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Description. Diurnale Romanum (Breviarium Romanum) For the traditional ( ) Roman Breviary. The Diurnale (pronounced dee-oor-nah-leh) is a single. If you want the older Office in Latin only, then another consideration should be the Diurnale Romanum. It is a fraction of the cost and has. The Diurnale is a single volume edition of the traditional Roman Breviary and excerpts from the Rituale Romanum that a priest might need while away from the .

The 1963 Breviarium Monasticum, which never suffered these injuries, would be much more deserving of the epithet. That said, the 1961 Breviarium Romanum is the edition of the older Breviary authorized for current use by secular clergy, which surely explains the editor’s enthusiasm for it. It is a pity, though, that his Introduction does not. Adaptation of: Breviarium monasticum. Author's adaptation of. ‡u ‡z View a list of.

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I happen to be one of these people on a romanuj, and the Diurnale Romanum would work nicely. The sequence of the reference books in the above file is: Credits The source for the Latin text is the Microsoft-sponsored scanning of the Ratisbon edition of the Latin Breviarium Romanum by the University of St Michael’s College, Toronto, which allows personal, educational and fair non-commercial use.

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For this site, the New Vulgate psalms have been re-enumerated by adding Psalm 10 to Psalm 9, decreasing by one the numbering of each of the psalms between 11 andand by creating and from the the psalm numbered in the New Vulgate. Laszlo followed his sources as precisely as possible, and it has rokanum the ongoing diyrnale of the Divinum Officium Project to correct errors. If it is an exact duplication, it can be useful since the old ones are getting worn out.

We also would like to thank the many correspondents, including Timothy McCarthy and countless others, for their help in pointing out errata; in particular, Fr.

We added the specific link, just in case, though it may eventually become a dead link. Matt, Thank you for this post in particular, I enjoy reading your blog.

My thoughts on it are still on the way Such a project as this requires others to be involved in maintaining and continuing it, so we hope to improve what is offered here in the hope that many will pray the Divine Office in this way and make it their own.

We are glad we were the first to bring up the news on the publication of the pocket-sized Diurnale Romanum: This is the Benedict XIV version with additions.

We are very grateful to all web page authors mentioned herein. THe Farnborough Press one referred to above is a Monasticum. We thank New Catholic and the Rorate Caeli blog for their invaluable assistance upon the death of Laszlo Kiss, to ensure that the Divine Office might still be prayed online.

If you are already familiar with the Office then you know the parts, its just a matter of finding the music in the Liber. Newer Post Older Post Home. Some kind of cover or slip would also be much appreciated.

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As usual, this is a disinterested post, and the book was bought. Athanasian Creed’s Polish translation comes from the supplement to the book: In the “Thank You” email from Lulu, the editor has asked for error scanning from his buyers. Brevarium, polish translation corrections x. Newer Post Older Post Home.

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Hi Ben, Thanks for the comment. For a Latin-English Diurnale, there was one put out in ‘ Breviary hymns, except for Te Deumcome from books: December 31, In some cases, whole psalm verses were not taken from that book, but from Franz Xaver Schmidmayer, “Die Diudnale der Heiligen Woche, wie sie in der katholischen Kirche besteht”. Scratch dj academy mix1.2.23 download for mac download.

Any info you could provide would be dihrnale appreciated. Kaesekopf Enkindle in us the virtues of humility and patience So we too may obediently do your will faithfully.

beeviarium The English version of the Martyrologium is not identical with the Latin. Book suggestionsbreviary. The code and data are freely available to anyone at the Divinum Officium GitHub repository.

His kind support of this Project was unflagging. They are occasionally brveiarium, where they are blatantly mistranslated e. I might have to order a copy, Breviary nut that I am.

I’m not up on this so maybe someone would tell me how this differs from the Monastic Diurnal from St.

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20th century OfficeBooks (Breviaries)in AMERICA
for the Celebration ofthe Liturgy of the Hours

Textsprinted in reddenote 'official' and/or 'approved'offices; texts printed in bluedenote 'unofficial'offices, though some of them have been 'approved' since the Second VaticanCouncil.
Officialbooks of the Divine Office - the Breviary
(used by all who were obliged to thefull office)
BEFORE THE COUNCIL -up to 1962
Book
Title
No.of Books
LanguagePsalter
(distribution)
PublisherYear
BreviariumRomanum1(totum)
2,4
Latin
Vulgate or
Pius XII
Pius X Psalter of 1911)
various
1962,(withadditional printings, afterwards)
BreviariumAmbrosianum

(TheRiteof the Archdiocese of Milan, is as old as, if not older than, the RomanRite. This Rite is not a 'usage'.)

