Being a pre-Vatican II edition of my favorite Christian devotional. All breviaries require a certain level of instruction to be usable, and this one does compel some outside research for lay use. Its three-volume format is necessary for extremely punctilious use, but casual observers can usually keep to one volume. Since Vatican II mushed up the canonical hours, this is a great book to have. ( )

in accord with the Editio Typica of the Vatican Polyglot Press. 3 vols.Ex-lib. MED. ( )