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To: salva veritate; seamole; NWU Army ROTC
I've been very happy with the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a substitute for the full Breviary.... Get a Latin-English copy of the Little Office published before 1965 or so

This is an excellent suggestion! In fact, this is exactly what I do. There are two editions that I know of that are still in print: a reprint of the 1914 edition (according to the revisions to the Breviary instituted by Pope St. Pius X), sold by the FSSP; and a reprint of the 1904 edition, printed by St. Bonaventure. I have both editions, but since I like the 1914 edition, and because it is the "latest," I have used that edition since I bought it less than 2 months ago.

Most days, I pray Prime, Terce, Sext, None, and Compline. I say Vespers many of those days, and I sometimes even say the Matins and Lauds (which together take an hour for me to pray). I love the Little Office, since it is something that is beneficial to a daily prayer life, most hours only take 10-20 minutes to say (I say them in Latin, to help me brush up on my understanding of the language), and because of its Marian theme. I think my favorite hour is Compline, because of its inclusion of the Sub Tuum, which is said for most of the year.

15 posted on 08/12/2004 6:53:35 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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To: Pyro7480

**Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)**

And in English it means.............?


17 posted on 08/13/2004 8:23:43 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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