Psalm Schedule
New Melleray Abbey follows a 2 week Psalm structure in the Divine Office. In other words all 150 psalms are sung or recited during a 2 week period. (OCSO Statute 17.1. A) On Solemnities or Feasts might be certain psalms assigned because of a closer thematic moment for that particular Solemnity or Feast. (Rule of Benedict Chapter 19)
It is not possible to provide the entire Cistercian Office here, but we would like to make available a list of the psalms for the various hours of the Divine Office. The numbering used here is found in the Greek Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, and the English Grail Psalter.
Odd and Even Weeks
Over a two-week period, we sing all 150 of the Psalms during the Divine Office. To do this, we split them up singing some of them the first week and the rest of them the second week. Thus, you will see that we refer to which week we are in as “odd” or “even.”
To determine which week of the two-week cycle we are singing, use this tip. If the previous Sunday is an odd number (1st week in Lent, 3rd week in Easter, 21st week in common time), then we will be singing the odd-week cycle. If the previous Sunday is an even number, then we will be singing the even-week cycle.
Psalm Schedule Odd Weeks |
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Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
Vigils (3:30 am) |
94 17 24 26 27 |
133 13 34 53 14 105A 105B |
133 43 43 61 76 138A 138B |
133 77A 77B 11 41 + 42 83 |
133 57 58 59 136 143 144 |
133 3 7 15 88A 88B |
133 1 71 79 84 86 102 |
Lauds (6:30 am) |
50 117 66 |
49 5 110 |
72 42 111 |
101 63 114 |
100 87 113A |
6 75 113B |
37 142 112 |
Terce (9:15 am) |
118, I-IV |
119, 120, 121 |
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Sext (11:45 am) |
118, V-VII | 122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
None (1:45 pm) |
118, VII-XI | 125 126 127 |
131 132 |
125 126 127 |
131 132 |
125 126 127 |
131 132 |
Vespers (5:30 pm) |
109 2 46 |
18 47 95 |
67 96 |
45 135 97 |
9 98 |
21 92 |
44 137 23 |
Compline (7:30 pm) |
4 and 90 |
Psalm Schedule Even Weeks |
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Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
Vigils (3:30 am) |
94 28 29 30 33 65
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133 36A 36B 51 10 104A 104B |
133 55 69 70 74 81 93 |
133 106A 106B 60 73 80 |
133 25 48 78 82 141 143 |
133 12 16 54 108 139 |
133 8 18 44 45 47 71 |
Lauds (6:30 am) |
50 117 150 |
102 35 115-116 |
38 56 145 |
85 64 146 |
31 89 147 |
62 91 148 |
39 142 149 |
Terce (9:15 am) |
118, XII-XV |
119, 120, 121 |
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Sext (11:45 am) |
118, XVI-XVIII | 122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
122 123 124 |
128 129 130 |
None (1:45 pm) |
118, XIX-XXII | 125 126 127 |
131 132 |
125 126 127 |
131 132 |
125 126 127 |
131 132 |
Vespers (5:30 pm) |
109 2 46 |
19 20 95 |
103 96 |
134 140 97 |
32 40 98 |
68A 68B 99 |
23 84 22 |
Compline (7:30 pm) |
4 and 90 |