20th century Office
Books (Breviaries)
in AMERICA
for the Celebration of
the Liturgy of the Hours
|
Texts
printed in red
denote "official" and/or "approved"
offices; texts printed in blue
denote "unofficial"
offices, though some of them have been "approved" since the Second Vatican
Council. |
Official
books of the Divine Office - the Breviary
(used by all who were obliged to the
full office) |
BEFORE THE COUNCIL -
up to 1962
Book
Title |
No.
of Books
|
Language |
Psalter
(distribution) |
Publisher |
Year |
Breviarium
Romanum |
1
(totum)
2,4 |
Latin
Vulgate or
Pius XII |
Pius X Psalter of 1911)
|
various |
through
1962,
(with
additional printings, afterwards)
|
Breviarium
Ambrosianum
(The
Rite
of the Archdiocese of Milan, is as old as, if not older than, the Roman
Rite. This Rite is not a "usage".) |
4
(winter 1, 2, summer 1, 2) |
Latin,
but
not the Vulgate as found in most other breviaries of the Roman
Rite or its various usages.
(It is Jerome's first translation of the
Itala version, called the Romana, later on, and still used in St. Peter's
and in Milan))
The structure and texts of the hours are
different, generally, from the same hours in the Roman Breviary of
pre-Vatican II. |
Matins
has 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
(but
also previous editions and subsequent printings) |
Breviarium - other usages, including
some "rites"
(e.g. Carmelite, Dominican, Premonstratensian,
Monastic
(including Carthusian, Cistercian,
Maurist [Hungarian Benedictines], within the Roman Rite)
|
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 |
Breviarium
ad usum congregationis Sancti Mauri Ordinis Sancti Benedicti , the
"Maurinum" based on the Maurist Breviary of the Benedictine
Congregation 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 thematically
by 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 |
Breviarium
Sacri Ordinis Curtusiensis |
1 |
Latin
Vulgate |
1 wk monastic Psalter
(from Benedict) with Carthusian additions |
1879
Charterhouse of Notre-Dame-des-Pres, France |
1879 |
Psalterium
Breviarii Monastici |
1 |
Latin
Vulgate |
1 week monastic Psalter with
some common offices and seasonal prayers; also includes Office of the Dead
and Mass prayers (before & after) |
3rd edition,
Desclee de Brouwer,
Bruges, |
1934 |
The
Monastic Diurnal
or The Day Hours
of 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 Basil
Stegmann, OSB. |
all the day hours
of 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 [essentially
the Monastic Breviary]
(Breviarium Cisterciense) |
4 |
Latin
Vulgate |
1 wk monastic Psalter |
Westmalle, Belgium |
1907,
1934, 1950 |
Carmelite Rite (Breviarium
Ordinis Fratrum Beatissimae Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo juxta Hiersolymitanae
Ecclesiae Antiquam Consuetudinem) |
4 |
Latin
Vulgate |
1 wk Psalter
(basically, Pius X, Roman Rite structure) |
Desclee,
Tournai |
1938 |
Premonstratensian
Rite (Breviarium Praemonstratense) |
4 |
Latin
Vulgate |
1 week Psalter, basic
Pius X Roman Rite structure, with variations |
H. Dessain, Mechlin |
1953 |
Dominican Rite (Breviarium
Juxta 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")
(used by communities not obliged to
any form of the complete office and by lay people)
|
The
Roman Breviary |
2, 4 |
English translation
by John, Marquess of Bute |
2
volume (Winter/Summer)
translation
of the
pre-Pius
X Breviarium
- 4 volume edition printed in 1908 |
William Blackwood &
Sons,
Edinburgh &
London |
1879 & 1908 |
Breviary
for Religious
(Latin-English) |
4, 2 |
English translation by Dame
Gertrude Brown, OSB, Stanbrook Abbey |
Pius XII Latin Psalter,
Knox versions of the English Psalms |
J. H. Gottmer,
Haarlem |
1948 (4 vols)
1961 (2 vols) |
Day
Hours of the Church
edited by the Benedictine
Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey; introduction by
Abbot Fernand Cabrol |
1 |
Latin/English |
the first Diurnal
based on the revisions of Pius X (1911), in English. |
London: Burns, Oates
& Washbourne |
1921 |
The
Roman Breviary
(prepared by the Benedictine
Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey revised & edited by Charles Francis Brown) |
4 |
English translation
of the psalms unknown |
entire Roman Breviary
with 1 wk Psalter; |
Burns, Oates &
Washbourne, Ltd. (and in the USA, with Benziger Brothers, NY) |
1936 - 1937 |
Roman
Breviary in English |
4 |
English psalm translation
based 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
Vespertina A 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 |
Divine
Praise
An Adaptation of the Day Hours of the Benedictine
Monastic Breviary
".though some Benedictine Sisters and Oblates
of St. Benedict will use this book it was intended primarily for the use