4
(winter 1, 2, summer 1, 2)
Latin,butnot the Vulgate as found in most other breviaries of the RomanRite or its various usages.
(It is Jerome's first translation of theItala version, called the Romana, later on, and still used in St. Peter'sand in Milan))

The structure and texts of the hours aredifferent, generally, from the same hours in the Roman Breviary ofpre-Vatican II.

Matinshas a 2 week distribution by using decuriae (there are 10 decuriae; #1 begins on Monday, Week 1, and # 10 ends on Friday,Week 2)Daverio,Milan1957(butalso previous editions and subsequent printings)

Breviarium - other usages, includingsome 'rites'
(e.g. Carmelite, Dominican, Premonstratensian,Monastic
(including Carthusian, Cistercian,Maurist [Hungarian Benedictines], within the Roman Rite)

Breviarium Monasticum2 or 4Latin

Vulgate

1 wk monastic Psalter (i.e., as formulated by Benedict in his Rule)several

but 1963 ed.,
Marietti Rome

through 1963
Breviariumad usum congregationis Sancti Mauri Ordinis Sancti Benedicti , the'Maurinum'based on the Maurist Breviary of the BenedictineCongregation of St. Vanne, permitted for use by indult of Gregory XVI.4Latin

Vulgate, then Pius XII Psalter

1 wk Psalter not formulated by Benedict in his Rule, but organized thematicallyby day and hour - there is some adherence to the classic Benedictine formulas.from 1842

Typographia
Mechitaristica, Vienna

1842, choir edition
1914, revised, 'breviary size' books
BreviariumSacri Ordinis Curtusiensis1Latin

Vulgate

1 wk monastic Psalter (from Benedict) with Carthusian additions1879
Charterhouse of Notre-Dame-des-Pres, France
1879
PsalteriumBreviarii Monastici1Latin

Vulgate

1 week monastic Psalter withsome common offices and seasonal prayers; also includes Office of the Deadand Mass prayers (before & after)3rd edition,
Desclee de Brouwer,
Bruges,
1934
TheMonastic Diurnal
or The Day Hoursof the Monastic Breviary

compiled by the Monks of St. John's Abbey,Collegeville, Minnesota

'imported' by the Benedictine Sisters of St.Joseph, Minn.

1Latin Vulgate &English

(Latin and English in parallel columns)

English psalms by Paschal Botz, OSB and BasilStegmann, OSB.

all the day hoursof the Monastic Breviary; this edition designed for Benedictine Sisters(and others) who were obliged to the office (but dispensed from Matins'outside the Motherhouse')H. Dessain, Mechlin1948
through
1963

(5 eds)

Cistercian [essentiallythe Monastic Breviary](Breviarium Cisterciense)4Latin
Vulgate
1 wk monastic PsalterWestmalle, Belgium1907,
1934, 1950
Carmelite Rite (BreviariumOrdinis Fratrum Beatissimae Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo juxta HiersolymitanaeEcclesiae Antiquam Consuetudinem)4Latin
Vulgate
1 wk Psalter
(basically, Pius X, Roman Rite structure)
Desclee,
Tournai
1938
PremonstratensianRite (Breviarium Praemonstratense)4Latin
Vulgate
1 week Psalter, basicPius X Roman Rite structure, with variationsH. Dessain, Mechlin1953
Dominican Rite (BreviariumJuxta Ritum Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum)2Latin
Vulgate
1 wk Psalter
basic Pius X Roman Rite structure, with variations
Rome, St. Sabinae(often printed by Marietti)1962
Bridgettine Nuns(Breviarium Sacrarum Virginum Ordinis Sanctissimi Salvatoris vulgo Sanctae Birgittae)[Horas Deiparae Virginis Per Ferias Distributas Continens]2Latin, Vulgate, includes 'Sermo Angelicus' readings for Matins distributed over 1 week. .NOT the Little Office of the BVM. Shaped in the late Middle Ages (14th cent) updated after Vatican II - Sermo readings now distributed over 3 weeks.Tournai, Desclee

[vol 2 includes the supplemental offices which completed the entire 150 psalms per week, e.g., Sunday office of the Holy Spirit, Office of the Dead, etc.]

