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This is the first ever edition that includes the complete Gregorian Chant for the Little Office in traditional four stave notation! The music for the Little Office has never before been gathered together in one volume. For many people the Gregorian chant of the Little Office offers an introduction to the beauty of the Church's traditional liturgical heritage. This volume will help you sing all the Hours of the Little Office.

Our edition includes a commentary on the rubrics and ceremonial by 'A Master of Novices' (which was first published in the early twentieth century), and also includes a description of the indulgences with which the recitation of the Little Office has been enriched by Holy Mother Church.

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a shorter form of the Divine Office in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has long been the Church s daily liturgical prayer to Our Lady, and these hours of praise have been used by Priests, religious and the laity throughout the centuries. Lay people used to flock to the great Cathedrals to publicly recite The Little Office during the Middle Ages, and during the great persecution, when the practice of the Catholic Faith was illegal in Great Britain, Bishop Challoner commended The Little Office to his flock.

Through its psalms, antiphons, readings, responsorials, and prayers the Little Office stresses the role Our Lady played in salvation history, and how through her fiat the divine Word took flesh in her womb and achieved salvation for us all; and how Our Lord granted her the first fruits of the general resurrection in her holy and glorious assumption.

All Catholics are called to a consistent prayer life. For those who do not feel called to recite the Divine Office, but still wish to participate in the liturgical prayer of the Church, or for those who have a particular devotion to the holy Mother of God, there is no finer form of prayer than the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Features include:
- Based on an edition published just after the Reform Act in 1850 (allowing English Catholics to openly practice the Faith).
- English translation uses traditional language with scripture taken from Bishop Challoner's version of the Douay-Rheims Bible.
- Fully updated to comply with the editio typica of the Breviary (1961) permitted by the Holy Father's Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum'.
- The first ever edition to include the complete Gregorian chants for the Little Office.
- Meditations before each hour from the mediaeval Mirror of Our Lady.
- Preface by the Very Reverend Fr. Berg, superior of the FSSP.
- Latin-English, red and black text.
- Psalms from the Vulgate.
- Flexible leather cover with stitched edge, gold gilding, 2 ribbons.

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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Baronius Press is a wonderful new printing of a tried and true classic which every Catholic should include in their library. Much more brief than the Divine Office, the Little Office in honor of Our Lady is a way for lay Catholics to join the universal Church in her daily prayers. Traditional Catholics will love the fact that this edition complies with the 1961 editio typica for the Immemorial Mass, using readings from the Douay-Rheims, Challoner version of the Holy Bible, with Psalms from the Vulgate of St. Jerome, and includes the full Latin text of each Office in addition to the vernacular. Furthermore, Catholics familiar with Gregorian notation can say each Office the same way as countless Saints through the ages- in beautiful Gregorian chant, since this edition uniquely contains the entire Gregorian chant of each Office. Beautifully bound and printed, with a soft, flexible leather cover and lightweight but sturdy gilded pages, with two ribbons, one blue and one gold, and an included card containing the conclusions of prayers in the Office, which can be used as a third bookmark, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Baronius Press features a classic Missal layout, in bold black and red text, with the English on left and Latin translation on the right. There are actually three books within- one set of Offices for each season, with Office 1 being used throughout the year, Office 2 used during Advent, and Office 3 used from first Vespers of the Nativity until the Feast of the Purification. Each Office also contains a section for Eastertide, so the faithful Catholic can celebrate with the Church all year long. Prefaced by the Very Reverend Father John Berg, Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Peter (FSSP), with a wonderful introduction by Theo Keller explaining the history of the Little Office, the book contains the Imprimatur of the Most Reverend Fabian W. Bruskewitz, DD, STD, Bishop of Lincoln. Besides all this, several appendices contain descriptions of prayers and liturgy, notes on the Office, rubrics, a calendar of feasts, list of indulgences for faithful recitation of the Office, litanies- all in a book which easily fits in a back pocket or purse. It is amazing how much was able to be included in this little two hundred twenty-seven page book! If prayed slowly and attentively, each Office takes about twenty minutes, or the same length of time as a Rosary. So there is no reason why every Catholic should not include the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary as part of their daily prayers. --Joshua - from the website Tiberriver.com<br \><br \>We highly recommend this version of the book published by Baronius Press in English and Latin. There are other versions of a Little Office to Mary, but this is the one that we recommend and are using for direction. It has a leather cover and superior binding. It ships from the US for American customers. We derive no profit whatever from Baronius Press which simply publishes excellent quality Catholic books. --Boston Catholic Journal

