Curious of the status of the LOTH for the Roman Rite. I see it is still in production. I don't miss what I don't have but it is supposed to be part of my library.
Thanks,
KSC
Also in case the developers are not familiar with LOTH, all the readings are not the same as those found in a Bible; the words are often different.
Like the hymnal portion, this is due to licensing issues.
See Provide "ribbons" for books that require the user to flip between sections | Faithlife for a possible solution.
If you add the LOTH to the home page lectionary layout, it will open to the correct day
Hi David,
In my Catholic Daily Readings layout, I have a calendar devotional called "Word Of Life: Daily Scripture Companion", a daily reflection/meditation on the readings of the day; this resource is included with the Daughters of St. Paul package which includes Advent Grace and Lenten Grace, both of which are excellent. Anyways, I have this Word Of Life resource in a link set with the Catholic Daily Readings, and even though the address/location/date of Catholic Daily Readings says "February 1, 2023" today, the linked Word Of Life reports that today is "Ord Time 4 Wed". You and I -- and Word Of Life, and some employees at Verbum responsible for linking -- know that these two dates are identical, although unfortunately LOTH only recognizes one of then (Ord Time 4 Wed) as a valid location. So, my shortcut is to make sure to snag the "liturgical date" from Word Of Life with a Ctrl-C while I'm reading the normal readings of the day, then when I jump to my LOTH layout, I paste it into the address/location/date box to jump to today's readings. Since I save the layout every time I use it, I'll be able to navigate thru the rest of the weekdays easily until the next Sunday/Monday. If Verbum could make LOTH recognize today's "liturgical" date (like Word Of Life), I bet it would a) navigate automatically most of the time, and/or b) at the very least make the Today button work better.
RE: difficulties with navigating/jumping back and forth, I open multiple copies of LOTH in different panels in my layout. So, in one pane, I'll have LOTH open to today's liturgical date open to the hour we're praying; in another pane, I'll have another instance of LOTH open to Week IV of the Four-Week Psalter, using today as an example. A third pane has Bibles in a link set, a fourth pane has a Saints calendar devotional. For feasts/memorials, I'll have the feast day open in the first pane, and the Commons of Pastors/Virgins/Doctors/Apostles/etc. open in the center.
I've gotten better using the LOTH as the months (years?!) have gone by, and I'm glad to have it in my library, and I'm glad I stuck with it.
If Verbum could make LOTH recognize today's "liturgical" date
You lost me -- it does recognize Ord Time 4 Wed i.e. the liturgical date.
If Verbum could make LOTH recognize today's "liturgical" date You lost me -- it does recognize Ord Time 4 Wed i.e. the liturgical date.
Brian is referring to the 'Today button'.
I don't know if this would help the licensing issues, but the Liturgy of the Hours is being revised with a second edition..
In November 2012, the U.S. Bishops voted to revise the translation of the Liturgy of the Hours in light of the Roman Missal, Third Edition and the 2001 Vatican document Liturgiam authenticam. This page will help to track the progress of this major undertaking for the Church in the United States.
LINK
I wonder if Logos/FaithLife/Verbum acts quickly enough if they can secure ALL the rights for an electronic resource. Let everyone else do what they are already doing - it's of no significance to me, I want this resource in Verbum, I don't want to use another application, that defeats having LOTH interface with my entire library. I have printed books, the printed books have a GUIDE.
There is a guide that explains where the ribbons go: https://www.liturgyofthehours.org/_files/ugd/b4d491_553e81b7f34b43c49f07297fded831f2.pdfThis website has an accessible LOTH. https://divineoffice.org/accessible/
Can Verbum publish a GUIDE? If we could have this in electronic resource, with clickable links, the objections would be all solved.
https://catholicbookpublishing.com/product/1589 Handy guide that facilitates use of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code: 409/10 or 409/13) by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the period specified.
This is the GUIDE we need, it's published every year. There is another Guide for the smaller "Christian Prayer" - this is for the full LOTH like Verbum has.
Be well,
David
We would love to do all the things you describe, and we are doing our best to make it all happen!
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I bet you're even working on making sure you'll be able to sell the next edition worldwide! [;)]