1908

Unofficial('Lay Breviaries' or 'Little Offices')
(used by communities not obliged toany form of the complete office and by lay people)

TheRoman Breviary2, 4English translationby John, Marquess of Bute
translationof the

pre-PiusX Breviarium
- 4 volume edition printed in 1908

William Blackwood &Sons,

Edinburgh &
London

1879 & 1908
Breviaryfor Religious
(Latin-English)
4, 2English translation by DameGertrude Brown, OSB, Stanbrook AbbeyPius XII Latin Psalter,
Knox versions of the English Psalms
J. H. Gottmer,
Haarlem
1948 (4 vols)
1961 (2 vols)
DayHours of the Church
edited by the BenedictineNuns of Stanbrook Abbey; introduction by
Abbot Fernand Cabrol
1Latin/Englishthe first Diurnalbased on the revisions of Pius X (1911), in English.London: Burns, Oates& Washbourne1921
TheRoman Breviary
(prepared by the BenedictineNuns of Stanbrook Abbey revised & edited by Charles Francis Brown)
4English translationof the psalms unknownentire Roman Breviarywith 1 wk Psalter; Burns, Oates &Washbourne, Ltd. (and in the USA, with Benziger Brothers, NY)1936 - 1937
RomanBreviary in English4English psalm translationbased on the Pius XII Novum Psalterium, but still in the previous CCD translation(1941) style.edited by [Rt. Rev.Msgr.] Joseph A. Nelson, D.D.

1 week psalter

Benziger Brothers,NY1950-1951
Oratio VespertinaA Book of Evening Prayer and Praise

compiled by V.G.L. (Vilma G. Little).

1Latin (Vulgate) and English (translation by VGL) version of 'night prayers'antiphons and psalms distributed over 31 days; other texts remain unchanged.Worcester, England: Stanbrook Abbey Press1941
DivinePraise
An Adaptation of the Day Hours of the BenedictineMonastic Breviary

'.though some Benedictine Sisters and Oblatesof St. Benedict will use this book it was intended primarily for the useof the Benedictine Brothers in St. Meinrad's Abbey.' A revised versionof a mimeographed edition, based on the Divine Office, printed by the Abbeyin 1936

1CCD psalms, but Officeof the Dead in Latin (Vulgate) and English

[Abbot Esser identifies the translatorof the current CCD psalms as Eberhard Olinger, OSB, a monk of St.Meinrad's]

Basic Monastic psalter,though Matins are missing, as are commemorations at Lauds & VespersSt. Meinrad Abbey,
St. Meinrad, Indiana
1953
TheLittle Office of the BVM
(many variations for usages within theRoman Rite and orders/communities)
1Latin/Englishsame office (all hrs)throughout wk (also Office of the Dead); also, 1953 amplior editionprepared by Beaseveral publishersvarious
AShort Breviary for Religious and the Laity1English
CCD
in 3 editions:1941,1954 & 1963 (the 2nd &3rd edition provided both regular and unabridged editions; the unabridged contained the complete Psalter and readings forevery day of the year).Popular LiturgicalLibrary
Liturgical Press,
Collegeville
1941 (with severalprintings through 1951);
1954;
1962
1stedition

A SHORT BREVIARY [this edition]includes monastic feasts and a version of Monastic Compline;

also includes prayers, at Prime, for deceasedfriends, benefactors and psalm 129, prepared in anticipation of the 14thcentenary of St. Benedict's death and because of the 'times of trial likethese' (WWII had begun); originally intended for the '(lay) brothers inour monasteries'

[Paschal Botz, OSB, William G. Heidt, OSBand other Monks prepared the original manuscript in 1939-1940] - the firstedition was printed at St. John's Abbey.

1CCD & Challoner-Rheimsversion of the New Testament texts (copyright holder for both was Confraternityof Christian Doctrine) --

based heavily on Bruederoffizium,ImAuftrage des Generalkapitels, Chrysostomus Schmid, OSB, Oberbayern: ErzabteiSt. Ottilien, 1935 (and 1953) used up to the 2nd VaticanCouncil,

(Bruederoffizium,according to its preparer, Thomas Graf, OSB, (1st ed), and GislarAulinger, OSB, (2nd ed) was based on Volksbrevier (seeOfficiumDivinum Parvum below and Laienbrevier, from the Abbey of MariaLaach)

Psalms were translatedby Paschal Botz, OSB and Basil Stegmann, OSB, Monks of St. John's Abbey.the 1stedition 'edited by the Monks of St. John's Abbey'
[and printed at the Abbey ].

Four printings of this edition were made until1951];

(the following are called 'editions', thoughperhaps they are better called 'revised printings of the 1stedition)

2nd edition - 1942;
3rd edition - 1943;
5th edition - 1951

1941 through 1951
2ndedition

editor now William G. Heidt, OSB, edition'revised'

regular edition: 1 week Psalter plus an office for Commons (seasons and feasts); used 104 psalms, 90 duringa regular week.

complete edition: regular editionwith 4 wk Matins distribution(nocturn form - 3 psalms) & 1reading for each day of the year, either in Matins or in another (major)Hour; included the entire Psalter.

propers for various orders andcongregations were made available for binding into either version.

