Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary, Revised

Name: Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary, Revised
Brand: Liturgical Press
SKU: 637021
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: The Monks of Saint John's Abbey
ISBN: 9780814637029

Edited By: Maxwell Johnson

By: The Monks of Saint John's Abbey

Liturgical Press / 2015 / Imitation Leather

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"Does a remarkable job of bringing together the essential elements of the monastic Liturgy of the Hours so that the interested user can enter into the daily rhythm that lies at the heart of monastic life. There are hymns and biblical (NRSV) and patristic readings. A rich spiritual resource,"---Cistercian Studies Quarterly. 2300 pages, black imitation leather. Liturgical Press.

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Title: Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary, Revised
By: The Monks of Saint John's Abbey
Format: Imitation Leather
Number of Pages: 2300
Vendor: Liturgical Press
Publication Date: 2015

Dimensions: 7.50 X 4.75 X 2.0 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 9 ounces
ISBN: 0814637027
ISBN-13: 9780814637029
Stock No: WW637021

Publisher's Description

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2021 Catholic Media Association Award first place award in backlist beauty

Benedictine Daily Prayer provides an everyday edition of the Divine Office for people who desire to pray with the church in a simple manner. Based on fifteen hundred years of liturgical prayer within the Benedictine monastic tradition, Benedictine Daily Prayer offers a rich diet of classic office hymnody, psalmody, and Scripture.
This fully revised edition includes:

A new organization for the Office of Vigils, structured on a two-week cycle
Daily Offices also arranged on a two-week cycle
Patristic readings for each Sunday
Concluding prayers for the daily and seasonal offices
A more user-friendly layout

Benedictine Daily Prayer is designed for Benedictine oblates, Benedictine monastics, and men and women everywhere. Small enough to fit in a briefcase for travel, it is arranged by date. Scripture readings are from the NRSV.

Author Bio

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Maxwell E. Johnson is emeritus professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and a retired presbyter in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. His numerous publications are on the origins and development of early Christian liturgy, contemporary rites, and current ecumenical and theological questions in both East and West. He is the author and/or editor of more than twenty-five books and over one hundred essays and articles. He is also a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy, a member of the Society of Oriental Liturgy, a member of Societas Liturgica, and a member of the scientific advisory board for the journal Ecclesia Orans. He has received the Berakah Award from the North American Academy of Liturgy and the Christus Rex Award from the Liturgical Studies Institute at Valparaiso University.

Editorial Reviews

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"Anyone who desires to pray Christian daily prayer offices will welcome this fresh revision of Benedictine Daily Prayer. Much easier to use with less turning of pages, a generous selection of psalmody, additional readings from patristic sources for all three years, arranged in two-week cycles-all these features make this a more accessible and rich resource for a wide ecumenical company of prayer. Indispensable to daily spiritual practice."
Don E. Saliers, Cannon Professor of Theology and Liturgy, Emeritus, Theologian-in-Residence, Emory University

"Everything you need to pray the monastic Liturgy of the Hours is here between two covers. If you are traveling, praying alone, or simply looking for patristic readings to enrich your lectio, this book will satisfy. It is both user-friendly and rich in resources. The Press has given us a truly liturgical treasure."
Irene Nowell, OSB, Mount Saint Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas

"Benedictine Prayer offers a resource for a Benedictine way of praying the hours which draws on both a rich tradition and on a lengthy experience of responding to pastoral needs since the 1940's. It will be particularly suitable for those who wish to pray the office outside the monastery but it will also be a helpful resource for any monastic communities who work to re-shape their own celebrations of the Work of God."

Columba McCann, Ecclesia orans

"I loved this breviary. The jewel of the hours in this prayer book is Vigils. Indeed, this is a great prayer book."

Mark Plaiss, Cistercian Studies Quarterly

"This magnificent edition is an indispensable resource. A rare resource for everyday prayer."
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