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| "Short" Breviaries in 20th Century America  |
| Analyzes the breviaria parva, or little hours, based on the Divine Office but adapted for the laity and "active" orders. Presented in order of appearance, compared with the complete Office.
http://www.kellerbook.com/ |
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| An Incentive to Prayer  |
| Essay by the late Cardinal Spellman says that the publication in English of the official prayer book of the Church offers a tremendous opportunity for anyone who wishes to grow closer to God in prayer.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PRAYER/INCENTIV.TXT |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Breviary  |
| Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02768b.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Canonical Hours  |
| Essay on the practice of reciting the Divine Office according to set hours.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07500b.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Compline  |
| Scholarly essay on what is essentially a bedtime prayer, often recited privately.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04187a.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Divine Office  |
| Brief essay on the historical development of the Liturgy of the Hours.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11219a.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Lauds  |
| Article on the canonical hour once known as Matins, then as Lauds, now as Morning Prayer. One of the two principal hours.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09038a.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Matins  |
| Not Morning Prayer, but a nighttime prayer, which has now been replaced by the Office of Readings.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10050a.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Music of Vespers  |
| Applies especially to the cathedral Office, i.e., the Liturgy of the Hours in a parish setting.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15382a.htm |
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Nocturns  |
| The convoluted history of this nighttime prayer.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11087b.htm |
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