Grace at meals prayers wereincluded.

1English

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Psalms(1950 translation - the work of Eberhard Olinger, OSB, a Monk of St. Meinrad'sArchabbey).

(By 1956, some musichad been prepared by
Sr. Theophane Hytrek of the School Sistersof St. Francis in Milwaukee for their Franciscan propers; other communitiesmay have done the same;
music for office hymns, psalm tones and rhythmicaccentuation of the psalms were prepared by Claude Earls and Jerome Coller,both Benedictines - the music and the marked psalmody appeared in bothregular and complete third editions; however, some attempts weremade at private printings for parishes, etc., to include the hymnal andthe text of A SHORT BREVIARY along with Mass texts and music within 1 cover).)
two 'editions' weremade - regular and complete; the book's size was changed to a smaller,more easily carried and held version.

the printing and bindery work were no longerdone by St. John's Abbey Press, but taken over by a commercial printerand bindery.

1954
3rd edition

revised again
(still listed in 1977 Liturgical Presscatalog)

1The 3rd edition was published even though the 2nd Vatican Council was looming and majorchanges in the liturgy were forthcoming. some changes (e.g., Saturday BVM office psalms, 'Thou' to 'You', psalms marked for chanting,hymnal, some feasts changed, others dropped, etc.)Artwork (full colorgraphics) and engraved music were included, as were psalms marked for chanting.1962
TheDivine Office (Officium Divinum Parvum),prepared by Hildebrand Fleischmann, OSB, Abbey ofSeckau, Austria, based on Officii Divini Parvi Secoviensis *(Volksbrevier)(by1959, more than 50 religious communities had made use of this office);

included meal prayers, the journeyprayers, prayers for the sick and dying, a novena, etc.

propers for various orders werealso printed and bound into the books;

1English; Confraternityof Christian Doctrine psalms,

original editions were in Latin/German andLatin/other and vernacular texts, such as:

Latin/French,
Latin/Italian,
Latin/Spanish,

German, French, Spanish, Italian, English,Croatian, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech & Polish

2 week Psalter distribution;incomplete Psalter (128 psalms) - some psalms 'edited' (i.e., shortened)

( * Officii Divini Parvi Secoviensis-by 1933 there had already been 3 editions; several more editionswere printed.)

*
In 1966, an optional Lectionary,'Vol. 2' (printed in 5 booklets to be inserted at the end of the firstvolume) was included. This was the lectionary from the Office of Our Lady,originally prepared by the Monks of Encalcat for the Office of Our Lady(see below).

Herder & Herder,NY, (based on the 8th German edition, published by Herder, Freiburg,1958)many years, 1959 -Englishedition.
Diurnal- The Hours of the Day of the Roman Breviary1Latin/EnglishUses Pius XII Latin Psalter - English source unknown

Desclee & Cie,

Tournai

1956
Bookof Hours, prepared by the Benedictine Monks ofEn Calcat, Dourgne, France.

(Optional Matins on Sundays & '1storder feasts' only; 1 Sunday psalm set for Psalter; editions in Latin-French,French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. )

1 & 2 vol edsLatin/English

Pius XII Psalter & Fides English psalms;

original Livred'Heures (1952) was Latin/French; work begun by Fr. Urban Seres,OSB and a group of Monks and other collaborators.
French only appeared in 1954, Latin/Englishedition supervised by Fr. Dominique Hermant, OSB

complete Psalter over4 weeks with an additional week of scriptural canticles for a 5thweek.

Sunday psalms same for all weeks;
daily Gospel reading assignment,
daily lectionary (scripture or homily)
& martyrology;

Dourgne: Editionsd'EncalcatOffice,1955,
Lectionary & Martyrology
1956
Officeof Our Lady, prepared by the Benedictine Monks of EnCalcat, Dourgne, France, (1959), and (English edition -1962) the preparationof the English edition was supervised by Archdale A. King (Preparationencouraged and approved by Rome's Congregation for Religious), originallyintended for religious communities with a Marian spirituality; editions in Latin-French/ Italian/ Spanish/, German and Dutch.2Latin/English- PiusXII Psalter & Fides English psalms;

original was
Latin/French,

(Fr. Dominique Hermant, OSB responsible, mainly,for preparation of the office.)

also -

Latin/German
Latin/Spanish
Latin/Italian
Latin/English
and Dutch (published 'privately' by the Archdioceseof Utrecht)

complete Psalter -
complete daily lectionary*, variety of textsclosely following the Liturgical Year (Seasonal, Sundays, Feasts &Commemorations)
basically 2-week Psalter, though Sunday isthe same for both weeks

Lauds/Vespers Sunday psalms same as RomanBreviary

* Note: same exact Lectionarywas adopted by 1964 and later editions of Fleischmann's Officium DivinumParvum.

