Ambrosian Breviary Structure

Sunday	Weekdays *(this example taken from Monday, Decuria I,)*
1st nocturn	1st nocturn
Antiphon (from Sunday seasonal office, e.g., 4th Sunday after Pentecost)	Antiphon 1 ( from *Decuria 1) In lege Domini...*
Canticle - Isaiah, 26	Psalms *1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8*
Gloria Patri	*Gloria Patri* (at the end of the *last* psalm only)
*** Antiphon + 3 Kyrie's**	*** Antiphon 1+ 3 Kyrie's**
* Benedictus es, Deus. *** Amen.**	* Benedictus es, Deus. *** Amen.**
2nd Nocturn	2nd Nocturn
Antiphon (from Sunday seasonal office, e.g., 4th Sunday after Pentecost)	Antiphon 2 ( from *Decuria 1) Narrabo omnia....*
Canticle - Anna, 1 Kings, 2	Psalms *9, 10, 11, 12*
Gloria Patri	*Gloria Patri* (at the end of the *last* psalm only)
*** Antiphon + 3 Kyrie's**	*** Antiphon 2 + 3 Kyrie's**
* Benedictus es, Deus. *** Amen.**	* Benedictus es, Deus. *** Amen.**
3rd Nocturn	3rd Nocturn
Antiphon (from Sunday seasonal office, e.g., 4th Sunday after Pentecost)	Antiphon 2 ( from *Decuria 1) Narrabo omnia....*
Canticle - Jonah, 2	Psalms *13, 14, 15, 16*
Gloria Patri	*Gloria Patri* (at the end of the *last* psalm only)
* Antiphon + 3 Kyrie's	*** Antiphon 2 + 3 Kyrie's**
* Benedictus es, Deus. * Amen.	* Benedictus es, Deus. *** Amen.**
Readings	Readings
Jube, Domne, benedicere	Jube, Domine, benedicere
Blessing 1: Evangelica lectio sit nobis salus et protectio. Amen.	Blessing 1: Qui tulit peccata hominum, perducat nos ad suum celestem regnum. Amen.
Reading 1: Gospel portion + start of homily	Reading 1: Scripture
Responsory 1: (from Sunday seasonal office, e.g., 4th Sunday after Pentecost)	Responsory 1: (from Decuria 1)

Jube, Domne, benedicere	Jube, Domine, benedicere
Blessing 2: Per eum qui est via et veritas benedicat nos Divina majestas. Amen.	Blessing 2: Deus Dei filius sit nobis salus atque propitius. Amen.
Reading 2: homily	Reading 2: Scripture, (continued)
Responsory 2: (from Sunday seasonal office, e.g., 4th Sunday after Pentecost)	Responsory 2: (from Decuria 1)

Jube, Domne, benedicere	Jube, Domine, benedicere
Blessing 3: Spiritus Sancti gratia illuminet sensus et corda nostra. Amen.	Blessing 3: Deus, auctor caeli et terrae, det nobis hereditatem vitae aeternae. Amen.
Reading3: homily	Reading 2: Scripture, (continued)
Te Deum

Sunday	Weekdays
Antiphon: (proper or from the psalter)	Antiphon: (proper or from the psalter)
Canticle: Benedictus, Luke 2	Canticle: Benedictus, Luke 2
Antiphon + 3 Kyrie's*	Antiphon + 3 Kyrie's*

* Antiphona ad Crucem (from the seasonal proper, when said)

* Oratio I secreta: Oremus. Deus qui populum tuum ex Aegypto	* Oratio secreta: (from the Decuria) Oremus, etc.
Dominus Vobiscum, etc.	Dominus Vobiscum, etc.
Antiphon (from the seasonal proper)	Antiphon (from the Decuria of the psalter)
Canticle: Canticle of Moses, Exodus 15	Psalm 50: Miserere
Gloria Patri	Gloria Patri
* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's	* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's

* Oratio 2 secreta Oremus. Deus qui tribus pueris in camino ignis....
Dominus Vobiscum, etc.	*but, on Saturday, it is this:*
Antiphon (from seasonal proper)	Antiphon (from the psalter - please note that Saturday is not part of the 10 Decuria days, which are from Monday through Friday for 2 weeks).
Canticle: Canticle of the 3 Young Men, Daniel	*Psalm 117:* Confitemini
* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's	* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's
* Oratio I in Dominica (unless another prayer is assigned from the seasonal propers): Deus, lux vere credentium	* Oratio I (from the Decuria of the psalter)
Dominus Vobiscum, etc.	Dominus Vobiscum, etc.
Antiphon (from the seasonal proper)	Antiphon (from the Decuria of the psalter).
Psalms 148 + 149 + 150 + 116 (all psalms are under the one Gloria Patri, which follows: )	Psalms 148 + 149 + 150 + 116 (all psalms are under the one Gloria Patri, which follows: )
Gloria Patri	Gloria Patri
Capitulum ( in Dominica): Cantate Domino canticum novum......*	Capitulum: (from the Decuria of the psalter).*
* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's	* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's
Dominus Vobiscum, etc.	Dominus Vobiscum, etc.
* Psalmus Directus: 92	* Psalmus Directus: (from the Decuria of the psalter).
Hymn: Splendor Paternae Gloriae	Hymn: Splendor Paternae Gloriae
*** 12 Kyrie's**	*** 12 Kyrie's**
Dominus Vobiscum, etc	Dominus Vobiscum, etc.
* Psallenda I (from the seasonal proper)	* In baptisterio (a form of responsory, from the Decuria of the psalter)
* Completorium I (from the seasonal proper) + 3 Kyrie's
* Oratio II in Dominica (unless another prayer is assigned from the seasonal propers): Vide, quaesumus, Domine, infirmitates nostras....	* Oratio II in Dominica (from the Decuria of the psalter)
Dominus Vobiscum, etc.	Antiphon (from the Decuria of the psalter)
* Psallenda II (from the seasonal proper)	* Psalm of 4 verses + Gloria Patri, etc.
* Completorium II (from the seasonal proper) + 3 Kyrie's	* Antiphon (repeated) + 3 Kyrie's
* Oratio ultima in Dominica (unless another prayer is assigned from the seasonal propers): Ad aures clementiae tuae, Domine	* Oratio III (from the decuria of the psalter)