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To: sinkspur
I suspect it would [satisfy the canonical requirement]

It's fairly close, but if you notice, I've omitted the Hymn, altered the text of the Confiteor for private recitation, did not include any variations in the antiphons, used the processional antiphon for Candlemas for the Canticle of Simeon, and did not include the alternative Marian Anthems Regina Coeli, Alma Redemptoris Mater, etc., which are meant to vary by the seasons. My intent in these simplifications was to aid memorization.

Also, in the revised breviary, there are only two psalms to be said every evening, with a different pair for each day of the week, and there are "psalm-prayers" added between them. This gives a greater exposure to Scripture, which is all to the good, and the other variations are also commendable, but they militate against memorization.

You'd be surprised at how few priests celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours outside a communal setting.

I'm sorry to say that it would not surprise me. The interest expressed to me by FR friends in the Liturgy of the Hours resulted from a remark I made that the priests who are currently the source of scandal in the Church must have first abandoned their prayer life, starting probably with their requirement to say their office.

I know how very busy the religious life is for a diocesan priest these days, but any active apostolate which does not spring from a life of prayer is unlikely to yield much fruit. My wish would be to see the priests of a parish follow the example of the cathedral canons of St. Augustine, and recite the office together, and on Sundays restore the practice of a public celebration of Solemn Vespers (Evensong to the Anglicans) for the benefit of the laity.

6 posted on 02/13/2003 8:17:15 PM PST by neocon
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To: neocon
Thank you, neocon. I've printed it out.

Boy is it terrific to have you back!

8 posted on 02/13/2003 8:28:50 PM PST by american colleen (Christe Eleison!)
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