Divine Worship: Daily Office

The Divine Worship: Daily Office is the series of approved Divine Offices for the Anglican Use personal ordinariates in the Catholic Church. Derived from multiple Anglican and Catholic sources, the Divine Worship: Daily Office replaces prior Anglican Use versions of the Liturgy of the Hours.

There are two editions. The North American Edition is meant for use by Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in the United States and Canada. The Commonwealth Edition is for use by the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia, Japan, and Oceania.

History

Multiple attempts to create an Anglican Use form of the Divine Office had been attempted prior to the approval the Divine Worship: Daily Office. The Book of Divine Worship of 2003 closely followed the Mattins and Evensong practices of the 1979 Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer. Unlike later editions and in keeping with lineage from the Book of Common Prayer, the Book of Divine Worship contained both the order of the Anglican Use Mass and Office, resulting in an extremely large book.

The Customary of Our Lady of Walsingham, printed by Canterbury Press in 2012 and in use until the introduction of the Divine Worship: Daily Office: Commonwealth Edition, more closely follows Catholic practices. Additions included Sext, Terce, and None.[1] Unlike the previous Book of Divine Worship, the Customary exclusively contained the Office and thus proved far more wieldy, with Divine Worship: The Missal and its new order of the Anglican Use Mass being published separately.[2]

Editions

Unlike the other forms and uses of the Roman Rite that use the General Roman Calendar of 1960 and some non-Catholic sources including the Anglican Breviary that use the General Roman Calendar of 1955, the Anglican Use liturgical calendar does not contain a period known as Ordinary Time. Instead, the traditional Anglican kalendar is used as the basis from which liturgical seasons are determined.[3] Further, the recitation of the Psalms follows the monthly 30-day Prayer Book cycle.

North American Edition

The Divine Worship: Daily Office: North American Edition is printed by Newman House Press and was released in late 2020.[4] The first printing of 500 books quickly sold out to parish communities, with further printings being announced shortly after.[5] The first editions were bound in blue cloth hardcover and printed in red and black text.

The psalm translation is that of the Coverdale Psalter, the same translation used in many Anglican Books of Common Prayer including the 1662 of the Church of England and 1928 of the Episcopal Church. Collects and other excerpts come from Divine Worship: The Missal, which itself sources from the Anglican Missal and other Anglo-Catholic texts.[4]

Following the initial printing, several significant textual errors were noted. There were also complaints regarding specific omissions, such as prayers for popular English saints like Thomas Becket as well as hymns. These concerns and other are anticipated to be in part addressed during the North American Edition’s second printing.[6]

Commonwealth Edition

The Divine Worship: Daily Office: Commonwealth Edition is printed by the Catholic Truth Society. Announced in 2020 and following the high demand for the North American Edition, CTS attempted to determine interest for release in 2021.[5][7]

See also

References
  1. Perry, Jackson (28 October 2020). "The Divine Worship: Daily Office Is Coming & Here's What We Know So Far". acsociety.org. Anglicanorum Coetibus Society. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. Divine Worship: The Missal. London: Catholic Truth Society. 2020 [2015]. ISBN 978-1-78469-564-4.
  3. "Divine Worship: The Missal: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). ordinariate.net. Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. October 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (2020). Divine Worship: Daily Office: North American Edition. Pine Beach, New Jersey: Newman House Press. ISBN 978-1-7330293-2-2.
  5. Smith, Peter (18 December 2020). "CTS Invites Registration of Interest in New Daily Office and Divine Worship Books". acsociety.org. Anglicanorum Coetibus Society. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. Smith, Peter; Perry, Jackson; Covert, John (12 January 2021). "Errata in Divine Worship: Daily Office". prayer.covert.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. "Register Your Interest". ctsbooks.org. Catholic Truth Society. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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