I know that they did a new translation of the Grail Psalter. I personally do not care for the translation and hope and pray that we keep using the old form of the Grail. Here’s a site that discusses the possibility of it extending to all liturgy.
Judging by past performance the longer period is probably still optimistic.Best practices would suggest 5 years to 20 years
I’m not in a hurry for a new edition. The cost to replace my four vols is beyond what I could ever hope to do and for out Community to replace all the single vols with a new edition would be a large financial burden. So I’m in favor of it taking a long time.
The Breviary and the Liturgy of the Hours are essentially the same thing. Before Vatican II the Liturgy of the Hours was called the Divine Office (and this remains an alternative name to the Liturgy of the Hours). The Breviary was the name of the liturgical book that contained the Divine Office.
Ah, that’s what I wanted to know. I have an audio version on my iPhone and I think it is the OF version.
If the audio version on your iPhone is in English you may be almost certain its the OF of the Roman Rite of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office).
From what I understand, the Motu Proprio allows for the recitation of the 1960 version of the Divine Office if one prefers that to the current one. It’s done in Latin, is much longer, and the psalter is all inclusive. There’s also an extra hour of prayer that has since been abolished in the new version (Prime). “Morning Prayer” is equivalent to Lauds, then would come Prime, then Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer), then Sext (Mid-Day Prayer), None (Afternoon Prayer), followed by Vespers and Compline. “The Office of Readings” (Matins) is often prayed right before Lauds, or during the middle of the night if you’re able to wake up for it. I generally pray Matins & Lauds @ 5AM, Prime @ 6AM, Terce @ 9AM, Sext @ 12PM, None @ 3PM, Vespers between 6PM - 7:30PM and Compline before retiring.
Kevin 812 I’m really not sure what you’re saying. When you say Latin Rite do you mean Roman Rite? I’m sure it’d be the Roman Rite you’d have in US.
The Latin Rite is the Roman Rite and same way around. It’s a habit of mine to default and say Latin Rite, since some, and I believe incorrectly, assumes that anything entitled “Roman” is an insult.
I believe you are mistaken.
Universae Ecclesiae, I believe, allows the secular clergy to chose the older Latin form of the Office (Liturgy of the Hours). This does not immediately, if ever impact the Religious Orders since they have a different process on these matters. The average lay person is free do use which ever edition and/or language that they may chose from. As to the abolishment of the hour of Prime, I am unsure how this would effect the average person (this is an area that doesn’t concern me.)
I would still contend that there is not an EF and a separate OF form of the Hours. Universae Ecclesiae has clarified any questions in regards to the 1962 to the secular clergy.
Thanks, I think I understand what you are saying now.
While I agree with you here, that the laity are free to pray whatever version of the Hours they wish (unless they are bound under a secular third order rule) I would add the stipulation that they can not claim to be praying the Liturgy of the Hours (which is the prayer of the Church) if they are not using the approved texts for their area.
Thank you in your help to clarify my posts!!