Prayer book recommendations

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Can you guys recommend a good traditional prayer book? I’m looking for something pretty comprehensive; everything I would ever need in one book.
 
I always recommend the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office).
It is the universal prayer of the Church, and you can be/are comforted by the fact that somewhere else, at the exact moment, someone in the world is praying with you.

It is ancient in its foundations and steeped in tradition.
 
Key Of Heaven,A Prayer Book for Catholics. Im not sure who wrote it but Im sure a simple search online would help you find it.
 
Blessed Be God by Preserving Christian Publications. It is 700-plus pages of every traditional Catholic prayer you can think of and then some and even has the Order of the Mass for the TLM. It is very well-made.

Disclaimer: the prayers are in the older formal English (Thee, Thou, vouchsafe, etc.) and is my preference but may not be yours. I find it to be most useful and excellent. It is pricey at $34 but it should last you a lifetime. Good luck and God Bless.
 
I agree with above posters on recommending both the Liturgy of the Hours and Blessed Be God. The Liturgy of the Hours is challenging to learn but really worth it. It is the official prayer of the Church. You can get the 1-volume or 4-volume, it is pricey, so you may need to save up for it. As for Blessed Be God, I’m so glad I purchased it. Really fine prayer book. I love that it has lots of prayers that I’d never heard of. Love the Morning Prayers, Devotions for Confession, prayers for Ember Days and I could go on and on. 😃
 
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