If you buy a print copy of the Divine Office or a Little Office, make sure you find the most beautiful, traditional version you can. My mother wanted to pray the Divine Office, and she spent a LOT of money on a modern (current, vernacular) edition but she found the translations so weak and watery, and the intercessory prayers so wishy-washy that she was driven to give it up! She doesn t know Latin, though, so she didn t want to use a traditional Breviary and not understand a word of it. After she finally found the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary she was very happy! It was just the thing: sacred and reverent, beautiful, and connected to centuries of tradition. (Baronius Press publishes one with readings and psalms from the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible, which is just beautiful.) --St. Catherine Catholic Culture Center, March 2014

Recently I began praying again The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Baronius Press. I purchased this about a year ago, I think, and was impressed with the quality of the product. It is a very compact, yet elegant prayer book. Having prayed the Liturgy of the Hours at various points over the past 7 years, this little office is in many ways refreshing. This edition is the 1961 edition, which follows the older organization of the hours, before the post-conciliar reforms. Although I am Novus Ordo guy, I must say that over the past week I have been really drawn to praying this office. Perhaps it is the simplicity of this little office or maybe the dual English-Latin prayers on the same page. I also like the almost 1000 year history and tradition that is a part of this office. I am planning to stick with this for the next few months. I have been able to pray most of the hours, except for the matins. Although I am sure there will be some late nights in the future with her, so that might change! ;) --Timothy McCormick, Catholic Bibles Blog, June 2011

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baronius Press; 4th edition (October 1, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Leather Bound ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1905574401
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905574407
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 0.5 x 6 inches

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Linda R

Sturdy and Compact

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2023

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Good for my prayer life . Easy to learn to say part of the office daily . Well built and can last a long time .

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Perfect Prayer Book Honoring Our Lady

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I don't typically write reviews, but this prayer book is just wonderful in every way. If you are someone who appreciates aesthetic beauty and tradition, this is the version of The Little Office for you. Baronius Press produces high quality, lovely books with attention to detail. The cover is beautiful blue leather and smells good. The stitching is durable and I can tell this book will hold up for many years. The font choice is lovely and the paper is a nice cream color. The translation is classic, from the Douay-Rheims Bible (beautiful language). I like how this version of the office includes the Latin and English side by side, and how it includes Gregorian Chant notation (which I am starting to learn a little bit)! I also like how this version has the same prayers every day so I can become more familiar with them, and it's a small little book I can carry around in a purse easily. I also have "Christian Prayer" but at this point in my life as a mother/wife I am not able to keep up with it, as it was a bit overwhelming, constantly changing every day, big heavy book, just too much! Also that book is sadly not aesthetically pleasing and has a less beautiful, modern translation of scripture. I still love the Divine Office but this Little Office is wonderful in different ways. Also I have a special devotion to Our Lady and so I love praying this in her honor.

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Alejandro E. Luciano

Best edition out there!

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Very happy with this version! Incredibly easy to follow with a lot of extra information about the history of the Little Office. Also includes meditations before each hour and music notation for chanting. I have both this and Angelus Press’s version and I prefer this one because of the easier to follow format and better construction (leather bound vs glued paper). The translation is at times a bit confusing, you’ll have to look up words like “peradventure” which I think is better translated in the Angelus Press edition but in general this edition is just so much easier to follow and has so much extra and enriching content that I definitely recommend it over the rest. It’s also a great size, easy to travel with, and has a high quality feel. I have tried the Liturgy of the Hours, the post-Vatican II Little Office, and I must say that this Little Office is my favorite by far. I look forward to waking up every morning and praying it in a eat I never felt about the larger breviary or the newer Little Office!

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Great little prayer book!

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A previous reviewer lamented the lack of accents on the Latin in this wonderful little prayer book. However, I have found a way to fix that! On p.134 the Gregorian chant is listed WITH accents for the antiphons, hymns, responsories, Te Deum and a few other things! I am copying those accents onto the earlier part of the prayer book. In addition, I found another book - “ Psalms and Canticles: Latin and English Psalms and Canticles for Recitation” that has the accents for all 150 Psalms!!! I will then copy those accents onto the Psalms that are used in the “Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary!” It’s only about $10. Voila! Problem solved.

