Gregorian Lauds to the Virgin Mary

Fr. Scott Haynes

This Marian Office was recorded at Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, a place hallowed by the ancient tradition that the Blessed Virgin Mary “fell asleep” here before being assumed into heaven. Within this sacred setting, the chants of the Officium Parvum Beatae Virginis Mariae, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are offered in prayerful homage to the Mother of God. Cherished for centuries by religious communities and the lay faithful, the Little Office is prayed to sanctify the hours of the day through psalms, hymns, and canticles, through which the faithful are drawn into the Church’s enduring song of praise.