While vernacular is a provided option, the base language is Latin and there are some things un-translated (such as titles in navigation panes and the calendar), but I don’t feel they are anything overly problematic for users. I have had priests bless things for me using excerpts from the app. As well as some excerpts from the Roman Ritual. Included in addition to the office, are a number of other prayers. Additionally one can choose from a number of pre 1962 versions of the Office (I use the Monastic). It makes available the 1962 Roman office in Latin with parallel translation available in English, German, Italian or Hungarian. This is an absolutely stupendous resource. My first recommendation is the app ‘Breviarium Meum’ from the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. For the laymen who carries a smartphone the prayer-books can be placed in their hands and accessed anywhere, anytime without confusion. Digital displays shouldn’t replace prayer-books in this one. The electric light bulb didn’t, thank God, replace liturgical candles in the last century. I do not think digital books should replace real ones in public liturgy ( I am not alone). Now, I should quickly add that I feel there is a place for books. There are apps and websites which eliminate the problem of figuring out what your supposed to be praying.
You’re already confused, aren’t you? Well, I suggest the beginner circumnavigate these pitfalls via 21st century technology. In order to pray from a traditional breviary one must flip back and forth between the ordinary, psalter, and proper of the day and that’s after you have consulted the calendar and determined what gets precedence. Navigating the liturgical prayer books causes many, probably most, to give up on this tradition. Laymen who decide to include the Divine Office in their prayer life immediately hit a major obstacle. What books should you buy? How do you use them? This is an overview of the resources available which I personally would recommend (for English speakers). To pray the Divine Office you need to access it somehow.
DIVINE OFFICE BOOKS SERIES
This is the conclusion of a 3 part series – ( Part 1 and Part 2)
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