The Divine OfficePART IIIReading editionChapter navigation66 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEPART I.PART II.PART IIIChapter I · —MATINS (TITLE XIII).Chapter II · —LAUDS AND PRIME TITLES (XIV AND XV).Chapter III · —TERCE, SEXT, NONE (TITLE XVI).Chapter IV · —VESPERS AND COMPLINE PAGE (TITLE XVII-XVIII).PART IV.Chapter I · —A. PROPER OF THE TIME.PART I.Chapter IChapter IIEXCELLENCE OF THE ROMAN BREVIARY—THE ESTEEM WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE FOR THE BOOK ITSELF.Chapter IVSECTION II.EPACTS AND NEW MOONS.GENERAL RUBRICS OF THE BREVIARY.TITLE I. THE DOUBLE OFFICE.TITLE II.—THE OFFICE OF A SEMI-DOUBLE.TITLE III.—THE SIMPLE OFFICE.TITLE IV.—SUNDAY.TITLE V.—FERIAL OFFICE.TITLE VI.—THE OFFICE OF VIGILS.TITLE VII.-OCTAVES.TITLE VIII.—OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN FOR SATURDAY.TITLE IX,—COMMEMORATIONS.TITLE X.—THE TRANSLATION OF FEASTS.TITLE XL—CONCURRENCE.TITLE XII.—THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE OFFICE ACCORDING TO THE RUBRICS GIVEN ABOVE.PART II.Chapter ITHE ORDER TO BE OBSERVED IN RECITING THE DIVINE OFFICE.ARTICLE III.—TIME OF RECITATION.ARTICLE IV.-OF THE PLACE OF RECITATION AND THE ATTITUDE IN RECITING THE OFFICE.ARTICLE V.—PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORDS.ARTICLE VI.—INTENTION AND ATTENTION.ARTICLE VII.-CAUSES WHICH EXCUSE FROM READING THE OFFICE.ARTICLE VIII.—THE DIRECTION OF THE SCRUPULOUS.Chapter IVARTICLE II.—THE MEANS TO ADOPT FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF THE BREVIARY.B.—THE IMMEDIATE PREPARATION FOR THE RECITATION OF THE HOURS.AIDS DURING THE RECITATION.ARTICLE IV.—AFTER SAYING THE DIVINE OFFICE.PART IIIChapter IChapter IISOME TEXTS AND INTENTIONS WHICH MAY HELP TOWARDS THE DEVOUT RECITATION OF LAUDS.PRIME (TITLE XV.).TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF PRIME.Chapter IIITEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF TERCE.SEXT.TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF SEXT.NONE.TEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF NONE.Chapter IVTEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF VESPERS.COMPLINE.TEXT AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF COMPLINE.PART IV.Chapter ISEPTUAGESIMA.NOTE B.NOTE C.Previous chapter ←PART II.Next chapter →Part 3 — Chapter I · —MATINS (TITLE XIII).All chapters and sections (66)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEParts123Part 3 · Chapters1234Parts4Part 4 · Chapters1Part 1 · Parts1Part 1 · Chapters12Part 1 · Other sectionsEXCELLENCE OF THE ROMAN BREVIARY—THE ESTEEM WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE FOR THE BOOK ITSELF.Part 1 · Chapters4Part 1 · Other sectionsSECTION II.EPACTS AND NEW MOONS.GENERAL RUBRICS OF THE BREVIARY.TITLE I. THE DOUBLE OFFICE.TITLE II.—THE OFFICE OF A SEMI-DOUBLE.TITLE III.—THE SIMPLE OFFICE.TITLE IV.—SUNDAY.TITLE V.—FERIAL OFFICE.TITLE VI.—THE OFFICE OF VIGILS.TITLE VII.-OCTAVES.TITLE VIII.—OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN FOR SATURDAY.TITLE IX,—COMMEMORATIONS.TITLE X.—THE TRANSLATION OF FEASTS.TITLE XL—CONCURRENCE.TITLE XII.—THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE OFFICE ACCORDING TO THE RUBRICS GIVEN ABOVE.Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Chapters1Part 2 · Other sectionsTHE ORDER TO BE OBSERVED IN RECITING THE DIVINE OFFICE.ARTICLE III.—TIME OF RECITATION.ARTICLE IV.-OF THE PLACE OF RECITATION AND THE ATTITUDE IN RECITING THE OFFICE.ARTICLE V.—PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORDS.ARTICLE VI.—INTENTION AND ATTENTION.ARTICLE VII.-CAUSES WHICH EXCUSE FROM READING THE OFFICE.ARTICLE VIII.—THE DIRECTION OF THE SCRUPULOUS.Part 2 · Chapters4Part 2 · Other sectionsARTICLE II.—THE MEANS TO ADOPT FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF THE BREVIARY.B.—THE IMMEDIATE PREPARATION FOR THE RECITATION OF THE HOURS.AIDS DURING THE RECITATION.ARTICLE IV.—AFTER SAYING THE DIVINE OFFICE.Part 3 · Parts3Part 3 · Chapters12Part 3 · Other sectionsSOME TEXTS AND INTENTIONS WHICH MAY HELP TOWARDS THE DEVOUT RECITATION OF LAUDS.PRIME (TITLE XV.).TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF PRIME.Part 3 · Chapters3Part 3 · Other sectionsTEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR PIOUS RECITATION OF TERCE.SEXT.TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF SEXT.NONE.TEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF NONE.Part 3 · Chapters4Part 3 · Other sectionsTEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF VESPERS.COMPLINE.TEXT AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF COMPLINE.Part 4 · Parts4Part 4 · Chapters1Part 4 · Other sectionsSEPTUAGESIMA.NOTE B.NOTE C.THE CANONICAL HOURS.← PART II.CHAPTER I.—MATINS (TITLE XIII). →