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Officialbooks of the Divine Office - the Breviary (used by all who were obliged to thefull office) |
Book Title | Language | Psalter (distribution) | Publisher | Year | |
BreviariumRomanum | 1(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,Milan | 1957(butalso previous editions and subsequent printings) |
Breviarium - other usages, includingsome 'rites' |
Breviarium Monasticum | 2 or 4 | Latin 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. | 4 | Latin 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 Curtusiensis | 1 | Latin Vulgate | 1 wk monastic Psalter (from Benedict) with Carthusian additions | 1879 Charterhouse of Notre-Dame-des-Pres, France | 1879 |
PsalteriumBreviarii Monastici | 1 | Latin 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. | 1 | Latin 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, Mechlin | 1948 through 1963 (5 eds) |
Cistercian [essentiallythe Monastic Breviary](Breviarium Cisterciense) | 4 | Latin Vulgate | 1 wk monastic Psalter | Westmalle, Belgium | 1907, 1934, 1950 |
Carmelite Rite (BreviariumOrdinis Fratrum Beatissimae Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo juxta HiersolymitanaeEcclesiae Antiquam Consuetudinem) | 4 | Latin Vulgate | 1 wk Psalter (basically, Pius X, Roman Rite structure) | Desclee, Tournai | 1938 |
PremonstratensianRite (Breviarium Praemonstratense) | 4 | Latin Vulgate | 1 week Psalter, basicPius X Roman Rite structure, with variations | H. Dessain, Mechlin | 1953 |
Dominican Rite (BreviariumJuxta Ritum Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum) | 2 | Latin 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] | 2 | Latin, 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') |
TheRoman Breviary | 2, 4 | English 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, 2 | English translation by DameGertrude Brown, OSB, Stanbrook Abbey | Pius 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 | 1 | Latin/English | the first Diurnalbased on the revisions of Pius X (1911), in English. | London: Burns, Oates& Washbourne | 1921 |
TheRoman Breviary (prepared by the BenedictineNuns of Stanbrook Abbey revised & edited by Charles Francis Brown) | 4 | English translationof the psalms unknown | entire Roman Breviarywith 1 wk Psalter; | Burns, Oates &Washbourne, Ltd. (and in the USA, with Benziger Brothers, NY) | 1936 - 1937 |
RomanBreviary in English | 4 | English 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,NY | 1950-1951 |
Oratio VespertinaA Book of Evening Prayer and Praise compiled by V.G.L. (Vilma G. Little). | 1 | Latin (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 Press | 1941 |
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 | 1 | CCD 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 & Vespers | St. Meinrad Abbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana | 1953 |
TheLittle Office of the BVM (many variations for usages within theRoman Rite and orders/communities) | 1 | Latin/English | same office (all hrs)throughout wk (also Office of the Dead); also, 1953 amplior editionprepared by Bea | several publishers | various |
AShort Breviary for Religious and the Laity | 1 | English 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. | 1 | CCD & 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. | 1 | English 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) | 1 | The 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; | 1 | English; 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 Breviary | 1 | Latin/English | Uses 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 eds | Latin/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'Encalcat | Office,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. | 2 | Latin/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, London | 1962 |
TheLittle Breviary, based on the Dutch Klein Brevier(Fr. Stallaert) and prepared by the BenedictineNuns of Stanbrook Abbey | 1 | English, 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 Psalter | Newman Press, Marylandand Gottmer, Haarlem , Holland | 1958 (original Dutch, 1950) |
MorningPraise and Evensong, A Book of Common Prayer compiledfrom the Roman Breviary, William G. Storey, DSM (see also post counciltexts) | 1 | English, Fides Psalmsand OT Canticles by Mary Perkins Ryan, Kleist & Lilly NT | Lauds (2 pss &OT Cant) and Vespers (3 pss) only. Extended readings, Litany of Supplication(for use after the Lord's Prayer), Marian Antiphons after Vespers | Fides 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 Press | 3 | Latin/English Pius XII's PsalteriumNovum & CCD (1950 & later) translation of psalms | 1 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 | 1 | English CCD text of scripture, c1941, 1952, 1955. | CCD text of scripture,c1941, 1952,1955. | Liturgical Press, Collegeville | 1965 |
The RomanBreviary edited by Bede Babo, OSB, with prayers translatedby Christine Mohrmann | 1 | English CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms | CCD (after 1950) translation ofpsalms | Benziger Brothers, New York | 1964 |
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 | 1 | English CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms | CCD (after 1950) translation ofpsalms | Benziger Brothers, New York | 1965 |
Breviaryaccording to the Rite of the Order of Preachers | 2 | English Grail Psalms | based on the 1962 Latin text,with adjustments; | St. Saviour's, Dublin | 1967 |
ShortDominican Breviary (for the Brothers, Sisters and Tertiaries) | 1 | English Grail psalms | taken from the English DominicanBreviary of 1967, but NO Matins; | Desclee, Paris, Tournai | 1967 |
