tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701676398897115116.post1480755806920927319..comments2024-02-21T17:07:33.447+11:00Comments on Psallam Domino: Seeing Christ in the Psalms 1: AthanasiusKate Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01000040465724868745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701676398897115116.post-50368675306960318282016-07-01T05:57:09.395+10:002016-07-01T05:57:09.395+10:00Absolutely recommend. The Office itself is a rich...Absolutely recommend. The Office itself is a rich treasure, and while the Diurnal isn't a terribly user friendly book, if you have already been saying the Office in various forms, that will give you a big headstart. My Saints will arise blog is devoted to helping people say the Office according to it, and I'm about to run a little course on it - you mightn't be ready in time, but if it is successful I will probably run it again soonish.Kate Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000040465724868745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701676398897115116.post-16904232416642882962016-07-01T00:00:41.051+10:002016-07-01T00:00:41.051+10:00GM Kate, I am thinking of acquiring
The Monastic D...GM Kate, I am thinking of acquiring<br />The Monastic Diurnal: The Day Hours of the Monastic Breviary in Latin and English - Do you know it, can you give me a recommendation?<br />BW, Norman Norman W. Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327378217605283480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701676398897115116.post-69867607430722501202016-06-30T02:45:03.554+10:002016-06-30T02:45:03.554+10:00The Benedictine Office is essentially the one set ...The Benedictine Office is essentially the one set out in the sixth century rule of St Benedict; all the others are much later versions (1911 for the Roman Office on Divinum Officium, 1970. I'm not familiar with the Christian Prayer volume I'm afraid.<br /><br />The Benedictine Office gets through all of the psalms in a week, and is arranged in eight separate hours.<br /><br />And yes the School of Prayer is definitely one of the best of the modern commentaries around. The other modern commentary I'd recommend is Patrick Reardon, Christ in the Psalms. Mind you, my own preference is the classic commentaries of the Fathers. St Augustine's is the most comprehensive but very long, Cassiodorus' is a useful summary of the patristic sources, and St Robert Bellarmine's psalm commentary is a classic.Kate Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000040465724868745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701676398897115116.post-13628300093675658332016-06-30T00:09:46.809+10:002016-06-30T00:09:46.809+10:00GM Kate (I say good good morning because I am in S...GM Kate (I say good good morning because I am in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, and you, in Canberra, Australia)and it's Thursday there!<br />Thank you for Wednesdays post which I am now going to take to my morning prayer - St Athanasius is one of the saints I like to follow.<br />A question for you: For some time I have been using the Christian Prayer single volume breviary, and the on line breviaries like Divine Office, Universalis, iBreviary etc. How much of a difference is there between these breviaries and your Benedictine breviaries?<br />I would appreciate if you could give me some guide lines...<br />My next question is, do you know the work " A school of prayer" by John Brook? I ask because personally I find his knowledge of the Psalms and OT outstanding, and I wondered if you had an opinion...<br />Have a blessed day. Norman W. Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327378217605283480noreply@blogger.com