One other thing. I use both internet and books to pray. When using the phone I use dark screen. Cuts way down on glare and eye strain.

Again, here's what I do:

Matins: ANTE: Aperi Domine os meum......Domine in unione illius.......Pater, Ave, Credo....Domine labia mea aperies....Deus in adjutorium meum intende.......Gloria, Alleluia.......

Now just pray beginning with Invitatory.

Matins ends with the Te Deum. You will see right under the Te Deum, either a link to go straight to Lauds, or a Domine exaudi..... with the Collect following. If you aren't going straight to Lauds, say the Domine exaudi....and the Collect, then the ending prayers at the bottom and finish with a Pater.

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WHEN TO MAKE SIGN OF THE CROSS:

When you begin any Office.

ON YOUR LIPS at the Domine labia mea aperies.... (Matins)

At the Deus in adjutorium meum intende.....

At the adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.....  (Prime/Compline)

At the Benedictus. (Lauds)

At the Magnificat. (Vespers)

On your chest at the Converte nos (Compline)

At the Nunc Dimittis. (Compline)

At the Divinum auxillium.... (Commemoration of our Lady)

I believe the website has a big red cross where you need to make the Sign of the Cross, but it doesn't say on what part of the body.

Apologies for the late response -

Most gracious thanks to the wealth of information, guidance, and resources provided by everyone here. Thanks in particular to Simeon for bringing up the Divine Office (and thanks to Anthony Padua’s clarification questions that I’d have had to ask for my own education if he didn’t already), I intend to pray it daily in some form as best I can with my parents (who are “on board”).

I’ve contacted the priest I referenced in my initial post and am awaiting his response for his guidance. The information furnished here should equip me with a decent foundation to talk and hear his thoughts about.

Thank you all again - I’m sure some lurkers also benefited greatly from the Divine Office recommendation and resources.

And thank you most heartily for your continued remembrance in your prayers.

Are there any physical breviarys that are Pre V2? And have Latin side with English (douay rheims)?

Pic related is what I see.

Now I would have assumed before you told me; that the BIG CROSS is a full body cross, while the little cross is the 3 we do at the Gospel.

EDIT: From compline

Another different cross, looks like a cross with a border.


So the small is the lips only, the border cross the chest, and the big one the main SoTC?

Baronius Press has a BXVI version with Vulgate Latin and Confraternity English side by side. It is the companion to the 62 Missal.

I don't think there are any Latin/English books for the Divino Afflatu. I got mine from a used book dealer, and it is all Latin. As a matter of fact, I even traded my BXVI books for the Divino books. And as I have no Divino books in English, I rely quite a bit on the website for Matins and to check collects or other things.

I have never been able to find a set of books with the Vulgate/Douay combination. I'd be happy to mail you my old bulky Psalter. I can have it copied and bound for you. It might be what you're looking for.

P.S. I actually like the hymn translations in the BXVI way more than the translations on the website. They are more accurate. Fr. Hall uses the same translations of hymns as the divinumofficium website. But the translations of the Psalms is all important; so I let that be my guide in choosing what to use.

And BTW, if you are trying to learn the Latin, the very best way is to use the Douay/Vulgate because the Douay is a word for word translation. No other translation will teach you the Latin like the Douay, if you wish to learn via side by side comparison.