of the Benedictine Brothers in St. Meinrad's Abbey." A revised version
of a mimeographed edition, based on the Divine Office, printed by the Abbey
in 1936 |
1 |
CCD psalms, but Office
of the Dead in Latin (Vulgate) and English
[Abbot Esser identifies the translator
of 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 |
The
Little Office of the BVM
(many variations for usages within the
Roman Rite and orders/communities) |
1 |
Latin/English |
same office (all hrs)
throughout wk (also Office of the Dead); also, 1953 amplior edition
prepared by Bea |
several publishers |
various |
A
Short 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 for
every day of the year). |
Popular Liturgical
Library
Liturgical Press,
Collegeville |
1941 (with several
printings through 1951);
1954;
1962 |
1st
edition
A SHORT BREVIARY [this edition]
includes monastic feasts and a version of Monastic Compline;
also includes prayers, at Prime, for deceased
friends, benefactors and psalm 129, prepared in anticipation of the 14th
centenary of St. Benedict's death and because of the "times of trial like
these" (WWII had begun); originally intended for the "(lay) brothers in
our monasteries"
[Paschal Botz, OSB, William G. Heidt, OSB
and other Monks prepared the original manuscript in 1939-1940] - the first
edition was printed at St. John's Abbey. |
1 |
CCD & Challoner-Rheims
version of the New Testament texts (copyright holder for both was Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine) --
based heavily on Bruederoffizium,
Im
Auftrage des Generalkapitels, Chrysostomus Schmid, OSB, Oberbayern: Erzabtei
St. Ottilien, 1935 (and 1953) used up to the 2nd Vatican
Council,
(Bruederoffizium,
according to its preparer, Thomas Graf, OSB, (1st ed), and Gislar
Aulinger, OSB, (2nd ed) was based on Volksbrevier (see
Officium
Divinum Parvum below and Laienbrevier, from the Abbey of Maria
Laach) |
Psalms were translated
by Paschal Botz, OSB and Basil Stegmann, OSB, Monks of St. John's Abbey. |
the 1st
edition "edited by the Monks of St. John's Abbey"
[and printed at the Abbey ].
Four printings of this edition were made until
1951];
(the following are called "editions", though
perhaps they are better called "revised printings of the 1st
edition)
2nd edition - 1942;
3rd edition - 1943;
5th edition - 1951 |
1941 through 1951 |
2nd
edition
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 during
a regular week.
complete edition: regular edition
with 4 wk Matins distribution
(nocturn form - 3 psalms) & 1
reading for each day of the year, either in Matins or in another (major)
Hour; included the entire Psalter.
propers for various orders and
congregations were made available for binding into either version.
Grace at meals prayers were
included. |
1 |
English
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Psalms
(1950 translation - the work of Eberhard Olinger, OSB, a Monk of St. Meinrad's
Archabbey). |
(By 1956, some music
had been prepared by
Sr. Theophane Hytrek of the School Sisters
of St. Francis in Milwaukee for their Franciscan propers; other communities
may have done the same;
music for office hymns, psalm tones and rhythmic
accentuation of the psalms were prepared by Claude Earls and Jerome Coller,
both Benedictines - the music and the marked psalmody appeared in both
regular and complete third editions; however, some attempts were
made at private printings for parishes, etc., to include the hymnal and
the text of A SHORT BREVIARY along with Mass texts and music within 1 cover).) |
two "editions" were
made - 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 longer
done by St. John's Abbey Press, but taken over by a commercial printer
and bindery. |
1954 |
3rd edition
revised again
(still listed in 1977 Liturgical Press
catalog) |
1 |
The 3rd edition
was published even though the 2nd Vatican Council was looming and major
changes 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 color
graphics) and engraved music were included, as were psalms marked for chanting. |
1962 |
The
Divine Office (Officium Divinum Parvum),
prepared by Hildebrand Fleischmann, OSB, Abbey of
Seckau, Austria, based on Officii Divini Parvi Secoviensis *
(Volksbrevier)
(by
1959, more than 50 religious communities had made use of this office);
included meal prayers, the journey
prayers, prayers for the sick and dying, a novena, etc.
propers for various orders were
also printed and bound into the books; |
1 |
English; Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine psalms,
original editions were in Latin/German and
Latin/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 editions
were printed.)