Darton, Longman &Todd, London1962
TheLittle Breviary, based on the Dutch Klein Brevier(Fr. Stallaert) and prepared by the BenedictineNuns of Stanbrook Abbey1English, Knox psalmsoriginal was in Dutch; it also appeared in French, Italian;

Some supplements of Proper feasts for certain religious communities were printed and bound into the volume, e.g., 1961, for Franciscans.

one week Psalter;Matins always 3 psalms & 3 readings - incomplete PsalterNewman Press, Marylandand Gottmer, Haarlem , Holland1958

(original Dutch, 1950)

MorningPraise and Evensong, A Book of Common Prayer compiledfrom the Roman Breviary,

William G. Storey, DSM (see also post counciltexts)

1English, Fides Psalmsand OT Canticles by Mary Perkins Ryan, Kleist & Lilly NTLauds (2 pss &OT Cant) and Vespers (3 pss) only. Extended readings, Litany of Supplication(for use after the Lord's Prayer), Marian Antiphons after VespersFides Publishers,
Notre Dame, Indiana
1963 but several editionsthrough 19..

Afterthe Council - The First Wave - 1963 to 1970
Officialbooks of the Divine Office - the Breviary
(used by all whowere obliged to the full office, or to part of it)
BreviariumRomanum
Hoursof the Divine Office in English and Latin, a bilingual editionof the Roman Breviary, prepared by the staff of the Liturgical Press3Latin/English Pius XII's PsalteriumNovum & CCD (1950 & later) translation of psalms1 week psalm distribution, withadjusted 1960 code of rubrics.Liturgical Press,
Collegeville
1963
Lauds,Vespers Compline in English

reprinted from the Hours of the Divine Officein English and Latin, prepared by the staff of the Liturgical Press, editedby Leonard Doyle

1English

CCD text of scripture,

c1941, 1952, 1955.

CCD text of scripture,c1941, 1952,1955.Liturgical Press, Collegeville1965
The RomanBreviary

edited by Bede Babo, OSB, with prayers translatedby Christine Mohrmann

1English

CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms

CCD (after 1950) translation ofpsalmsBenziger Brothers, New York1964
Morning and Evening Prayers of the Divine Office: Lauds, Vespers, Compline for the Entire Year from the Roman Breviary

edited by Bede Babo, OSB, with prayers translatedby Christine Mohrmann

1English

CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms

CCD (after 1950) translation ofpsalmsBenziger Brothers, New York1965
Breviaryaccording to the Rite of the Order of Preachers2English

Grail Psalms

based on the 1962 Latin text,with adjustments;St. Saviour's, Dublin1967
ShortDominican Breviary

(for the Brothers, Sisters and Tertiaries)

1English

Grail psalms

taken from the English DominicanBreviary of 1967, but NO Matins;Desclee, Paris, Tournai1967
The DayHours of the Roman Breviary

(edited by Lancelot C. Sheppard)

1English

Grail psalms

entire Roman Breviary withoutMatins, 1 wk Psalter;Burns & Oates Ltd. (London),Desclee (Tournai), Maison Mame (Tours)1967

The'Interim' Breviary period 1970 - 1974
Prayerof Christians
Initiated and Sponsored by National Federationof Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
1English

CCD/NAB
(Olinger)
Psalms

attempt to introducethe new Liturgy of the Hours format ona a temporary basis; new calendar,new sanctoral,

4 week Psalter,
with separately prepared volumes for thereadings from the Office of Readings.

Catholic Book PublishingCompany, New York1971
Prayerof the Church
prepared by the Hierarchy of England, Ireland& Wales
1English

Grail psalms

attempt at introducing the newLiturgy of the Hours format on a temporary basis, with new calendar, sanctoral,4 week Psalter Geoffrey Chapman & Co., London.1971

Liturgical Publications, Glenstal Ireland

Also known as:

'The Legion of Mary Breviary'

1English

Grail Psalms

'An abridgment of the Roman Breviary intended for the use of the Laity'. Compiled by Fr. Kevin Healy, OSB , who prepared a one week Psalter with some of the older elements and some of the proposed changes of the new office. Liturgical Publications,

Glenstal, Ireland

1970

The Liturgy of the Hours
1971 through the present

Officialand 'approved' Books of the Liturgy of the Hours
LiturgiaHorarum

editio typica (1971)and editio typica altera (1985-1987) of the new Liturgy of the Hours;still incomplete (as of 1998) - missing the second cycle of Readings forthe Office of Readings as well as the psalm prayers, which were to havebeen included after the psalms.

