Dominican Breviary from 1967 Available Online
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Dominican Breviary from 1967 Available Online
- The 1967 English translation of the Dominican Breviary, originally published by the Irish Dominican Sisters, has been made available online for download.
- This edition of the breviary was approved by Father Aniceto Fernandez, who served as the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1962 to 1974 during the Second Vatican Council.
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The 1967 English translation of the Dominican Breviary, a liturgical book containing the Divine Office, is now accessible online. This particular edition was a project undertaken by the Irish Dominican Province and was published by St. Saviour’s in Dublin. Father Aniceto Fernandez, who was the Master General of the Order of Preachers from 1962 to 1974, granted his approbation for this translation. His tenure as Master General coincided with the Second Vatican Council, in which he actively participated as a Council Father.
The Dominican Breviary itself is distinct from the Roman Breviary, with differences in the order of psalms and the classification of feasts. For instance, the Dominican tradition historically intoned the antiphon before chanting the psalm, though the 1962 edition altered this practice. The 1967 edition, however, reverted to printing the antiphon only after the psalms and canticles, and adjusted the rubrics accordingly. This 1967 English version, translated after *Sacrosanctum Concilium* (1963), notably omits the Office of Prime.
Peter Piel (1835-1904), mentioned in connection with the breviary, was a German composer, music theorist, and teacher. He was appointed Royal Music Director in 1887 and is recognized as a reformer of church music in the Rhineland. Piel’s compositions include 41 masses and various other pieces for church use, though his works are largely forgotten today.