*
In 1966, an optional Lectionary,
"Vol. 2" (printed in 5 booklets to be inserted at the end of the first
volume) 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 -English
edition. |
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 |
Book
of Hours, prepared by the Benedictine Monks of
En Calcat, Dourgne, France.
(Optional Matins on Sundays & "1st
order 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 Livre
d'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/English
edition supervised by Fr. Dominique Hermant, OSB |
complete Psalter over
4 weeks with an additional week of scriptural canticles for a 5th
week.
Sunday psalms same for all weeks;
daily Gospel reading assignment,
daily lectionary (scripture or homily)
& martyrology; |
Dourgne: Editions
d'Encalcat |
Office,
1955,
Lectionary & Martyrology
1956 |
Office
of Our Lady, prepared by the Benedictine Monks of En
Calcat, Dourgne, France, (1959), and (English edition -1962) the preparation
of the English edition was supervised by Archdale A. King (Preparation
encouraged and approved by Rome's Congregation for Religious), originally
intended for religious communities with a Marian spirituality; editions in Latin-French/ Italian/ Spanish/, German and Dutch. |
2 |
Latin/English- Pius
XII 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 Archdiocese
of Utrecht) |
complete Psalter -
complete daily lectionary*, variety of texts
closely following the Liturgical Year (Seasonal, Sundays, Feasts &
Commemorations)
basically 2-week Psalter, though Sunday is
the same for both weeks
Lauds/Vespers Sunday psalms same as Roman
Breviary
* Note: same exact Lectionary
was adopted by 1964 and later editions of Fleischmann's Officium Divinum
Parvum. |
Darton, Longman &
Todd, London |
1962 |
The
Little Breviary, based on the Dutch Klein Brevier
(Fr. Stallaert) and prepared by the Benedictine
Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey |
1 |
English, Knox psalms
original 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, Maryland
and Gottmer, Haarlem , Holland |
1958
(original Dutch, 1950) |
Morning
Praise and Evensong, A Book of Common Prayer compiled
from the Roman Breviary,
William G. Storey, DSM (see also post council
texts) |
1 |
English, Fides Psalms
and 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 editions
through 19....
|
After
the Council - The First Wave - 1963 to 1970 |
Official
books of the Divine Office - the Breviary
(used by all who
were obliged to the full office, or to part of it) |
Breviarium
Romanum |
|
|
|
|
|
Hours
of the Divine Office in English and Latin, a bilingual edition
of the Roman Breviary, prepared by the staff of the Liturgical Press |
3 |
Latin/English Pius XII's Psalterium
Novum & CCD (1950 & later) translation of psalms |
1 week psalm distribution, with
adjusted 1960 code of rubrics. |
Liturgical Press,
Collegeville |
1963 |
Lauds,
Vespers Compline in English
reprinted from the Hours of the Divine Office
in English and Latin, prepared by the staff of the Liturgical Press, edited
by Leonard Doyle |
1 |
English
CCD text of scripture,
c1941, 1952, 1955. |
CCD text of scripture,c1941, 1952,
1955. |
Liturgical Press, Collegeville |
1965 |
The Roman
Breviary
edited by Bede Babo, OSB, with prayers translated
by Christine Mohrmann |
1 |
English
CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms |
CCD (after 1950) translation of
psalms |
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 translated
by Christine Mohrmann |
1 |
English
CCD (after 1950) translation of psalms |
CCD (after 1950) translation of
psalms |
Benziger Brothers, New York |
1965 |
Breviary
according 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 |
Short
Dominican Breviary
(for the Brothers, Sisters and Tertiaries) |
1 |
English
Grail psalms |
taken from the English Dominican
Breviary of 1967, but NO Matins; |
Desclee, Paris, Tournai |
1967 |
The Day
Hours of the Roman Breviary
(edited by Lancelot C. Sheppard) |
1 |
English
Grail psalms |
entire Roman Breviary without
Matins, 1 wk Psalter; |
Burns & Oates Ltd. (London),
Desclee (Tournai), Maison Mame (Tours) |
1967 |
The
"Interim" Breviary period 1970 - 1974 |
Prayer
of Christians
Initiated and Sponsored by National Federation
of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions |
1 |
English
CCD/NAB
(Olinger)
Psalms |
attempt to introduce
the new Liturgy of the Hours format ona a temporary basis; new calendar,
new sanctoral,
4 week Psalter,
with separately prepared volumes for the
readings from the Office of Readings. |
Catholic Book Publishing
Company, New York |
1971 |
Prayer
of the Church
prepared by the Hierarchy of England, Ireland
& Wales |
1 |
English
Grail psalms |
attempt at introducing the new
Liturgy of the Hours format on a temporary basis, with new calendar, sanctoral,
4 week Psalter |
Geoffrey Chapman & Co., London. |
1971 |
Saint
Columba Breviary
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 |
The Liturgy of the Hours
1971 through the present
|
Official
and "approved" Books of the Liturgy of the Hours |
Liturgia
Horarum
