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which stated: "Members of any institute dedicated to acquiring perfection who, according to their constitutions, are to recite any parts of the divine office are thereby performing the public prayer of the Church. They too perform the public prayer of the Church who, in virtue of their constitutions,
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changed it in 1568. The Little Office varied in different communities and locations, but was standardized by Pius V in 1585. It became part of the Books of Hours in Mary’s honour and was used by many lay people. Beautifully decorated Books of Hours were the pride of many a noble. Women’s
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and France, and through his influence the practice of reciting it in choir after the
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of 1910, the
Psalter of both the Breviary and the Little Office was rearranged, producing a different distribution of psalms to be recited at the Little Office than in pre-1910 editions.
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Council, the traditional Little Office in English and Latin continue to be printed. Carmel Books in the
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antiphons also change in
Eastertide, although there are no other changes during that season. The Little Office was a core text of the medieval and early Reformation
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in 1545, the Little Office became an obligation for the ordained only on
Saturdays but with the exception of Ember Saturdays, vigils, and the Saturdays of Lent.
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and several other publishers issued editions usually containing the text as it was in the 1950s. St. Bonaventure
Publications publishes an edition edited by
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produced a revised version of their form of the office, which is still used by some
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publishes the 1961 text, which is the most recent edition, in a bilingual
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recite any short office, provided this is drawn up after the pattern of the divine office and is duly approved."
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either in part or in whole so that they may participate more intimately in the liturgical life of the Church".
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