4Latin

psalms of Nova Vulgata edition

The office as reformed by decreeof Vatican Council II's Constitution on the Sacred LiturgyVatican Polyglot Press, LibreriaEditrice Vaticana, Rome1971 & 1985,

1986,
1987

The DivineOffice

compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland

3English

using Grail psalms but non ICEL translationsof prayers, antiphons and other material

The first 'official' English editionfor use in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and some otherEnglish speaking areas of the world.Collins (London), Dwyer (Sydney),
Talbot (Dublin)
1973-1974;

re-printed in 1990

The Liturgyof the Hours

Prepared by the ICEL and approved by the NorthAmerican Conference of Catholic Bishops

4English

Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL preparedtranslations for much of the material except scriptural readings

This edition is the 'official' text of the complete office for the USA and some other English speakingareas of the world.Catholic Book Publishing Company,New York

(Totowa, New Jersey)

1974-

1975

ChristianPrayer: The Liturgy of the Hours

Morning Prayer, Prayer During the Day, EveningPrayer, Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours

1English

Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL preparedtranslations for much of the material except scriptural readings

Basically, the entire office withoutthe Office of Readings,

(though various editions include some readingsand other material)

Catholic Book Publishing Company,NY

St. Paul Publications, Boston;

Helicon Press, Baltimore

Liturgical Press, Collegeville

1976

[ In 1999, only the editions of Catholic Book PublishingCompany and St. Paul Publications are available.]

The Office of Readings

the complete Office of Readings in1 convenient volume.

[When combined with one of the ChristianPrayer editions, a financial & practical 2 volume alternative tothe complete 4 volumeLiturgy of the Hours.]

1English

Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL preparedtranslations for much of the material except scriptural readings

The Office of Readings for the entire yearPauline Books and Media, Boston
(Daughters of St. Paul)
1984
Daytime Prayer -fromthe Liturgy of the Hours

-Midmorning, Midday, Midafternoon Prayer,with Proper of Seasons, Solemnities of the Lord, Proper of the Saints.

1English -

ICEL translation and Grail psalms

paperback edition of the 'Little Hours',sponsored by the Publications Division of NCCBU.S. Catholic Conference,
Washington, D.C.
1978
DailyPrayer

compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland

1Englishas aboveCollins (London), Dwyer (Sydney),
Talbot (Dublin)
1974
Morning and EveningPrayer
with Night Prayer from The Divine Office

compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland

1EnglishMorning and Evening Prayer + Night PrayerCollins (London), Dwyer (Sydney),
Talbot (Dublin)
1st printing 1976;
newest reprint - 1999
A Shorter PrayerDuring the Day
The Psalter of the Divine Office

compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland

1EnglishThe 'middle hour' or daytime prayer , 'withselected texts for the Seasons, Feasts of the Lord and Solemnities'Wm Collins & Co,
London & Glasgow
1986
Simplified Morningand Evening Prayer

An Introduction to The Divine Office,

compiled and edited by John Brook

1EnglishA simplified four week Psalter as an introductionto the officeHarperCollins,
London
1997
ShorterMorning and Evening Prayer1English, in 2 editions:

a: (1983) for jurisdictions of the hierarchiesof Australia, England, Wales & Ireland, and

b: (1987) for ICEL jurisdictions

a simplified excerpt of the Liturgyof the Hours, compiled by Wm. Collins & Sons (London) Collins;

current American distributor: Liturgical Press

1983

1987

ShorterChristian Prayer

The Four Week Psalter of the Liturgy of theHours Containing Morning and Evening Prayer with selections for the EntireYear

1Except for the Grail Psalms, theICEL prepared translations for much of the material except scriptural readingsa simplified excerpt of the Liturgyof the Hours, compiled by Catholic Book Publishing Company with the approvalof ICEL and BCLCatholic Book Publishing Company,NY1988
Diurnal
Liturgia de las Horas
(Spanish version of Christian Prayer)(this,and other Spanish texts, are included here as 1/5 of the Catholic populationin the US claims Spanish as a first language or cultural heritage)
1SpanishThis is the official version fromSpain; it is allowed for use in the USA but different from theother Spanish texts listed here.Coeditores Liturgicos,
Barcelona
1st ed 1982
6th ed, 1993
Liturgiade las Horas para los fieles
(a Spanish version of Shorter ChristianPrayer)
1Spanish, as used in some countriesof Central and South America (and in the US)One of the official versions allowedfor use in the USA,but different from the other Spanish texts listedhere.ediciones Paulinas (the Daughtersof St. Paul), Lima and other cities1st edition, 1992
7th edition, 1999
Liturgiade las Horas del Pueblo
(another Spanish version of Shorter ChristianPrayer)
1Spanish, as used in some countriesof Central and South America (and in the US)Another official version allowedfor use in the USA, but different from the other Spanish texts listedhere.San Pablo (Alba House) the Pauline Fathers and Brothers (brother community to the Daughters of St.Paul)1st edition, 1991
current edition, 1995
Unofficial * (though some are 'approved')
Bookof Prayer

