Gothicum Mockup Notes

General Notes

  1. The goal is to create an accurate mockup of the modern Lorenzana/Cisneros/Ortiz Gothic Office, not an one-to-one recreation of the given sources, nor of the ancient manuscripts.
  2. In 1502, the Mozarabic Breviary was published by Cardinal Cisneros, compiled by Alfonso Ortiz. In 1775, Cardinal Lorenzana republished a new edition, adding additional materials.
  3. Sources are taken primarily from two places: the Gothic Breviary, and the Missa gothica, which contains the festal commons. The Mozarabic site offers the Breviary in web form, albeit with a few typos. Additional resources may be found on the site.
  4. Secondary sources on the notes of the office comes from the Regula of the Breviarium and the introductory notes of the Missa gothica, the Catholic Encyclopedia, the 1593 and the 1603 notes.
  5. Vespers has 3-4 antiphons/responsories, called Psalmi (Psalmus). In other literature, the first is sometimes called the Vespertinum or Lucernarium, and the last is sometimes called the Lauda with Alleluia or the Alleluiaticum.
  6. What the Breviarium calls the Capitula or Chapter is sometimes referred to as the Completuria.
  7. Similarly, the Lauda cum Oratio, Commemoratio and Conclusion is sometimes referred as the Psallendum.
  8. Sometimes the 3 antiphons at Matins are collectively called the missa. There is a theory that they used constitute the bulk of the psalms.
  9. A comparison of the responsory styles given here.
  10. Lauds (like other rites) is properly the second half of Matins, and is only differentiated for convenience.
  11. 1603 notes dictates that Lauds begins with a 'Dominus sit ...', but Missa gothica is silent about this. Not that it properly begins so, but this introduces the antiphon for the Canticle.
  12. At Lauds, the Lauda and following Blessing come from the previous Vespers.
  13. Before the Blessing, it is called Humiliate vos ad benedictionem, on 1st, 4th Sundays of Advent. 3x. We can conclude it is wrong. Humiliate vos benedictioni will be used, as it is everywhere else.
  14. Orations at Matins and Lauds should be preceded by a 'Dominus sit' (noted by CATHEN, 1603 and 1593: except Commemoratio and Matins prayer after Æterne). At Vespers, the Oratio is said without a Dominus sit. It is unknown if Dominus sit is said before the prayers of the Minor hours. The Missa gothica does not mention this at all; rather Orations at Matins simply follow the Antiphona without 'Dominus sit'. The guidelines from 1593 and 1603 are followed, hence Dominus ... before the Orations at Matins.
  15. The conclusion of Lauds is as follows: All the sources are unclear, and the Missa offers several options. Therefore, I have chosen to mirror Vespers, with two In NDJC ... , with an added Et fidelium ... (which itself varies). CATHEN states it ends as at Vespers.
  16. Supplication: Breviarium begins with Oremus as the first word, but Missa gothica styles it as a Roman introduction. A period is added after Oremus, as per Missa gothica.
  17. From the Additional Notes, they also note that the Breviarium:
  18. Since the Breviarium is inconclusive about the position of the Blessing at Lauds when there is an Oratio, the decision is made to omit the Blessing, following the suggestion above. This way, Lauds always ends with either an Oratio or a Blessing.
  19. If one wishes to recite this office, but is not a priest, instead of Dominus sit ... , it can be replaced by Domine exaudi ... and Et clamor ... veniat semper, to match the style of the Mozarabic Office. In other words, add 'always' to Let my cry ... to thee.
  20. When an Antiphon, Sono, Lauda, or Responsory begins, the first line is said by the Celebrant, and then repeated by the Choir. Then the Priest says the line marked P., and the Choir says the versicle, V.
  21. During the lessons, as in the minor hours, the Missa gothica directs a 'Dominus sit' before the first lesson, but none for any subsequent lessons, and none before the consequent hymn or Lauda, if it occurs.

Notes on the Kalendar

Choices and Changes:

Adventus Domini

Post Adventus

Epiphaniæ

Horæ Minoræ

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