Tag Archives: Liturgy of the Hours

Revision of English “Liturgy of the Hours” to begin

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I noticed this in the newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship:
Liturgy of the Hours
Among the many liturgical books affected by the implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, none has generated more questions or interest than the Liturgy … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Latin Liturgy of the Hours – Vatican Press or Midwest Theological Forum?

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a clerical reader:
I was wondering about different editions of the same Liturgia Horarum; I want to get the most recent editio tipico (2000 not 1962) but which is the best edition?
I found two editions online but I cannot really … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Fulfilling obligation of the Office when visiting a religious community with their own way of doing things.

Posted on 8 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
In the GILH, it is clear that a cleric meets his obligation if he
finds himself praying with a community following a different calendar or from a different rite (#242). Would this also include praying the Office with a religious community … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict: Everyone should pray the psalms, Liturgy of the Hours

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Benedict during his Wednesday Audience said:
“I would like to renew my call to everyone to pray the Psalms, to become accustomed to using the Liturgy of the Hours, Lauds, Vespers, and Compline.”
From VIS:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
PRAYING THE … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: 1962 Roman Breviary iPhone app

Posted on 27 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate created an app for the 1962 Breviarium Romanum.  It is now available, FREE, for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
This may be a way for some of you to get more familiar with the … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 119: The Holy Name and Blasphemy

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the feast of St. Bernardine of Siena (+1444) in both the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Forms of the Roman Rite, and therefore I use this opportunity to offer something from one of his discourses about the Most Holy … Continue reading →

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WDTIRS: Universae Ecclesiae 32: Drilling into the Latin and English (reciting the Breviary)

Posted on 14 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had a question from a priest about Univerae Ecclesiae on the topic of recitation of the office, and a cleric’s obligation.  I also had conversations with three priests yesterday during which the topic of our daily office came up.
UE … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Traditional Mass but newer office

Posted on 18 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Father, I seem to be in a quandry about the liturgy. I attend a Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Parish in Tulsa and I am an Oblate of Clear Creek monastery, which also uses the 1962 liturgies. My … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: clerics fulfilling office obligation with older Office in vernacular

Posted on 3 June 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest reader:
I’m a priest and religious and I’ve wanted to pray the psalter in the traditional way for a long time and while clearing out our library I came across a Breviary in English from 1964, an … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Do laypeople pray “liturgically” when praying the office?

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader comes a question worthy of discussion (my emphases and comments):
I was at a conference in the Winter in which the speaker was delivering a lecture on praying the Liturgy of the Hours and its connection to the … Continue reading →

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