EPA: Psalter

The Psalter contains the ordinary parts of the Office that are sung through on a regular basis: the Psalms, distributed amongst the Hours of Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline for each day of the week; the ordinary Antiphons for the Psalms; the ordinary Hymns for each Hour; the Canticles; the Preces, &c.
Compline includes its Propers for the seasons and feasts of the year.
The Psalter also contains the Seven Penitential Psalms, the Litany, the Office of the Dead, and the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Psalter also contains the Common of Saints, comprising the common elements used on the various saints’ days throughout the year.
The Psalter also contains several special Offices which are not part of the regular Kalendar: the Commemoration of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, the Translation and Commemoration of Saint Chad, the Feast of the Icon of the Lord, and the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Psalter also contains the Office of the Blessing of Salt and Water and the Blessing of Bread.
Following a Table of Ranks of Feasts, the Psalter provides the Ordinary of the Mass and a collection of Votive Masses.

In the following Psalter the psalms and canticles are pointed for singing using a diacritical pointing method. This method is fully explained in the Companion.

FileDatePagesSound files
NPA-01 Sunday Matins LaudsFebruary 2024[1]-[66]EPA-01
NPA-02 PrimeFebruary 2024[67]-[146]EPA-02
NPA-03 Terce Sext NoneFebruary 2024[147]-[202]EPA-03
NPA-04 MondayFebruary 2024[203]-[250]EPA-04
NPA-05 TuesdayFebruary 2024[251]-[272]EPA-05
NPA-06 WednesdayFebruary 2024[273]-[294]EPA-06
NPA-07 ThursdayFebruary 2024[295]-[320]EPA-07
NPA-08 FridayMarch 2024[321]-[346]EPA-08
NPA-09 SaturdayFebruary 2024[347]-[374]EPA-09
NPA-10 VespersFebruary 2024[377]-[434]EPA-10
NPA-11 ComplineFebruary 2024[435]-[492]EPA-11
NPA-12 Penitential PsalmsMarch 2024[493]-[522]EPA-12
NPA-13 Office of the DeadMarch 2024[523]-[578]EPA-13
NPA-14 Office of the VirginMarch 2024[579]-[696]EPA-14
NPA-15 Comm. St. Thomas etc.March 2024[697]-[742]EPA-15
NPA-16 Presentation BVM etc.March 2024[743]-[804]EPA-16
NPA-17 Common in EastertideMarch 2024[805]-[842]EPA-17
NPA-18 Common of ApostlesMarch 2024[843]-[882]EPA-18
NPA-19 Common of One MartyrMarch 2024[883]-[950]EPA-19
NPA-20 Common of Many MartyrsMarch 2024[951]-[1018]EPA-20
NPA-21 Common of ConfessorsMarch 2024[1019]-[1114]EPA-21
NPA-22 Common of VirginsMarch 2024[1053]-[1124]EPA-22

Psalter with numerical pointing

At the outset of this project the plan was to use the numerical pointing system as found in the Palmer’s Sarum Psalter. However, as the project developed it seemed appropriate to develop a different system–diacritical pointing–that would avoid some issues with the numerical system and at the same time give a less cluttered appearance. Having fully adopted the diacritical system, the former numerical system is available below, but is no longer supported.

FileDatePagesSound files
EPA-01 Sunday Matins LaudsOctober 2015[1]-[79]EPA-01
EPA-02 PrimeOctober 2015[80]-[165]EPA-02
EPA-03 Terce Sext NoneOctober 2015[166]-[222]EPA-03
EPA-04 MondayOctober 2015[223]-[273]EPA-04
EPA-05 TuesdayOctober 2015[274]-[299]EPA-05
EPA-06 WednesdayOctober 2015[300]-[325]EPA-06
EPA-07 ThursdayOctober 2015[326]-[360]EPA-07
EPA-08 FridayOctober 2015[361]-[390]EPA-08
EPA-09 SaturdayOctober 2015[391]-[426]EPA-09
EPA-10 VespersOctober 2015[427]-[514]EPA-10
EPA-11 ComplineOctober 2015[515]-[572]EPA-11
EPA-12 Penitential PsalmsNovember 2013[573]-[595] EPA-12
EPA-13 Office of the DeadNovember 2013[596]-[657]EPA-13
EPA-14 Service of the Blessed VirginNovember 2013[658]-[797]EPA-14
EPA-17 Common of Saints in EastertideNovember 2013[798]-[835]EPA-17
EPA-18 Common of Apostles and EvangelistsNovember 2013[836]-[871]EPA-18
EPA-19 Common of One MartyrNovember 2013[872]-[937]EPA-19
EPA-20 Common of Many MartyrsNovember 2013[938]-[997]EPA-20