The Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin
The Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin are
four in number. In Choir, one of the Antiphons is recited at
the end of certain hours in accordance with the following general
rules: 1. At the end of Compline, always. 2. At the end of Lauds,
when no other hour is to follow. 3. When Lauds is followed by Prime
and by any of the other hours, the Antiphon is said at the end of the
last hour recited. 4. At the end of any hour recited in Choir when
the Office is finished and the members of the Choir are to retire
from the chapel.
Out of Choir, an Antiphon is
said at the end of Compline, and at the end of Lauds if the Office is
to end with Lauds, otherwise at the end of the last hour recited.
Read the first article on Antiphon
in the Cath. Encycl. Read also the articles on: Alma
Redemptoris Mater, Ave Regina, Regina Cœli,
and Salve Regina.
Copyright Benziger Brothers, 1922. Online Edition Copyright David M. Cheney, 2006-2008.