Paris BN Ms.lat. 1346 has Cum iocunditate at Compline, and Ecce completa sunt as last antiphon at Nunc dimittis.
Other sources: VL 133 (Heures impr. 1529, Paris BN Vél. 1653) (Paris BN Ms.lat. 922)

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