Editing Roman Breviary (section)

==Celebration==
Before 1910, the difficulty of harmonizing the ''Proprium de Tempore'' and the ''Proprium Sanctorum'', to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics. Additional help was given by a kind of Catholic Churchman's Almanack, called the ''Ordo Recitandi Divini Officii'', published in different countries and dioceses, and giving, under every day, minute directions for proper reading.<ref name=EB1911/> In 1960, John XXIII simplified the rubrics governing the Breviary in order to make it easier to use.

Every cleric in Holy Orders, and many other members of religious orders, must publicly join in or privately read aloud (i.e. using the lips as well as the eyes—it takes about two hours in this way) the whole of the Breviary services allotted for each day. In large churches where they were celebrated the services were usually grouped; e.g. Matins and Lauds (about 7.30 A.M.); Prime, Terce (High Mass), Sext, and None (about 10 A.M.); Vespers and Compline (4 P.M.); and from four to eight hours (depending on the amount of music and the number of high masses) are thus spent in choir.<ref name=EB1911/>

Lay use of the Breviary has varied throughout the Church's history. In some periods laymen did not use the Breviary as a manual of devotion to any great extent.<ref name=EB1911/> The late Medieval period saw the recitation of certain hours of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin, which was based on the Breviary in form and content, becoming popular among those who could read, and [[Bishop Challoner]] did much to popularise the hours of Sunday Vespers and Compline (albeit in English translation) in his ''Garden of the Soul'' in the eighteenth century. The Liturgical Movement in the twentieth century saw renewed interest in the Offices of the Breviary and several popular editions were produced, containing the vernacular as well as the Latin.

The complete pre-Pius X Roman Breviary was translated into English (by the [[John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute|Marquess of Bute]] in 1879; new ed. with a trans, of the Martyrology, 1908), French and German. Bute's version is noteworthy for its inclusion of the skilful renderings of the ancient hymns by J.H. Newman, J.M. Neale and others.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Breviary |volume=4 |page=503–505|inline=1}}</ref> Several editions of the Pius X Breviary were produced during the twentieth century, including a notable edition prepared with the assistance of the sisters of [[Stanbrook Abbey]] in the 1950s. Two editions in English and Latin were produced in the following decade, which conformed to the rubrics of 1960, published by Liturgical Press and Benziger in the United States. These used the Pius XII psalter. [[Baronius Press]]'s revised edition of the Liturgical Press edition uses the older Gallican psalter of St. Jerome. This edition was published and released in 2012 for pre-orders only.  In 2013, the publication has resumed printing and is available on Baronius' website.

Under Pope [[Benedict XVI]]'s [[motu proprio]] [[Summorum Pontificum]], Catholic bishops, priests, and deacons are again permitted to use the 1961 edition of the Roman Breviary, promulgated by [[Pope John XXIII]] to satisfy their obligation to recite the [[Liturgy of the Hours|Divine Office]] every day.

=== Online resources ===
In 2008, a website containing the Divine Office (both Ordinary and Extraordinary) in various languages, ''i-breviary'', was launched, which combines the modern and ancient breviaries with the latest computer technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iBreviary |url=https://www.ibreviary.org/en/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.ibreviary.org}}</ref>