Ask a Question - or - Return to the Faith and Spirituality Forum Index

Question Title	Posted By	Question Date
Marian antiphons	joseph	Thursday, July 3, 2008
Question: it's me again brother ignatius. what i am referring to in the "Let us pray" part in the Marian antiphons is the prayer said after them like after the Salve Regina and the pray for us O holy Mother of God the prayer said is the "Almighty and everlasting God, by the cooperation of the Holy Spirit..." Do i pray the Marian Antiphons kneeling or standing...again..thanks in advance
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Joseph: There are no prayers said after the Marian Antiphon. After the Salve Regina is nothing. That is the end of the Office. If you have some source that has prayers after the Marian Antiphon that is an addition somebody inserted and is not part of the Office. Prayer can be added before or after the Office, but they are not part of the Office itself, thus they are not required. As for posture during the Marian Antiphon, in one monastery we used to stand in the dark before the altar and sing the Salve Regina. the Grand Silence begins immediately after that. We could then either stay in the Church and pray privately or go back to our cells to pray and prepare for bed. The Instructions does not indicate a posture, so you can stand or kneel as you wish. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

Question Title

Posted By

Question Date

Marian antiphons

joseph

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Question:

it's me again brother ignatius. what i am referring to in the "Let us pray" part in the Marian antiphons is the prayer said after them like after the Salve Regina and the pray for us O holy Mother of God the prayer said is the "Almighty and everlasting God, by the cooperation of the Holy Spirit..."

Do i pray the Marian Antiphons kneeling or standing...again..thanks in advance

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Joseph:

There are no prayers said after the Marian Antiphon. After the Salve Regina is nothing. That is the end of the Office.

If you have some source that has prayers after the Marian Antiphon that is an addition somebody inserted and is not part of the Office. Prayer can be added before or after the Office, but they are not part of the Office itself, thus they are not required.

As for posture during the Marian Antiphon, in one monastery we used to stand in the dark before the altar and sing the Salve Regina. the Grand Silence begins immediately after that. We could then either stay in the Church and pray privately or go back to our cells to pray and prepare for bed.

The Instructions does not indicate a posture, so you can stand or kneel as you wish.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum