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Thiago Santos de Moraes's avatar

A new edition in latin/portuguese:

https://www.loja.obrascatolicas.com/oficio-parvo-de-nossa-senhora

This version covers both the rubrics of Saint Pius X and those of Trent and has gregorian notation. Furthermore, following the portuguese-brazilian tradition, it offers the option of various commemorations.

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Veronica Brandt's avatar

That looks beautiful! Very well done! I'd love to know how they arranged it.

(In case you're interested, here is my Latin/Portuguese Compline book https://gitlab.com/veromary/portuguese/-/raw/master/compline.pdf )

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Francis Yapp's avatar

Thank you for posting this - it's good to know of this edition. Can you confirm this indeed has the pre-1911 Office (i.e. includes Psalms 66, 149, 150 at Lauds)? I've tried purchasing from the link posted but I live outside Brazil and the website seems to demand a Brazilian. Is there anywhere else it can be purchased from for international customers?

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Veronica Brandt's avatar

Sorry to be so late. The pre-1911 psalms are in an appendix in the back, without tune or pointing. It seems more a 1915 version, though it has just the incipit of each antiphon before each psalm, even in Lauds and Vespers.

Yes, so far it seems to be only available to people with a Brazilian tax ID. Hopefully it will become more widely available in the future.

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Francis Yapp's avatar

Thank you, Veronica, for confirming - and for all the good work you have done promoting the Little Office!

I have also found some facsimile editions of the LO available from a publisher in India (https://www.gyanbooks.com/index.php?p=sr&startrow=0&format=searchpage&String=officium+parvum+mariae&Field=title). Unfortunately, there are no images of the pages available and the bibliographic information is scant (I haven't been able to locate the editions in Open Library from what is available.) I wonder if you have seen these? I'm tempted to buy the PDF versions to see what the pages are like before purchasing one (as they are fairly expensive). I'm currently using the Baronius edition (which I like) but with the pre-1911 psalms on loose leaves of paper inserted in my book ...

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Veronica Brandt's avatar

I haven't seen these - it does sound wise to check the PDF versions before committing to the printed copies. The Bonaventure Press book has the pre-1911 psalms. Also the Richard Grace one from Ireland 1832 which I've reprinted.

If you're up for learning LaTeX, you could make your own custom booklet from my files https://gitlab.com/veromary/parvumofficium

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Françoise Kremers's avatar

Hello dear Veronica,

I live in Italy and tried desperately to buy from the Baronius press webshop, but unfortunately they do not ship to Italy and there isnt any Little Office Latin Italian with the music in it.

I am learning with your wonderfull udemy course and through your website and the booklets plus I got your 1915 benzinger book with office of the dead....just love it ! for me the only hope is that you my dear Veronica decide to make a new book or you ad the music to the 1915 book benzinger little office ;))))) In Corde Matris !!! Françoise Helena Maria Kremers

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