Breviarum Romanum

[Padre_Pro]

How much is the most you would pay for a full set of the Roman Breviary, which includes 4 volumes and is printed in 1929?
 

[creimann]

How much is the most you would pay for a full set of the Roman Breviary, which includes 4 volumes and is printed in 1929?
 

If I didn't have a set, I might be willing to pay up to $350. But that's because I might be willing to wait for another set to come along. Also it's nice that the whole thing is available on www.breviary.net.

[obscurus]

How much is the most you would pay for a full set of the Roman Breviary, which includes 4 volumes and is printed in 1929?

If I didn't have a set, I might be willing to pay up to $350. But that's because I might be willing to wait for another set to come along. Also it's nice that the whole thing is available on www.breviary.net.

So I gather you have greatly benefited from that site, no? It is an amazing site come to think of it although I am fortunate enough to have a printed copy of the entire Breviary.

Padre Pro,
        I suggest you wait a few months as Baronius Press is set to reprint the Divine Office in its entirety with English and Latin side by side.  It is based on the Liturgical Press edition which came out in 1963.  It will replace the Pius XII psalter with the Vulgate one:

www.baroniuspress.com/forthcoming_books.htm

I also believe the SSPX will be reprinting the 1961 Breviary in Latin only.

You can also purchase The Monastic Diurnal (English/Latin) which  has all the hours except Matins:

www.farnboroughabbey.com

Of course I am under the assumption that you are at ease with the John XXIII rubrics.

[Paul]

Padre Pro,
        I suggest you wait a few months as Baronius Press is set to reprint the Divine Office in its entirety with English and Latin side by side.  It is based on the Liturgical Press edition which came out in 1963.  It will replace the Pius XII psalter with the Vulgate one:
Of course I am under the assumption that you are at ease with the John XXIII rubrics.

The 1929 Breviary has all the Lessons for Matins; the 1961 edition has removed about two-thirds of them.

[obscurus]

Good point. I am surprised no one is trying to republish that Breviary.

[Padre_Pro]

I have the mini breviary from the SSPX which contains all the hours for  Sunday, and 3 hours of the day for the rest of the week (which you can  see here  http://www.angeluspress.org/index.php?act=warehouse&info=6597) Does  anybody know why they don't have None for Sunday and Matins.  They  have Lauds I and II so one of those may be Matins.  I just  purchased it today from the book store, so I haven't had a huge chance  to look around, so feel free to correct me.  Thanks.
 
  -Padre Pro
 
 

[creimann]

Can you imagine that? Two-thirds removed. My goodness, what were they thinking.

[creimann]

I have the mini breviary from the SSPX .... Does  anybody know why they don't have None for Sunday and Matins.

The rumor I heard was that they don't feel that laymen have cause to pray the whole Office. So I'm very thankful to www.breviary.net and to used book dealers everywhere. I see no reason why laymen should be blocked from parts of the Office. Each part is meaningful within the whole, and laymen should be permitted to keep the watches too.

[DominusTecum]

They wanted to shorten the "obligatory" hours. The priest was supposed to make up the rest of them as he saw fit, on his own time. Of course, the practical result of this is that these lessons were abandoned.

 

 

[creimann]

How much is the most you would pay for a full set of the Roman Breviary, which includes 4 volumes and is printed in 1929?
 

That set finally went for $255. I guess my guess wasn't too far off. Did you win it?