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 for
the Office of Readings as well as the psalm prayers, which were to have
been included after the psalms. |
4 |
Latin
psalms of Nova Vulgata edition |
The office as reformed by decree
of Vatican Council II's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy |
Vatican Polyglot Press, Libreria
Editrice Vaticana, Rome |
1971 & 1985,
1986,
1987 |
The Divine
Office
compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,
England, Wales & Ireland |
3 |
English
using Grail psalms but non ICEL translations
of prayers, antiphons and other material |
The first "official" English edition
for use in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and some other
English speaking areas of the world. |
Collins (London), Dwyer (Sydney),
Talbot (Dublin) |
1973-1974;
re-printed in 1990 |
The Liturgy
of the Hours
Prepared by the ICEL and approved by the North
American Conference of Catholic Bishops |
4 |
English
Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL prepared
translations 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 speaking
areas of the world. |
Catholic Book Publishing Company,
New York
(Totowa, New Jersey) |
1974-
1975 |
Christian
Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours
Morning Prayer, Prayer During the Day, Evening
Prayer, Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours |
1 |
English
Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL prepared
translations for much of the material except scriptural readings |
Basically, the entire office without
the Office of Readings,
(though various editions include some readings
and 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 Publishing
Company and St. Paul Publications are available.] |
The Office of Readings
the complete Office of Readings in
1 convenient volume.
[When combined with one of the Christian
Prayer editions, a financial & practical 2 volume alternative to
the complete 4 volume
Liturgy of the Hours.] |
1 |
English
Except for the Grail Psalms, the ICEL prepared
translations 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 -
from
the 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 |
Daily
Prayer
compiled by the hierarchies of Australia,
England, Wales & Ireland |
1 |
English |
as above |
Collins (London), Dwyer (Sydney),
Talbot (Dublin) |
1974 |
Morning and Evening
Prayer
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 Prayer
During 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 , "with
selected texts for the Seasons, Feasts of the Lord and Solemnities" |
Wm Collins & Co,
London & Glasgow |
1986 |
Simplified Morning
and Evening Prayer
An Introduction to The Divine Office,
compiled and edited by John Brook |
1 |
English |
A simplified four week Psalter as an introduction
to the office |
HarperCollins,
London |
1997 |
Shorter
Morning and Evening Prayer |
1 |
English, in 2 editions:
a: (1983) for jurisdictions of the hierarchies
of Australia, England, Wales & Ireland, and
b: (1987) for ICEL jurisdictions |
a simplified excerpt of the Liturgy
of the Hours, compiled by Wm. Collins & Sons (London) |
Collins;
current American distributor: Liturgical Press |
1983
1987 |
Shorter
Christian Prayer
The Four Week Psalter of the Liturgy of the
Hours Containing Morning and Evening Prayer with selections for the Entire
Year |
1 |
Except for the Grail Psalms, the
ICEL prepared translations for much of the material except scriptural readings |
a simplified excerpt of the Liturgy
of the Hours, compiled by Catholic Book Publishing Company with the approval
of 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 population
in the US claims Spanish as a first language or cultural heritage) |
1 |
Spanish |
This is the official version from
Spain; it is allowed for use in the USA but different from the
other Spanish texts listed here. |
Coeditores Liturgicos,
Barcelona |
1st ed 1982
6th ed, 1993 |
Liturgia
de las Horas para los fieles
(a Spanish version of Shorter Christian
Prayer) |
1 |
Spanish, as used in some countries
of Central and South America (and in the US) |
One of the official versions allowed
for use in the USA,
but different from the other Spanish texts listed
here. |
ediciones Paulinas (the Daughters
of St. Paul), Lima and other cities |
1st edition, 1992
7th edition, 1999 |
Liturgia
de las Horas del Pueblo
(another Spanish version of Shorter Christian
Prayer) |
1 |
Spanish, as used in some countries
of Central and South America (and in the US) |
Another official version allowed
for use in the USA, but different from the other Spanish texts listed
here. |
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") |
Book
of Prayer
Book of Prayer for Personal Use A SHORT
BREVIARY abridged and simplified by monks of Saint John's Abbey from the
Liturgia Horarum wholly revised fourth edition, 1975; preparation for this
edition inaugurated in 1970 |
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English
translations taken from the Hours of the Divine
Office with new translations for new elements |
The NCCB prohibited
