Breviary (Catholic)
The breviary is a liturgical book Catholic containing all the necessary texts for praying the Liturgy of the Hours , also called the Divine Office.
From Breviarium (Latin brevis, short), this book, for use by clergy, religious and religious Catholics, is currently divided into 4 parts corresponding to the seasons of the year. Its name comes from the fact that it is a synthesis of the books used in the choir for the Divine Office. It consists of psalms, antiphons, responses, hymns, verses, prayers, etc.. As well as topics that govern the rituals to follow and mark the difference of the festivals.
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Origin
The use of the breviary in the East goes, they say, the time of St. John Chrysostom in the mid- fourth century , in the West, it dates back as Pope Gelasius I. in the late fifth century. In the prayer of the Hours was done first, see only from the Psalter. The Rule of Saint Benedict divides psalms in the week, but then there is no specific book. The Breviary itself is in fact gradually from the middle of the Middle Ages.
Breviary from the Council of Trent
The Roman Breviary for the use of the universal Church, was published by Pius V in 1568 to the proclamation of the bull Quod a nobis of 7 July 1568. It has eight offices spread over the night and day: Matins during the night, lauds at dawn, premium in the first hour of the day, third in the third hour, sext at noon, none in mid-afternoon noon, vespers in late afternoon (the rising of the star Vesper: Venus), Compline before bed. Prime, tierce, sext, none are called small hours.
The Breviarium Romanum is slightly modified by Pope Clement VIII in the Bull Cum Ecclesia, 10 May 1602, followed by Pope Urban VIII , by the bull Divinam psalmodiam of 25 January 1631. 1 November 1911, Pope St. Pius X promulgated a greater reform of the central element of the Breviary, the chanting by the Apostolic Constitution Divino afflatu Current Breviary The word bible has become unsuitable, since the book of the Liturgy of the Hours is no longer an abstract of another form. The Second Vatican Council also employs that word, which remains in common use. Pope Paul VI promulgated on 1 November 1970 " Liturgia Horarum "new divine made in pursuance of decisions of Vatican II. It does so through the Apostolic Constitution Laudis canticum. The current bible is composed of four volumes. There is a version without the readings from the office of readings (or guards) in a single volume (whose title is prayer time now). The Liturgy of the Hours, and his book also called the Roman breviary (or Breviarium Romanum) organized as the Roman Missal. Thus in the breviary there is temporal (Offices Sundays, public holidays and some movable feasts and celebrations between Christmas and Jan. 13) and sanctoral (Offices for both mobile and fixed holidays). The bible contains all the hours that the cleric or religious who is committed to praying the Divine Office should sing or recite. Each hour contains one or more psalms to recite, and a hymn and prayer of the day, which is usually the opening prayer of the Mass of the day. The Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium of Vatican II, the priority should be given to a community celebration, as soon as possible. Organization of the Liturgy of the Hours (Breviary)
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