The labour for brevity, simplicity and uniformity led to the removal from this Breviary of antiphons, responses, little chapters and versicles, and to the reduction of lessons at matins to three, and the number of psalms in each hour was usually only three.

Short History of Divine praise in general, of the Breviary in particular III.

Two centuries previously the feast is found in Breviaries under date 19th March.

The psalms found arranged in the new Breviary for three nocturns are to be said with nine antiphons up to the versicle of third nocturnthe versicle of the first and second being omitted (Tit. I., sec. 7).

They loaded the Breviary by introducing saints' days with nine lessons, thus avoiding offices of three lessons.

Considering, then, the Breviary as a liturgical book, we find that the Divine Office has four general divisions, corresponding to the divisions of our Lord's life.

As they were going to a religious festival, some of them had brought their breviaries along with them; but I am obliged to testify that, after the first day, prayers were totally forgotten.

Prohibition, under pain of excommunication, is made against those who print, distribute or receive copies of this Breviary without lawful authority.

The "tables" are to be used thus:Opening the Breviary at the I Tabella, "Si occurrat eodem die," first find the number marked in that square in which the two feasts in question meet, and then read the direction printed, in column on same page to left-hand side, bearing the same number.

It is advisable not to dwell on the literary excellence of the Breviary during the recitation of the Office.

The work of translating the Latin of the Roman Breviary into English was attempted and completed years ago.

One day, interrupting the Bishop of Montauban, George of Amboise, who was reading the breviary to him, "Send word to the Duke of Orleans," said the king, "to go on with his enterprise, and that I would fain be with him.

The length of the Sunday office, in the breviaries until lately in use, made many hearts rejoice over the occurring feast.