Breviarium Romanum (Roman Breviary) - All Latin edition
Two-volume, leather-bound, ALL LATIN Roman Breviary, according to the Traditional Rite of 1960.
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For the first time since 1962, there is now a brand-new complete edition of the Breviarium Romanum - the traditional prayer book for the Divine Office. This two-volume edition has been prepared according to the rubrics set forth by the Motu Proprio Rubricarum Instructum of Bl. Pope John XXIII on July 25th 1960. The new edition complies with Canon Law and Regulations and was granted its Imprimatur according to can. 826 II CIC by his Excellency Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke, O.S.B. The quality of production is excellent.
Principal Features:
• Intelligent and user-friendly divisions and organisation of the various sections of the Breviary
• Use of the traditional Vulgate Psalter
• According to the rubrics of Bl. Pope John XXIII
• Two columns of text on each page
• Premium quality illustrations and vignettes
• The most important litanies and blessings of the Rituale Romanum, found in the appendix next to commonly said prayers
• A set of 8 separate prayer cards (two of which are folded, with four pages each)
• Genuine ultra-thin, cream Bible paper, rounded corners, gold edging
• Smooth flexible leather covers
• Six marker ribbons (attached by hand)
• Dimensions: 4.7" wide, 7" long. Each volume is 1.25" thick
More detailed information:
All the texts for this edition have been prepared completely new and checked and double-checked several times for any possible errors. Even after this careful internal inspection by the publishing house, the whole text was examined at least three more times, sometimes up to five or even six times by outside experts.
The organisation of the Breviary texts follows the classical order:
- Firstly, the Proprium de Tempore, (the Proper of the Seasons) followed by the Ordinarium (the Ordinary), the Psalterium (the weekly Psalter) and the Proprium Sanctorum (the Proper of the Saints)
- Preceding the Appendix is the Commune Sanctorum (the Common of the Saints)
The numbering of the pages is constant and consistent throughout the entire Breviary. Only the sections containing the Commune and the Appendix have their own sequence of page numbers.
This edition follows the extremely useful practice of placing the many recurring texts, not in the Proprium de Tempore, but in their correct place in the Psalterium itself. You will notice this with such texts as the Invitatory, the seasonal hymns and most of all with the antiphons. Doing this eliminates unnecessary page-flipping or browsing back and forth between the Proprium de Tempore and the current day of the Psalterium. For example, you would not need to turn to the feast of the Epiphany just to find the one antiphon that is to be used. This considerably improves the ease of use of the Breviary.
In the Appendix, you will find not only the common prayers before and after Mass, but various prayers, the Preces Diversae and the most important litanies. Next to the Itinerarium (the blessing for travellers) and the Benedictio Mensae (grace at table) there are in addition some common blessings from the Rituale Romanum, e.g. for a crucifix, holy pictures, rosaries, etc. At the very end of each volume are found the so-called Formulae Brevissimae.
At the end of the Appendix of each volume there are comprehensive and clearly arranged indices (hymns, feasts, psalms by first line or by number, etc.), that make it easy to locate any part of the Breviary.
A significant aid for the user is that commonly used texts are easily accessible. This edition has a few pages of heavier paper at both the beginning and the end of each volume, where these texts are to be found.
The Breviary comes with eight prayer cards, laminated with rounded corners to match the pages of the Breviary. These includes two folded double cards. On some of these are the same texts as on the special front and back pages, such as the Te Deum, Psalm 94 (the Invitatory psalm), the Benedictus, the Magnificat, the final Antiphons of Mary. Besides these, you will find:
• Psalmi ad Laudes pro festis (Feast day psalms for Lauds) • Absolutiones in Officio trium vel novem lectionum • Antiphons and Orations for the Easter Octave • the so called O-Antiphons for Advent • the Orationes for the Sundays after Pentecost
The front and back pages of the book, as well as these prayer cards, make it easier to access these texts, without laborious browsing through the Proprium de Tempore, thus helping protect the pages and making the book more durable.
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