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Distribution of Psalms

Psalms are numbered using the Greek Septuagint
VIGILS	VIGILS	VIGILS	VIGILS	VIGILS	VIGILS	VIGILS
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
3	3	3	3	3	3	3
94	94	94	94	94	94	94
20	32	45	59	73	85	101
21	33	46	60	74	86	102
22	34	47	61	76	88.1	103.1
23	36.1	48	65	77.1	88.2	103.2
24	36.2	49	67.1	77.2	92	104.1
25	37	51	67.2	78	93	104.2
26	38	52	68.1	79	95	105.1
27	39	53	68.2	80	96	105.2
28	40	54	69	81	97	106.1
29	41	55	70	82	98	106.2
30	43	57	71	83	99	107
31	44	58	72	84	100	108

LAUDS	LAUDS	LAUDS	LAUDS	LAUDS	LAUDS	LAUDS
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
66	66	66	66	66	66	66
50	50	50	50	50	50	50
117	5	42	63	87	75	142
62	35	56	64	89	91	Canticle
Canticle	Canticle	Canticle	Canticle	Canticle	Canticle	Canticle
148	148	148	148	148	148	148
149	149	149	149	149	149	149
150	150	150	150	150	150	150

TERCE	TERCE	TERCE	TERCE	TERCE	TERCE	TERCE
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
118.1	118.11	1	9.3	16.1	17.4	122
118.2	118.12	118.21	9.1	14	17.2	120
118.3	118.13	118.22	9.2	15	17.3	121
118.4

SEXT	SEXT	SEXT	SEXT	SEXT	SEXT	SEXT
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
118.5	118.14	1	9.3	16.1	17.4	122
118.6	118.15	2	9.4	16.2	17.5	123
118.7	118.16	6	9.5	16.3	17.6	124

NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
118.8	118.17	7.1	10	18.1	17.7	125
118.9	118.18	7.2	11	18.2	17.8	126
118.10	118.19	7.3	12	19	17.9	127

VESPERS	VESPERS	VESPERS	VESPERS	VESPERS	VESPERS	VESPERS
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
109	113	129	134	138.1	141	144.2
110	114	130	138.2	143.1	145	126
111	115-116	131	136	139	143.2	146
112	128	132	137	140	144.1	147

COMPLINE	COMPLINE	COMPLINE	COMPLINE	COMPLINE	COMPLINE	COMPLINE
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
4	4	4	4	4	4	4
90	90	90	90	90	90	90
133	133	133	133	133	133	133

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