Book of Prayer for Personal Use A SHORTBREVIARY abridged and simplified by monks of Saint John's Abbey from theLiturgia Horarum wholly revised fourth edition, 1975; preparation for thisedition inaugurated in 1970

1English

translations taken from the Hours of the DivineOffice with new translations for new elements

The NCCB prohibiteddistribution of this book; however, for many reasons, every copy of theprinted book was soldLiturgical Press,
Collegeville
1975
LittleOffice of the BVM1English, ICEL and Grail Psalmsthe 'approved' USA version, editedJohn A. Rotelle, OSACatholic Book Publishing Company,
New York
1988
Morningand Evening Prayer - selections from the Liturgy of the Hours. The Official Prayer of the Church for Popular Use

edited by Revs. D. Joseph Finnerty & GeorgeRyan

1English, ICEL and Grail Psalmsexcerpts from the English translationof Morning and Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the HoursRegina Press,
New York
1978

(and most recently, a 'Jesuit' edition - 5thprinting)

LordHear Our Prayer

compiled by Thomas McNally, CSC and WilliamG. Storey, DMS; reprinted 1994

1English, various translationsvarious prayers, basic one weekMorning and Evening prayer (1 psalm for each hour - ICEL copyrights)Ave Maria Press,
Notre Dame
1978
EveryDay We Praise You

Prayers, Readings, and Devotions for the Year
Including Morning and Evening Prayer fromthe 'Liturgy of the Hours' (1st Week)

edited by Victor Hoagland, C.P. and MaureenSkelly, S.C.

1Englishfirst week of the 4 week approved Psalter, with various prayer and devotional material. Includes music.Catholic Book Publishing Company
New York
1978
Workof God

Benedictine Prayer

ed Judith Sutera, OSB

2 week Morning and Evening Prayer, 1 NightPrayer

1English, New ICEL 'LiturgicalPsalter of 1994) and NRSV Scripture2 week Psalter, sinplified, butrelative to Benedict's office structure in his Rule;

includes Oblate material for meditation andprayer

Liturgical Press, Collegeville1997
Handbookof Prayers

ed James Socias,

3rd American edition 1995

1English

'excerpts from the Liturgy of the Hours, c1982, ICEL';

Grail psalms

basic prayer book

includes 1 Morning Prayer and 1 Evening Prayer

Scepter Publishers
Midwest Theological Forum.
Princeton, NJ,

with OSV
Huntington, Indiana

1992
PrayWithout Ceasing

Prayer for Morning & Evening,

prepared by Joyce Anne Zimmerman, CPPS,
Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN, Jean-Pierre Prevost, SMM and Delphine Kolker, CPPS

1English

Psalms translated by Institute for LiturgicalStudies at Maria Stein Center.

Textbook size 2 week Psalter,prepared with musicLiturgical Press, Collegeville1993
The People'sCompanion to the Breviary

(earlier title was The New Companion to theBreviary with Seasonal Supplement)

2English

very inclusive translation of the psalms (horizontal& vertical)

4 week Psalter;

includes some 'non-official' festal celebrations(e.g., Simone Weil, Merton, Romero, etc.)

Carmelites of Indianapolis,
Indianapolis
1988

and

1997

Christuslob

(included here because it is the directdescendant of Officium Divinum Parvum - see 'The Divine Office'above)

1Germanincludes 4 week Psalter and musicHerder, Freibourg1994, 1997
Psalmsfor Morning and Evening Prayer

(in 2 bindings, one hardcover, suggestingpermanence)

1English

Psalms 1994 ICEL The Liturgical Psalter:Text for Study and Comment; antiphon texts from ICEL's 1995DailyPraise: A Study of Morning and Evening Prayer

'inclusive' translation of thePsalms, probably to be termed 'official' , with changes; permitted forpublication, though not 'liturgical use' - NCCB Imprimatur removed 1998LTP (Liturgy Training Publications,Archdiocese of Chicago),
Chicago
1995
BenedictineOblate Companion
compiled and edited b y Fr. Austin Newberry,OSB, and Fr. Meinrad Brune, OSB, St. Meinrad's Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana
1Englishuses the 1995 ICEL Psaltera one week cycle for the DivineOffice which is an 'adaptation of the office as prayed by the Monks ofSt. Meinrad's Archabbey'1997
Lauds and Vespers

1st volume, per annum. Intended to foster the Latin celebration of Lauds & Vespers.