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Timothy McCormick

Beautiful Edition (Make sure to get 4th printing)

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Baronius Press, back in 2007, were the first to re-publish the Little Office. Since then, it has gone through four different printings, mostly due to fixing errors in the text. I would highly recommend that you get the 4th edition, which has alleviated the prior issues. As usual, the quality of the edition is top-notch, with a blue leather "flexible" (with boards) cover and a sewn binding. Two ribbons are added to make flipping through this small office quite easy. It looks and feels great, and it will certainly last a lifetime. My original edition (2007) was used lovingly and often to the point that I had it outside while it was raining, which ended up marking up the gold gilding. Yet, it remains quite readable and sturdy, with no issues with the binding or the leather cover. This newer edition comes with a 2011 nihil obstat/imprimatur and is in conformity with Pope Emeritus Benedict's Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. There is a short introduction along with a fascinating 50 page appendix with articles explaining the Little Office. The appendix also includes the older liturgical calendar, various Marian prayers, and a short article on indulgences related to this prayer. There are also commemorations of St. Joseph and the Saints, which can be added to Lauds and Vespers for additional variety on these feast days and solemnities. Content is the same between the four editions, although the earlier editions had some typos that have been fixed in subsequent editions. The Baronius Little Office has the English and Latin on the same page, which makes it easy to pray using both languages. In addition, this Little Office contains the complete Gregorian Chant for praying all the hours.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 5, 2020

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Brilliant edition of the Little Office.

Contains the whole little office (Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline and Matins), English on one side Latin on the other, as the description describes; it has the Gregorian chant notation for all these hours in a separate section. It also has lovely documentation about the Little Office, plus the Angelus (& Regina Coeli) and Litany of Loreto both in Latin. People have mentioned that it does not contain office of the dead (the Anglus Press one does), I'm not too fused about that to be honest, a nice-to-have for next edition I guess.

Edges are gilded, pages are reasonably thick, covers are sturdy and comes with two ribbons, well made in my opinion.

I've left a star off this review because, as has been mentioned in other reviews, the Latin in majority of the office isn't accented (unlike the lovely Monastic Diurnal that Saint Michael's Abbey in Farnborough England do which does have it accented). I'm not sure why this is the case as in some parts, take the Angelus prayer supplement for example, the Latin is accented, plus the name "Israёl" seems to be accented throughout as well. But please don't let this keep you from buying this edition, it is indeed worth the money!

If Baronius do see these reviews about the Latin lacking the accents, and do decide to include them in their next typeset of the book then, in my opinion and possibly many others' opinions, this could be considered the best published version of the Little Office to date if not already!!!

Thank you Baronius.

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Silva Sylvana

This is an excellent little book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 10, 2014

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This is an excellent little book. You have everything in it: prayers in English and Latin, chants.
The page is divided into two columns. One is in English the other in Latin.
Also very important and useful information in the book "The little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary explained":
1. Origin and history of the Office
2. Liturgical prayer
3. Why the Office is divided into seven hours
4. Attention and intentions
5. Composition of the office
6. The "Gloria Patri"
7. Rubrics to be observed in reciting the Office of the Blessed Virgin
Indulgences
Commemorations
Some of the majors feast in the church's calendar with the reference to the Little Office.
Litany of Our Lady of Loreto, etc.
The book is very handy size with leather cover and the sides of the pages are golden which gives very rich impression.
One thing I personally missed is accent marks in Latin. That would be very useful for those who are learning to pronounce Latin properly. But it's a minor thing. Other than that it is perfect.

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Tleilax

Excellent Edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 13, 2017

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This edition of the Little Office is the only one of its kind. It contains, in a clear format, the entire Gregorian music for all three seasons of the Office and many commentaries and rubrics on its history and usage. The Latin translation is that of the Douay-Rheims which keeps so much of the wonder and solemnity of the Office. The Breviary itself is extremely well presented and is quite clearly designed to last for many years. I had a slight issue with delivery caused by HMRC here in the UK, nothing to do with Baronius Press, and they were able to help me resolve this in an excellent manner. Extremely happy all round.

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Dr K.

Office of the BVM.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 2, 2018

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A beautiful book and a real treasure. I use it daily.

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