Saint Columba Breviary

THE SAINT COLUMBA BREVIARY (also known as) the Legion of Mary Breviary An Abridgment of the Roman Breviary intended for the use of the laity *(primarily for Frank Duff's Legion of Mary)* compiled by Rev. Kevin Healy, OSB and distributed by Rev. Gregory Barry, OSB (+ 1977) Monks of Glenstal Abbey Liturgical Publications St. Columba's Abbey, Glenstal, Ireland 1970
*Hour*	*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
Prelude	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
Reading	1 2 8	14 19 29	37a 37b 38	44a 44b 45	61 65a 65b	78 80 82	105a 105b 105c

Lauds	92 62 Dan 3 148	46 28 1 Chron 116	95 42 Tobit 66	64 100 Judith 145	97 89 Jerem 146	50 142 Isaiah 147	149 91 Sirach 150

Daytime	117 (1-15) 117 (16-29 118 (1-16)	23 26a 26b	24a 24b 22c	52 53 56	22 74 75	21a 21b 21c	103a 103b 103c

Vespers	109 110 111 (Alt) 112* (Alt) 113*	114 120 121	123 125 126	127 129 130	132 136 137	138a 138b 140	143a 143b 144a

Compline	4 133 (Alt) 90*	6	15	60	69	85	102

Notes:

«Prelude» - This is another name for the Invitatory with its antiphon

«Reading» - There is only ONE reading at this office.

This breviary was prepared as an "interim" breviary -- some of the future Liturgy of the Hours (1971/1972)features are included already, and the calendar is formulated according to the reformed post -Vatican II scheme.

This is truly a "short" breviary -- one of the finest in the 20th century. Its principal drawback is mentioned in the introduction: this office only makes use of 111 psalms.

Legion of Mary prayers and an intense and long introduction for catechesis is printed at the start.

Psalms are from the Grail (as in our current English Liturgy of the Hours)

Hymns are classic office hymns

There are two Saturday offices: the ordinary, weekly office, and the Saturday Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (The psalms are the same for both offices; Readings, certain antiphons and prayers are proper).

There is a "festal psalter" - used primarily for Solemnities and other important feasts. Additional proper texts are taken from the Commons section as well as from the Sunday psalter.

At Vespers on alternate Sundays, pss 112 & 113 replace any two of the first (109, 110, 111) psalms, and at Compline, ps 90 replaces pss 4 & 133 in the same way.

added March 21, 2001

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