This is the Liturgy of the Hours for December 31. Your local date is .
Dear Community,
Adoremus.org had published a fragment from the January 2022 Bishop’s Committee on Divine Worship Newsletter concerning the progress ICEL and USCCB made on the new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours. The text of the newsletter is summarized here, the full text can be accessed at Adoremus.org website.
ICEL has nearly finished its part of the work on the new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours. The USCCB should finalize the remaining non-Scriptural elements of the book in the coming year. The last piece to be completed will be the Scripture, and it is hoped that all the necessary votes of the body of bishops will have taken place by the end of 2023. Afterward, the various texts will be assembled and transmitted to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments for confirmation. The publication process can only begin when that confirmation is received. Taking these factors into consideration, the current estimate is that printed books could be available in 2025. Further updates on the progress of the project will continue to be posted at USCCB.org.
Details about the progress on each section of the Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition and further updates can be found at USCCB website.
Source: Adoremus.org
I lived through Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict, and now Pope Francis. I have not always agreed with them. But I am a Roman Catholic, so I respect the fact that through the College of Cardinals the Holy Spirit made clear what God wants from each of the Popes he appoints. They reflect a need of their times. I don’t always have to agree with them, but I do have to respect them and their work. This use of the word “liberalism” reflects a lack of faith in our Church and how it responds to contemorary needs.
I think we have to not form an opinion before we see the new office and then read it and see how it’s been done.
The new translations of the psalms and canticles are already available to purchase: Abbey Psalms and CanticlesUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishopshttps://www.usccb.org › resources › abbey-psalms-and…
The USCCB store is closed.You can order it from here:https://agapaostore.com/products/the-abbey-psalms-and-canticles-1-pc
I agree about not passing judgment until we see the revision. However, based on many factors including what was removed when the novus ordo was implemented I too have very low expectations that this revision will be an improvement. It seems our leadership won’t fix what is broken and instead messes up that which is working.
I’m afraid I share Carol Davis’s comment of May 23rd. I follow secular politics, and the influence of political and cultural trends on the changes pouring out of the Vatican is very troubling.
Amen! Thank you, amen!
Glory to God! A revision of the Liturgy of the Hours has been a dire need for many years now! I cannot wait to see it completed. Thank you for sharing!
Why? I have never found the 1st edition problematic. Every time something is “updated” or revised we seem to lose something blessed and find ourselves confronted with more liberalism.
The current edition is the epitome of what you just described. Having come out of the post VII 70s, the translation is terrible. Hopefully, the new translation will be a bit closer to the traditional Office. At this point, anything would be an improvement.
I don’t understand. Why is there a dire need for a revision?