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There is a book put out by Church Publishing called "Readings for the Daily Office from the Early Church", though I don't know if it's in print. And I have a copy of one of the two volumes of this English book which serves the same function.
The monastic house I'm associated with uses a reading from the Rule of S. Benedict at Compline.
What an awesome practice! The Daily Office is such a rich expression of prayer that I wish more people would try! So kudos to you for trying it out.
On your questions...
Best of luck in this endeavor - it sounds like such a worthy effort!
OK. I'm writing a book on it, so I've given this lots and lots of thought.
I do rite 2, because my parish is rite 2 and the monastic community with which I have an affiliation is rite 2.
Morning Prayer:
I don't do the Confession generally. I say one of the opening sentences. I use the Venite with an antiphon outside of Eastertide, or the Pascha Nostrum for all of Eastertide. I use the 30 day psalm schedule unless I'm feeling impatient or I'm praying at the parish. I flip the 19th day morning and evening schedule so Psalm 95 winds up at night (which gets around having the Venite and Psalm 95 both at the same office). I say Gloria Patri after each psalm or portion of psalm 119, and I keep a time of silence. Two readings (OT + Epistle) in the morning. I follow the suggested canticles (p. 145) for the first canticle, and Benedictus for the second. I use suffrages A, unless the Te Deum was the first canticle in which case I use suffrages B. I do three collects: of the day (last Sunday, or a lesser feast), then I cycle through the seven listed in the office, then one of the prayers for mission. I pray General Thanksgiving on major feast days. I don't do St. Crysostom.
Evening Prayer:
I don't do the Confession generally. I say one of the opening sentences. I use the Phos Hilaron on Sundays and major feasts. I do one scriptural reading (Gospel), and the Magnificat, and then a non-scriptural reading from this book or this book or this book. I always use suffrages B in the evening. I do the collects the same way as I do at Morning Prayer. I conclude with the Marian antiphon appropriate to the season, since I don't typically do Compline.