======================================================================== FROM HOLY EASTER UNTIL PENTECOST WITHOUT INTERRUPTION by St. Benedict of Nursia ======================================================================== Summary: St. Benedict outlines the rules for saying 'Alleluia' in the liturgy, from Easter to Pentecost and beyond. Topics: "Easter Celebration", "Liturgical Worship" Scripture References: Psalm 30:4, Psalm 113:3, Psalm 135:1, Psalm 147:1, Psalm 150:6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ St. Benedict of Nursia instructs that from holy Easter until Pentecost without interruption, 'Alleluia' should be said in the Psalms and responsories. From Pentecost to the beginning of Lent, 'Alleluia' should be said every night with the last six Psalms of the Night Office only. On every Sunday outside of Lent, the canticles, Morning Office, Prime, Terce, Sext, and None should be said with 'Alleluia,' while Vespers should be said with antiphons. The responsories are never to be said with 'Alleluia' except from Easter to Pentecost. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From holy Easter until Pentecost without interruption let "Alleluia" be said both in the Psalms and in the responsories. From Pentecost to the beginning of Lent let it be said every night with the last six Psalms of the Night Office only. On every Sunday, however, outside of Lent, the canticles, the Morning Office, Prime, Terce, Sext and None shall be said with "Alleluia," but Vespers with antiphons. The responsories are never to be said with "Alleluia" except from Easter to Pentecost. ======================================================================== Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/st-benedict-of-nursia/from-holy-easter-until-pentecost-without-interruption/ ========================================================================