Little Office Of The Blessed Virgin Mary 1867 John F Fowler Edition

This is the 1897 John F. Fowler edition of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, originally published at 3 Crow Street, Dublin, Ireland. This updated version restores the traditional ordering, and places it in a user-friendly format to eliminate flipping back and forth through pages.

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary contains the revised edition approved by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship and the United States Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. With readable type, this unique book contains a wealth of Marian themes and texts in a format patterned after the Liturgy of the Hours. Printed in two colors and bound in beautiful blue Dura-Lux, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an indispensable resource for all who wish to honor Mary in a way that harmonizes with the liturgy.

2020 Reprint of the 1927 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This edition reprints the 1927 edition originally published by P.J. Kenedy, well known publishers of Catholic Books of the period. Large print reprint edition, copying the format of the original. The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin, also known as Hours of the Virgin, is a liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in imitation of, and usually in addition to, the Divine Office in the Catholic Church. It is a cycle of psalms, hymns, scripture, and other readings. With readable type, this book contains a wealth of Marian themes and texts in a format patterned after the Liturgy of the Hours. It is an indispensable resource for all who wish to honor Mary in a way that harmonizes with the liturgy.

Many Catholics desire to deepen their prayer lives and those devoted to Our Lady have a beautiful outlet in the Rosary. But are you aware of the other great Marian prayer? Since at least the eighth century, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary has helped the faithful to consecrate the day with prayers, psalms, and hymns of great beauty.Others who have investigated reciting the Liturgy of the Hours, but found its length and depth intimidating will find refreshment in these brief hours. It is a primer in the art of "praying without ceasing" and the simple structure of the hours lends a deeper understanding over time of the importance of posture, gesture, and attitude when praying.This volume is unique in several ways. The text is heavily annotated with the rubrics (instructions) on how the hours are prayed. Since it structured as a liturgy (whether prayed liturgically or not), it has a set structure and flow. Other editions of the Little Office give the prayers, anthems, hymns, and verses in their proper order, but gives the reader no idea of how it looks when prayed in community.With this volume, you will know from the first page what to do. These hours can be prayed by an individual, by two or three gathered in prayer, or by a larger group of people. Once you have prayed it a few times and learned the hymns and antiphons (there are only eight) you will be eager to invite others to join you. The four hymns are new arrangements which can be sung in English or Latin, since the meter is the same; the four Marian anthems can be chanted in Latin, or sung to the hymn tunes.Whether you only pray the principal hours (Matins, Lauds, and Vespers), or one of them, or all seven, your prayer life will be enriched for your effort.