distribution of this book; however, for many reasons, every copy of the
printed book was sold |
Liturgical Press,
Collegeville |
1975 |
Little
Office of the BVM |
1 |
English, ICEL and Grail Psalms |
the "approved" USA version, edited
John A. Rotelle, OSA |
Catholic Book Publishing Company,
New York |
1988 |
Morning
and Evening Prayer - selections from the Liturgy of the Hours. The
Official Prayer of the Church for Popular Use
edited by Revs. D. Joseph Finnerty & George
Ryan |
1 |
English, ICEL and Grail Psalms |
excerpts from the English translation
of Morning and Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours |
Regina Press,
New York |
1978
(and most recently, a "Jesuit" edition - 5th
printing) |
Lord
Hear Our Prayer
compiled by Thomas McNally, CSC and William
G. Storey, DMS; reprinted 1994 |
1 |
English, various translations |
various prayers, basic one week
Morning and Evening prayer (1 psalm for each hour - ICEL copyrights) |
Ave Maria Press,
Notre Dame |
1978 |
Every
Day We Praise You
Prayers, Readings, and Devotions for the Year
Including Morning and Evening Prayer from
the "Liturgy of the Hours" (1st Week)
edited by Victor Hoagland, C.P. and Maureen
Skelly, 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 |
Work
of God
Benedictine Prayer
ed Judith Sutera, OSB
2 week Morning and Evening Prayer, 1 Night
Prayer |
1 |
English, New ICEL "Liturgical
Psalter of 1994) and NRSV Scripture |
2 week Psalter, sinplified, but
relative to Benedict's office structure in his Rule;
includes Oblate material for meditation and
prayer |
Liturgical Press, Collegeville |
1997 |
Handbook
of Prayers
ed James Socias,
3rd American edition 1995 |
1 |
English
"excerpts from the Liturgy of the Hours, c
1982, 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 |
Pray
Without 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 Liturgical
Studies at Maria Stein Center. |
Textbook size 2 week Psalter,
prepared with music |
Liturgical Press, Collegeville |
1993 |
The People's
Companion to the Breviary
(earlier title was The New Companion to the
Breviary 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 |
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Christuslob
(included here because it is the direct
descendant of Officium Divinum Parvum - see "The Divine Office"
above) |
1 |
German |
includes 4 week Psalter and music |
Herder, Freibourg |
1994, 1997 |
Psalms
for Morning and Evening Prayer
(in 2 bindings, one hardcover, suggesting
permanence) |
1 |
English
Psalms 1994 ICEL The Liturgical Psalter:
Text for Study and Comment; antiphon texts from ICEL's 1995Daily
Praise: A Study of Morning and Evening Prayer |
"inclusive" translation of the
Psalms, probably to be termed "official" , with changes; permitted for
publication, though not "liturgical use" - NCCB Imprimatur removed 1998 |
LTP (Liturgy Training Publications,
Archdiocese of Chicago),
Chicago |
1995 |
Benedictine
Oblate 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 Divine
Office which is an "adaptation of the office as prayed by the Monks of
St. 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
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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 |
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Other
"Non
Roman Catholic" English texts |
The Anglican
Breviary
containing the Divine Office according
to the general usages of the Western Church put into English in accordance
with the Book of Common Prayer
compiled by Rev. Joseph Crookston, OSF, Little
Portion Friary, Mt. Sinai, New York |
1 |
English |
essentially the pre-Vatican
II Roman Breviary, with some usage adjustments (e.g., numbering of the
Sundays as "after Trinity"), and the inclusion of feasts proper to the
various churches of the Anglican Communion |
Frank Gavin Liturgical
Foundation,
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 Evening
Prayer 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 addition
of readings bring this to 4 weeks); average 2 psalms per hour;
structure of hours is BCP. |
Church Hymnal Corporation, New
York |
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, (reprinted
in 1993) |
1 |
English
1979 BCP psalms |
Anglican adaptation of the Daily
Office prepared by and for the Society of St. Francis in England, originally,
then issued to the public. |
Mowbray,
London |
1992 |
A Monastic
Breviary
edited by the Order of the Holy Cross and
the 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, West
Park, NY
distributed by Morehouse-Barlow, Wilton, CT |
1976
(reprinted 1997) |
The Divine
Hours
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 psalms
are not complete. |
Morning
Midday
Vespers
Compline
interesting two- color printing for Summertime
book (green rubrics, black text) |
Doubleday,
New York |
2000 |
Venite
A Book of Daily Prayer
compiled and edited by Robert Benson |
1 |
English, translation "paraphrases
from 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 October
11, 2000
updated
April 23, 2000
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