The DayHours of the Roman Breviary (edited by Lancelot C. Sheppard) | 1 | English 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 | 1 | English 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 York | 1971 |
Prayerof the Church prepared by the Hierarchy of England, Ireland& Wales | 1 | English 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' | 1 | English 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 |
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. | 4 | Latin psalms of Nova Vulgata edition | The office as reformed by decreeof Vatican Council II's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy | Vatican Polyglot Press, LibreriaEditrice Vaticana, Rome | 1971 & 1985, 1986, 1987 |
The DivineOffice compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland | 3 | English 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 | 4 | English 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 | 1 | English 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.] | 1 | English Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL preparedtranslations for much of the material except scriptural readings | The Office of Readings for the entire year | Pauline 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. | 1 | English - ICEL translation and Grail psalms | paperback edition of the 'Little Hours',sponsored by the Publications Division of NCCB | U.S. Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C. | 1978 |
DailyPrayer compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,England, Wales & Ireland | 1 | English | as above | Collins (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 | 1 | English | Morning and Evening Prayer + Night Prayer | Collins (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 | 1 | English | The '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 | 1 | English | A simplified four week Psalter as an introductionto the office | HarperCollins, London | 1997 |
ShorterMorning and Evening Prayer | 1 | English, 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 | 1 | Except for the Grail Psalms, theICEL prepared translations for much of the material except scriptural readings | a simplified excerpt of the Liturgyof the Hours, compiled by Catholic Book Publishing Company with the approvalof ICEL and BCL | Catholic Book Publishing Company,NY | 1988 |
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) | 1 | Spanish | This 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) | 1 | Spanish, 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 cities | 1st edition, 1992 7th edition, 1999 |
Liturgiade las Horas del Pueblo (another Spanish version of Shorter ChristianPrayer) | 1 | Spanish, 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 | 1 | English 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 sold | Liturgical Press, Collegeville | 1975 |
LittleOffice of the BVM | 1 | English, ICEL and Grail Psalms | the 'approved' USA version, editedJohn A. Rotelle, OSA | Catholic 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 | 1 | English, ICEL and Grail Psalms | excerpts from the English translationof Morning and Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours | Regina 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 | 1 | English, various translations | various 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. | 1 | English | first 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 | 1 | English, New ICEL 'LiturgicalPsalter of 1994) and NRSV Scripture | 2 week Psalter, sinplified, butrelative to Benedict's office structure in his Rule; includes Oblate material for meditation andprayer | Liturgical Press, Collegeville | 1997 |
Handbookof Prayers ed James Socias, 3rd American edition 1995 | 1 | English '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 | 1 | English Psalms translated by Institute for LiturgicalStudies at Maria Stein Center. | Textbook size 2 week Psalter,prepared with music | Liturgical Press, Collegeville | 1993 |
The People'sCompanion to the Breviary (earlier title was The New Companion to theBreviary with Seasonal Supplement) | 2 | English 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) | 1 | German | includes 4 week Psalter and music | Herder, Freibourg | 1994, 1997 |
Psalmsfor Morning and Evening Prayer (in 2 bindings, one hardcover, suggestingpermanence) | 1 | English 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 1998 | LTP (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 | 1 | English | uses the 1995 ICEL Psalter | a 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 | 1 | English | essentially 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 Communion | Frank Gavin LiturgicalFoundation, Mount Sinai, Long Island, New York reprinted in 1998 by Daniel James Lula | 1955 and 1998 |
Monatic Breviary MATINS | 1 | English | the 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 Office | 1 | English | tr 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 Psalter | The Faith Press, London | 1966 |
Morning and EveningPrayer with selected psalms and readings for the Church Year compiled by Howard Galley | 1 | English, 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, NewYork | 1983 and 1993 |
The Monastic Diurnal Revised | 2 | English, BCP (1979) psalms | based 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) | 1 | English 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 &Compline | Holy 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) | 1 | English, 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 | 1 | English, 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 |
updated April 23, 2000
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