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Showing posts with label Ps 137. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ps 137. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

The 'monastic' last psalms of Vespers: Psalm 137 on Wednesdays

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One of the key themes in St Benedict's Rule is of course, the Work of God, the Divine Office, and the ministerial responsibilities of ...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Psalm 137 in the context of Wednesday Vespers

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Mercy and truth The final psalm of Wednesday Vespers is Psalm 137, and as I've previously provided  a series of notes on Psalm 137...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

Psalm 137: Latin study hints Part B

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By way of a tag to the mini-series on Psalm 137, some materials to help you with your Latin studies. Grammar If you are keeping up with...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Psalm 137/5: God's saving help

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Death before his judge, c15th Today a look at the last two verses of Psalm 137 , which take us back to the central themes of the Offi...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Psalm 137/4: Let the kings of the earth praise God, but be humble

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The first four verses of  Psalm 137 talk of an individual praising God. In verses 5 to 7, the focus becomes more universal, with t...
Monday, November 28, 2011

Psalm 137/3: God's saving mercy and truth

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Peterborough Psalter: mercy and truth c1260 Today I want to pick up my lectio divina notes mini-series on Psalm 137 , with a look at ...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Psalm 137/2 - In the presence of the angels

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Today I want to start a more detailed look at Psalm 137 , the last psalm of Vespers of the Dead, starting with a look at verses 1 and...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Psalm 137: Latin study hints

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Yesterday I gave a general introduction to Psalm 137.  Today, as usual, before I start on the verse by verse analysis of Psalm 137, I want t...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Introduction to Psalm 137 in the context of the Office of the Dead

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The memento mori of René of Anjou, king of Naples. (British Library, Egerton 1070 f. 53) c1442-3 Through November I've been looki...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Psalm propers for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 118

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Today's psalm propers in the Extraordinary Form point strongly and obviously to the Gospel (Matthew 22:1-14, the parable of the we...