Chanting the Psalms

Beauty, Peace, Prayer

Hear the echo of the chime.  Watch the flicker of the candle.  Smell the incense as it rises.  Sense the presence of your neighbors as they chant in unison beside you.  Take a few minutes out of the hectic pace of life to experience something completely different, something authentic, something holy.  This is not a performance.  You will be praying with us.  Anyone who can hum or mumble can chant.

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Upcoming Vespers

Please come to one of our upcoming Vespers.  All are welcome.  Click on the links for more details.

Previous events

Date Event Location
 —  — Lenten Vespers Emmanuel Catholic Church, Dayton Emmanuel Catholic Church, Dayton
 —  — Dayton Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Lenten Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Advent Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — All Souls Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Dayton Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Dayton Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Advent Vespers Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio 45409 Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio 45409
 —  — Dayton Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
Dayton Vespers Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio 45409 Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio 45409
 —  — Dayton Vespers Hope Lutheran, Dayton, Ohio Hope Lutheran, Dayton, Ohio
 —  — Dayton Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton
 —  — Dayton Vespers St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410 St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410
 —  — Dayton Vespers St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410 St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410
 —  — Lenten Vespers St. Mary Church, Dayton St. Mary Church, Dayton
 —  — Dayton Vespers St. Albert the Great, Kettering, Ohio 45429 St. Albert the Great, Kettering, Ohio 45429
 —  — St. Mary Vespers St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410 St. Mary Church, Dayton, Ohio 45410
 —  — St. Albert the Great Vespers St. Albert the Great, Kettering, Ohio 45429 St. Albert the Great, Kettering, Ohio 45429
 —  — Vespers at QoM Queen of Martyrs, Dayton, Ohio 45414 Queen of Martyrs, Dayton, Ohio 45414
 —  — All Saints Vespers Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton

What to Watch For

Something interesting about each Vespers service

    Dec 29, 2022

    Of the Father's Love Begotten

    Our hymn for January 1 Vespers will be "Of the Father's Love Begotten," which has been found in most Christian hymnals for centuries.  The hymn was originally written by Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, who was a Roman Christian poet.  Prudentius was…

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    Nov 25, 2022

    Conditor alme siderum

    One of the most well-known hymns of all time is "Conditor alme siderum."  We know it in English as "Creator of the Stars at Night."  The origins of the hymn stretch back to the Seventh Century (600s).  It is sung…

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    Nov 6, 2022

    St. Anthony Parish Vespers

    St. Anthony Parish has started Vespers on Tuesday evenings!  The parish has a group of about twenty people who get together weekly for Evening Prayer.  The group uses the widely-acclaimed and easy-to-use Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours booklets…

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    Oct 28, 2022

    All Souls Day

    All Souls Day has traditionally been a day of prayer and remembrance for departed friends and loved ones.  It was instituted on its November 2 date in the 1000s at the famous Abbey of Cluny in France, and its dependent…

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    Sep 29, 2022

    Guardian Angels October 6

    This month, we'll be celebrating the Memorial for the Guardian Angels.  We'll be praying at Holy Angels Church with the beautiful murals behind the altar.  Our reading talks about the incense brought to the altar by angels:

    "An angel came…

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    Jul 28, 2022

    St. Clare August 11

    Saint Clare was a forward thinker.  She was one of the first followers of Saint Francis and became his constant companion in the 1200s in Italy.  She founded an order of nuns, dedicated to living in poverty, away from the…

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    Jul 17, 2022

    How We Pray with the Egyptian Desert Fathers

    Praying Vespers immerses a person in the Church's traditions.  There is a deep purposefulness in almost everything.  One of the traditions from the earliest of times comes from the Egyptian Desert Fathers.  St. John Cassian recounts the advice given to…

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    Jun 7, 2022

    Saint Kateri July 14

    Saint Kateri

    On July 14, we will be praying Vespers at Queen of Martyrs church.  July 14 is the Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American woman of North America to be canonized.  She was a Mohawk and…

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    Jun 4, 2022

    Orthodox Vespers

    We will be visiting St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church on June 15 for Vespers.  We will not be able to accurately describe everything that will happen because we are not knowledgeable enough about Orthodoxy.  Nonetheless, here are some things…

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    Jun 4, 2022

    Ave Maris Stella

    For Vespers on May 19, we'll be singing a hymn first written in the Ninth Century, although some have claimed that it was written as early as the Sixth Century.  Ave Maris Stella is one of the most famous chanted…

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