The Divine Office eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 261 pages of information about The Divine Office.

The Divine Office eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 261 pages of information about The Divine Office.
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Start of eBook1
PART I.1
PART II.1
ART.  I. RULES FOB PIOUS RECITATION OF HOURS.2
ART.  II.  THE MEANS TO ADOPT OF PIOUS RECITATION.2
ART.  III.  AIDS DURING THE RECITATION OF THE HOURS.2
PART III2
CHAPTER I.—­MATINS (TITLE XIII).2
CHAPTER II.—­LAUDS AND PRIME TITLES (XIV AND XV).3
CHAPTER III.—­TERCE, SEXT, NONE (TITLE XVI).3
CHAPTER IV.—­VESPERS AND COMPLINE PAGE (TITLE XVII-XVIII).3
PART IV.3
CHAPTER I.—­A.  PROPER OF THE TIME.3
ROGATION DAYS AND LITANIES3
PART I.3
THE DIVINE OFFICE4
CHAPTER I.4
CHAPTER II.6
CHAPTER III.15
CHAPTER IV.16
SECTION I.16
SECTION II.20
EPACTS AND NEW MOONS.21
GENERAL RUBRICS OF THE BREVIARY.22
TITLE I. THE DOUBLE OFFICE.23
TITLE II.—­THE OFFICE OF A SEMI-DOUBLE.25
TITLE III.—­THE SIMPLE OFFICE.25
TITLE IV.—­SUNDAY.26
TITLE V.—­FERIAL OFFICE.28
TITLE VI.—­THE OFFICE OF VIGILS.29
TITLE VII.-OCTAVES.31
TITLE VIII.—­OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN FOR SATURDAY.32
TITLE IX,—­COMMEMORATIONS.32
TITLE X.—­THE TRANSLATION OF FEASTS.35
TITLE XL—­CONCURRENCE.37
38
PART II.39
CHAPTER I.39
THE ORDER TO BE OBSERVED IN RECITING THE DIVINE OFFICE.42
ARTICLE III.—­TIME OF RECITATION.44
47
ARTICLE V.—­PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORDS.47
ARTICLE VI.—­INTENTION AND ATTENTION.50
ARTICLE VII.-CAUSES WHICH EXCUSE FROM READING THE OFFICE.53
ARTICLE VIII.—­THE DIRECTION OF THE SCRUPULOUS.55
CHAPTER IV.56
ARTICLE II.—­THE MEANS TO ADOPT FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF THE BREVIARY.60
B.—­THE IMMEDIATE PREPARATION FOR THE RECITATION OF THE HOURS.63
AIDS DURING THE RECITATION.66
ARTICLE IV.—­AFTER SAYING THE DIVINE OFFICE.72
PART III73
CHAPTER I.73
PSALTER VULGATE79
CHAPTER II.89
100
PRIME (TITLE XV.).100
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF PRIME.106
CHAPTER III.106
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF TERCE.107
SEXT.107
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF SEXT.108
NONE.108
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF NONE.109
CHAPTER IV.109
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF VESPERS.113
COMPLINE.113
TEXT AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF COMPLINE.119
THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, (TITLE XXXVII.).119
PART IV.119
CHAPTER I.119
SEPTUAGESIMA.124
LENT.126
EASTER AND PASCHAL TIME.126
THE ASCENSION.127
WHIT SUNDAY.127
TRINITY SUNDAY.128
THE PROPER OF THE SAINTS.128
ROGATION DAYS, EMBER DAYS AND LITANIES.134
NOTE A.134
NOTE B.141
NOTE C.144
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