The remaining seasons (and feasts) will be printed in additional, future volumes.

General editor: Rev. Peter Stravinskas

1

Latin and English

Missing:

a) An Invitatory, for those who begin the day's hours with Lauds/Morning Prayer;

b) Psalm Titles and Headings, which are intended to help the user to better understand and pray the psalms;

c) Psalm Prayers, found in the American edition of the Liturgy of the Hours, though not yet in the Latin official books.

uses the current official Neo-Vulgate Latin and various English translations.

The 'concordat cum originali' (the editio typica altera), for the Latin text, reminds users that the English is only an aid to understanding Latin.

Scepter Publishers (Princeton, NJ), the Opus Dei publishers, in cooperation with Newman House Press (Mt. Pocono, PA)

2001

Other'NonRoman Catholic' English texts
The AnglicanBreviary
containing the Divine Office accordingto the general usages of the Western Church put into English in accordancewith the Book of Common Prayer

compiled by Rev. Joseph Crookston, OSF, LittlePortion Friary, Mt. Sinai, New York

1Englishessentially the pre-VaticanII Roman Breviary, with some usage adjustments (e.g., numbering of theSundays as 'after Trinity'), and the inclusion of feasts proper to thevarious churches of the Anglican CommunionFrank Gavin LiturgicalFoundation,
Mount Sinai, Long Island, New York

reprinted in 1998 by Daniel James Lula

1955
and
1998
Monatic Breviary MATINS1Englishthe cursus of Benedict's rule 'with additional rubrics and devotions for its recitation in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer and Monastic Diurnal.Society of the Sacred Cross, Tymawr, Wales

[1961 ed included the most recent changes made to Monatic office]

1955 & 1961
The Taizé Office1Englishtr from the original French of 1963; several options for psalm, including a 6 wek cursus for the entire Psalter and a 4 week cursus with a selection from the PsalterThe Faith Press, London1966
Morning and EveningPrayer with selected psalms and readings for the Church Year

compiled by Howard Galley

1English,

BCP (1979) psalm and prayer translations

2 week psalm cycle (though additionof readings bring this to 4 weeks); average 2 psalms per hour;

structure of hours is BCP.

Church Hymnal Corporation, NewYork1983 and

1993

The Monastic Diurnal Revised2English, BCP (1979) psalmsbased partly on the Thesdaurus, there is a 2 week cursus for Matins (one section of these Matins psalms remains unchanged)

Community of St. Mary, Eastern Province,

Peekskill, New York

1989
Celebrating Common Prayer

a version of the Daily Office, SSF, (reprintedin 1993)

1

English

1979 BCP psalms

Anglican adaptation of the DailyOffice prepared by and for the Society of St. Francis in England, originally, then issued to the public. Mowbray,
London
1992
A MonasticBreviary

edited by the Order of the Holy Cross andthe Order of Saint Helena (Anglican)

(originally prepared by The Rev. Bonnell Spencer,OHC)

1English

1979 BCP psalms (in draft proposed form);

based on earlier, similar edition in 1968,called A Four Office Breviary, using the RSV Psalter.

2 week Psalter of 4 daily hours:Matins, Diurnum, Vespers &ComplineHoly Cross Publications, WestPark, NY

distributed by Morehouse-Barlow, Wilton, CT

1976

(reprinted 1997)

The DivineHours
Prayers for Summertime
(Springtime and others to follow)

(compiled and edited by Phyllis Tickle)

1English, leans heavily on BCP.

claims 6 week Psalter cycle, though most psalmsare not complete.

Morning
Midday
Vespers
Compline

interesting two- color printing for Summertimebook (green rubrics, black text)

Doubleday,
New York
2000
Venite
A Book of Daily Prayer
compiled and edited by Robert Benson
1English, translation 'paraphrasesfrom many sources', an 'ecumenical' text;
30 day cycle of psalms (used as 'Readings');
interesting structure
Morning (Lauds)
Midday (None)
Evening (Vespers)
Night (Compline), includes temporal and sanctoral'remembrances'
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
New York
2000
Text added October11, 2000
updated April 23, 2000

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