Please compare the difficulty of the MD with the LotH

[Windmill]

I’ve tossed around the idea of getting a Diurnale Romanum, the Liturgia Horarum, or the Breviarium Romanum, but I am not fluent in Latin (I can follow most of the time, but sometimes need the English as a crutch. The upcoming Baronius Press traditional Breviary looks interesting, but the English is more modern. Also, I love the portability of the MD.

All things combined, I think I’ll stick with the MD even after the Baronius breviary comes out.

Incidentally, I asked Shawn Tribe, the editor of the New Liturgical Movement blog what he prays, and he said he prefers the MD…and will stick with that version even after Baronius releases their breviary, too.

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

I’ve tossed around the idea of getting a Diurnale Romanum, the Liturgia Horarum, or the Breviarium Romanum, but I am not fluent in Latin (I can follow most of the time, but sometimes need the English as a crutch. The upcoming Baronius Press traditional Breviary looks interesting, but the English is more modern. Also, I love the portability of the MD.

All things combined, I think I’ll stick with the MD even after the Baronius breviary comes out.

Incidentally, I asked Shawn Tribe, the editor of the New Liturgical Movement blog what he prays, and he said he prefers the MD…and will stick with that version even after Baronius releases their breviary, too.

May I ask the difference between the MD and the Baronius Press traditional Breviary?

 

[Terra_Australia]

A few key differences:

1. MD has actually been published, Baronius is still on the way (and has been for a long time!)
2. MD uses the psalm schema set out by St Benedict in his Rule, the Baronius Breviary will use the Roman Rite order set up by Pope St Pius X in the early twentieth century (overall its shorter).
3. MD only contains the day hours; a breviary contains all of the hours including Matins.
4. MD uses the 1962 Benedictine calendar; the Baronisu will use the Roman rite calendar of the same era.

Hope that helps…

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

A few key differences:

1. MD has actually been published, Baronius is still on the way (and has been for a long time!)
2. MD uses the psalm schema set out by St Benedict in his Rule, the Baronius Breviary will use the Roman Rite order set up by Pope St Pius X in the early twentieth century (overall its shorter).
3. MD only contains the day hours; a breviary contains all of the hours including Matins.
4. MD uses the 1962 Benedictine calendar; the Baronisu will use the Roman rite calendar of the same era.

Hope that helps…

It does

MD it is, then (whenever it arrives )

Thank you, amica mia

 

[Windmill]

Iv’e asked my pastor if I can borrow his Liturgia Horarum. I am curious what it is like. However, I just went through an interesting exercise:

I got out my copy of Lauds and Vespers, an unofficial version of the Liturgy of the Hours that has the official Liturgia Horarum and a (literal) English translation side-by-side. I compared the Lenten Collects between the pre-Vatican II Office, the literal Liturgia Horarum Collects in L&V, and the ICEL Collects for the LotH.

My goodness!!! The Lenten Collects, even in the literal translations, are so lame. The ICEL versions are even more so. The older Collects of the BR are so rich in allusions to penance and mortification while the newer Collects…well, see for yourselves. Get out an old Missal. The Prayer after the Gloria is the Collect…it is the same as the final prayer in the Office (new or old) for that day. Just read them and see the differences.

I may have to skip on borrowing my pastor’s LH…