Overview
The Divine Office has been foundational to the prayer life of Christians across the world for centuries. However, given their rather limited scope, Lutheran hymnals simply do not have room for the full richness of the Divine Office and merely allow a glimpse of it to shine through. Evangelical Lutheran Breviary is an attempt to plunge into the depths of the Office and adapt the treasures therein to the structure and music of the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary.
This book may be used in a number of different ways. Individuals may privately recite the Offices. Pastors may hold Offices daily in their congregations or pull materials from this resource to enrich Sunday Matins or midweek Vespers services. In any case, this resource attempts to present the fullness of the Divine Office in a way that is approachable and familiar to those who use ELH.
The Ordinary has been altered only ever so slightly, with the hope that one could still follow along with the service as it is printed in ELH. (The page numbers in brackets correspond to the pages in ELH.) One will also need a copy of ELH for the hymns and a Bible for the Scripture readings.
Features
*Full NKJV Psalter pointed for use with ELH chant tones (first time in print!)
*Orders of Matins, Prime, Vespers, and Compline from ELH
*Orders for Prime and Compline, expanded and noted
*Noted ELH Litany
*Propers (Invitatory, Antiphons for Psalms and Canticles, Responsory, Versicle, and Collect) for each Season, Sunday, and Feast of the Church Year (adapted from Brotherhood Prayer Book)
*Collects (if not more) for every Commemoration on the ELH Calendar
Also available in paperback bulk orders for congregational use. Contact cstrutz@blc .edu for more information.
Additional Resources
Sample Pages and Overview
Addenda et Corrigenda
Printable Canticle Insert: Benedictus and Magnificat on a half sheet; place this in the Propers wherever you’re getting the versicle and antiphon from to avoid extra page flips
Litany Booklet: ELH Litany with TLH music
Printable Litany Booklet
Prime and Compline: Expanded and noted ordinary in MS Word
Itinerarium: Prayer before travel, adapted from Brotherhood Prayer Book
Midday Prayer Propers: Seasonal antiphons, chapters, and versicles for Terce, Sext, and None; adapted from the Monastic Diurnal
