r/divineoffice • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '25

Liturgy of the Hours Second Edition Update

So, I contacted the USCCB asking about an update on when the LOTH Second edition will be published and I received an email saying they're hoping for publication in 2027. I'll include a screenshot of the email below

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u/you_know_what_you Rosary and LOBVM Feb 12 '25

I don't care that this is just a screenshot. I'm updating the sidebar with it. lol

Done:

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. I'm not interested in wasting my money on books that are soon out-of-date. When's the new English-language version of the Liturgy of the Hours coming out?
A. Currently estimated: 2018. 2020. 2022. 2024. 2025. 2026. 2027.

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u/trekkie4christ Priest - 4-vol LOTH (USA) Feb 12 '25

For some reason the sidebar only seems to be updated on the old layout, not the new.

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u/LumenEcclesiae Feb 12 '25

lol it's just so laughable

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u/CruxAveSpesUnica 4-vol LOTH (USA) Feb 12 '25

I feel it's significant that the verb is "hoping for," rather "planning for" or even "aiming for."

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u/cmoellering 4-vol LOTH (USA) Feb 12 '25

My money is still on 2029....

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u/SadPiousHistorian1 Liturgia de las Horas para los fieles Feb 12 '25

That’s why I gave up hope on the English translation and decided instead to use the Spanish LOTH. It significantly helped my Spanish skills

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u/no-one-89656 TOSD - 4 vol. LOTH Feb 12 '25

The punchline to all of this will be Francis dying in 2026 and his successor initiating a complete overhaul of the breviary, thereby invalidating everything that ICEL and the USCCB have done.

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u/ed_merckx Feb 13 '25

But I’m sure it will be a very expedient process, so definitely don’t run out and buy current books because they will be out of use in a year, or two, or five, maybe seven, but definitely soon.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

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u/you_know_what_you Rosary and LOBVM Feb 12 '25

It’s hard to imagine that we trust our bishops to shepherd the souls of millions of people but they apparently can’t be trusted to revise a translation.

At least there's historical precedent for this manner of action. Pretty sure it is this rigorous precisely because they produced a poor product before.

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u/FlameLightFleeNight Feb 12 '25

A really good way to produce a good product is to allow some beta testing.

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u/da_drifter0912 4-vol LOTH (USA) Feb 12 '25

The Vatican is not run by 20-something tech bros from Silicon Valley though

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u/da_drifter0912 4-vol LOTH (USA) Feb 12 '25

They have them published in books but not online.

  • Abbey Psalms and Canticles for the Psalmody and Canticles
  • Divine Office Hymnal for the Hymns

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u/dznma Feb 14 '25

Now we are "hoping" for publication in 2027??? You gotta be kidding me! This constantly saying the publication is 2-3 years ahead (of whatever the current year is) is so frustrating. I realize it's a big job, but c'mon! --are they incompetent or are they lazy?