Some months ago we had a discussion about whether the AB Rubric concerning Preces at Compline on page A46 mistakenly says Lauds when it means Vespers. I've now...
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Stephen
Harpfixer
Mar 22, 2006 3:20 pm
That gets my vote, too! God bless, Stephen ... before we get...
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setorichard
Mar 22, 2006 3:21 pm
Greetings, In a nutshell, the Divine Office of the Great Triduum is recited largely as printed. All the historical additions of the doxologies, hynms and...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 23, 2006 6:26 pm
Nothing "then" about it. My church and countless others in England still have Mat(t)ins and Evensong every Sunday. On another subject, does anyone know what...
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Herman Jean-Pierre
fatherjph
Mar 23, 2006 6:28 pm
Dear Mark, For more than ten years, as a RC Priest, before I moved to the CofE I have used the typical edition of Litugia Horarum. I really think this edition...
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Stuart Trippel
stuarttrippel
Mar 23, 2006 6:28 pm
... I prayed the RC LotH in Latin towards the end of the time that I was RC, before becoming Anglican four years ago. Occasionally I still use it. If by...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 23, 2006 6:29 pm
Interesting. What was the rationale behind including a service called Prime? Did the compilers envisage it coming before or after Morning Prayer? In other...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 24, 2006 1:50 pm
Dear Stuart Thanks very much for your detailed and very helpful comments on the Latin LOH. Like you I would need the English translation for the long readings!...
Dear Fr. Jean-Pierre Thank you very much for your very helpful reply to my query. I knew that the Latin version used the Neo-Vulgate, but I didn't know that...
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scotsbard@...
exsfdoc11
Mar 24, 2006 1:52 pm
I thought that "spikey" referred to extra large and pointy mitres :o) ... From: "Mark Forster" <mf@...> Nothing “then” about it. My church and...
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Stuart Trippel
stuarttrippel
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
2006 March 24 St. Gabriel the Archangel Friday in Lent III On Mar 24, 2006, at 3:42 AM, Mark Forster wrote: <<My problem with the AB though is that it is just...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
Wouldn't that be "pointey"? Mark ... From: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com [mailto:divineoffice@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of scotsbard@... Sent: 23 March...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
Nice theory! But wouldn’t it then be spelled “spiky”? Best wishes, Mark Mark Forster ... From: divineoffice@yahoogroups.com...
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frpeterdr@...
frpdr
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
Dear Fr Graeme, The derivation of "Spike" I have heard most often is "as high as the spikes on the chapel roof". I have always assumed that it set out as a ...
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frpeterdr@...
frpdr
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
Dear Mark, The rubric before Prime in the 1928 Proposed BCP (England) indicates that it could be read either before or after Mattins. I have always assumed...
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Herman Jean-Pierre
fatherjph
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
You can buy those books from the abbey shop: http://www.solesmes.com/FR/livres/catalogue The title in "Lectionnaire pour chaque jour de l'année" and there are...
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Sean & Kenra Reed
skreed2002
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
I was wondering if there was any interest in different people making recordings of either reading or chanting the office from the Anglican Breviary for Holy...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 26, 2006 11:06 pm
To make an attempt at answering my own question, I wonder if it is derived from "spikenard" - the use of incense being the defining badge of high ...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 28, 2006 4:46 pm
Thank you, Stuart, for giving me/us some profound thoughts to consider. I love the interplay in the AB between the various elements of the office. It's like...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 28, 2006 4:47 pm
Thanks very much for this information. Unfortunately the books part of the site seems to be down at the moment, but I will try again before too long. Best...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 28, 2006 4:47 pm
Dear Fr. Peter I'm fascinated to hear that since I have never come across the office of Prime in an Anglican church, even though I am old enough to have been...
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Sean & Kenra Reed
skreed2002
Mar 28, 2006 4:48 pm
Here, the word is used in context: A Tribute to Anglo-Catholics (tune: Aurelia: The Church's One Foundation) Our church is mighty spikey with smells and bells...
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Marco Vervoorst
marcover2001
Mar 28, 2006 4:51 pm
Just a quick question: Was there a Shorter Breviary (like the Monastic Diurnal but based on the secular office) in English available for laypeple before...
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Paul Goings
pgoings
Mar 30, 2006 3:32 pm
Yeas and yes. There were English translations of the Diurnale Romanum, and also a English-only "Lauds, Vespers, Compline." There was also a 1962 (or...
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wjebennett
Mar 30, 2006 3:32 pm
Hello all, I am writing to praise the newly reprinted edition of the Monastic Diurnal by Lancelot Andrewes Press. My copy arrived in the mail today and I must...
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David Moore
dmooremd
Mar 30, 2006 3:32 pm
There is something called "A Short Breviary". I have the 3rd edition from 1962. It has all 8 hours but they have fewer psalms in each hour. The lessons in...
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philokalia933
Mar 30, 2006 3:33 pm
There is A Short Breviary that was first published in l941, with other publications in varying years, i..e 1954 [my favorite] and then the last one in 1962. ...
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Mark Forster
mforster1uk
Mar 30, 2006 3:33 pm
Dear Fr. Marco Yes, there was/is. See http://www.southwellbooks.com/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=13 04 Unfortunately out of stock at the moment....
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Bill White
charleswwhite
Mar 30, 2006 3:48 pm
On 3/28/06, Paul Goings <paul_goings@...> wrote: There was also a 1962 (or '65--what's the difference?) English translation ... I don't know about...
