Divine Office-Liturgy of the Hours

[Faustina_Pio]

I could not find a thread that had to do with this subject so I started this thread. Im wondering if there is any real difference between the Liturgy of the Hours, Divine Office or a breviary.

I recite Christian Prayer twice daily in tune with the church. It is all english. I would like to do it in Latin.But I want a book that has these prayers in english and latin. I bought some pre V II books but they are all latin.

Anyone know an edition that is english and latin?

 

[bpbasilphx]

Baronius Press is even now typesetting a bi-lingual Latin-English Breviary, based on the 1962 rubrics.

Then there’s the bi-lingual Monastic Diurnal by St. Michael’s Press (I think). However, it does not include Matins, and it’s based on the Monastic Office, rather than the Latin Secular (i.e., Roman) office.

I know of no bi-lingual books bsed on the current LOH.

 

[Brother_John]

I could not find a thread that had to do with this subject so I started this thread. Im wondering if there is any real difference between the Liturgy of the Hours, Divine Office or a breviary.

I recite Christian Prayer twice daily in tune with the church. It is all english. I would like to do it in Latin.But I want a book that has these prayers in english and latin. I bought some pre V II books but they are all latin.

Anyone know an edition that is english and latin?

I’ve been doing the four volume LOTH. If you’re doing the “full meal deal” you won’t have time for Latin translation.

Might I ask, is there a specific reason you want to do LOTH in Latin?

 

[Faustina_Pio]

I’ve been doing the four volume LOTH. If you’re doing the “full meal deal” you won’t have time for Latin translation.

Might I ask, is there a specific reason you want to do LOTH in Latin?

LOL! Full meal deal? What does that mean?

Well I dont want to do it specifically in Latin. Im a Dominican and we do the prayers in english. I love books that have the english and latin side by side. It helps me to learn latin easier. Im a nerd with languages and love learning new kinds. Not to mention much of church history is written in Latin.

 

[tee_eff_em]

I could not find a thread that had to do with this subject so I started this thread. Im wondering if there is any real difference between the Liturgy of the Hours, Divine Office or a breviary.

I recite Christian Prayer twice daily in tune with the church. It is all english. I would like to do it in Latin.But I want a book that has these prayers in english and latin. I bought some pre V II books but they are all latin.

Anyone know an edition that is english and latin?

There is an edition that has Morning and Evening Prayer for the whole year, but no other hours nor Propers/Commons of Saints. The Latin is, naturally, the official text; the English is *not *ICEL and therefore *not *approved for public worship (but you can use it privately or as a guide when you wonder “What in the world is that unfamiliar Latin construction?”):

*Lauds and Vespers per Annum *Fr Peter M J Stravinskas, editor

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[puzzleannie]

to answer OP the Divine Office and Liturgy of the Hours refer to the same thing, the public prayer of the Church which sanctifies the hours of they day and the work and life thereof. The breviary is the book which for convencience, contains the psalmody, prayers and readings for the season, or in abbreviated form, in a single volume. the whole thing, including office of readings, takes 3 or 4 volumes, depending on how they are bound. If you want to pray with the Church you pray the translation approved for your country, and this should of course be done when you are praying as a group.

For private devotion, any reliable translation may be used, in any language you wish, or of course Latin is always top choice if you are able to pray and read in that language. Members of religious orders and their lay associates often have Offices approved for them. Some however have made changes without seeking or obtaining approval of their superiors or of the Church, and these should be avoided.

reprint from a reliable Catholic publisher like Baronius of earlier versions may be used in private devotion (seems like used books are coming up on amazon and ebay more frequently since the MP so worth a look). Personally, when I can find something like the Rule of St. Benedict or a missal with Latin on one page and English on the other, I grab it, because that is most helpful for me personally. If it was available I would also get an English/Spanish Missal, but until there is one Spanish lectionary translation approved for the US I guess that will not be any time soon. we do have locally produced “handouts” for some of LOTH printed that way for bilingual celebrations.

 

[Brother_John]

LOL! Full meal deal? What does that mean?

If you are using the 4 volume set, and you are doing all of it daily (full meal deal), it takes a good bit of time…time that I suspect that the average workin’ stiff like me struggles to find. So, adding Latin translation is not an option