Why is the breviary expensive?

[Joannm]

There is currently a revision of the LOTH being worked on. It probably will not be ready for maybe 5 years, but that is something to consider when making a purchase of the 4 volume set.

 

[OraLabora]

There is currently a revision of the LOTH being worked on. It probably will not be ready for maybe 5 years, but that is something to consider when making a purchase of the 4 volume set.

That’s an important point for the anglophone world; fortunately my LOTH is in French and no major revisions are planned, AFAIK

I use Les Heures Grégoriennes to pray the daytime Offices in Latin Gregorian chant; it’s a Latin-French edition. My understanding that the reason a Latin-English edition has not yet been offered, in spite of great demand, is precisely because they are waiting for the new translation. In the Latin-French, the French side is fully liturgical using approved texts so if one wants, one can chant the Latin antiphon but psalmody in French on pseudo-Gregorian tones.

 

[Michael_Mayo]

I would like the contemporary version but In Latin. Most Latin versions are pre-Vatican II.

 

[OraLabora]

I would like the contemporary version but In Latin. Most Latin versions are pre-Vatican II.

This site is a bit kludgy to use, but it is the current LOTH in Latin:

almudi.org/Portals/0/docs/Breviario/fuentes/breviario.html

Also, iBreviary allows you to select Latin as one of the languages.

In print, if you can find it, it’s Liturgia Horarum. It seems to be out of print these days. I have a set, not cheap.

And it’s not for sale!

But you can find used copies here:

abebooks.com/book-search/title/liturgia-horarum/

 

[Michael_Mayo]

Thank you, Ora

 

[friardchips]

I’ve just bought this edition at a shop but am taking it back.

Printed by Columba Press. It is the NRSV American-printed edition, which means that the translations of the psalms are probably lazy wording and inaccurate, and the hours might be different to those for the U.K printed editions as the timetables in such Orders in the U.S might differ.

Disappointing, as it was a decent price. Goodbye, cheap breviary. :sad_bye:

 

[friardchips]

For a more traditional breviary, check out the Angelus Press divine office. It has prime, sext, and compline for every day and then lauds, prime, sext, vespers, and compline for Sundays. It is the pre-V2 office.

And there is nothing wrong with it just because its the SSPX publishing house. Just wanted to throw that out there.

:bigyikes: Don’t give them your money.