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>>807842

https://www.baroniuspress.com/book.php?wid=56&bid=47#tab=tab-1

The Little Office of the BVM by Baronius Press. It changes with the liturgical year, isn't complex, and will provide a beautiful structure for your day, and root your spiritual life in the foundation of the Church, Our Lady. Praying all the hours (the major ones take about 30 mins, the rest take about 10-15) is a glorious experience, and you'll be enlightened by God.

>>807850

Thank you, I'll give it a look. I've tried praying the Liturgy of the Hours before (Christian Prayer 1 volume) but I couldn't keep up and got slack. The Little Office might be more my speed.

>>807852

>I've tried praying the Liturgy of the Hours before

Keep trying, anon. It takes a lot of discipline, but the strength it adds to your spiritual journey is immeasurable.

>>807852

You don't have to pray all of them, you are not a Monk. Of course, doing so would be ideal, but realistically, with a normal life it is hard to accomplish.

You can focus on two-three hours and do these, for example Laudes and Vespers and add Sexte for a noon break, or something similar.

>>808336

It looks lovely. Anything is good that you will actually DO consistently, anything is worthless that you won't.

I suggest a Enchiridion of Indulgences

try the Quran

>>808711

(if you want to have a good laugh)

>>807842

I'm also looking for a prayer book, which is hard to get in my language.

Even worse is that what's out there is semi-modernist trash shunning all form of prose and forcing poetry in everything.

Is there any prayerbook made by some saint (like >>808336) by either catholic or orthodox?

It would assure that I won't get any modernistic crap.

>>808737

That >>808336 wasn't made by a Saint. It follows the basic missionary philosophy of the Western Rite as endorsed by the Patriarchate of Antioch and practiced by the Western Rite Vicariate since 1958. It's compiled by Rev. John G. Winfrey, published in 2008.

>>808738

Well frick, explains why I can't find it in Dutch.

I was thinking about looking for some ancient pre-V2 Liturgy of the Hours but I haven't had any luck.

>>808740

>pre-V2 Liturgy

For over a 1000 years prior to V2, the Liturgy of the Hours became exclusively clerical prayer and laymen/third order weren't allowed access to it. V2 gave it back to the people. Might want to keep that in mind.

>>808742

>For over a 1000 years prior to V2, the Liturgy of the Hours became exclusively clerical prayer and laymen/third order weren't allowed access to it. V2 gave it back to the people

[source needed]

>>808743

Here's a nice article. Sources are cited at the bottom.

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=6845

>>808747

So, in return of bringing it back, they also modernized it (at least in my language).

You get some you lose some I guess.

Aight guys since this was an interesting thread I 'll bump it by saying I ordered the "Orthodox Prayerbook" from some priest 300km away.

If all goes well I'll have it within a few weeks.

You guys better deliver some quality or I'll be forced to buy an English one or heck even make one myself.

>>808740

https://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

This site has a bunch of pre-V2 offices, you can pray it in Latin if you want, which is useful for when you cant find one in your language

>>809306

Thanks but I already know the site.

I want a book for the evenings when I try to avoid screen light.

I used to use my phone for this, but a book is much more preferable.

>>807842

>Best Prayer Books?

Its called The Book of Psalms

I know this is probably not what you are looking for, but I find reading the commentary of Lapide is really good: http://www.catholicapologetics.info/scripture/newtestament/Lapide.htm