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The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary

Author E.J. Quigley
Publisher BiblioBazaar
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Author(s)E.J. Quigley
PublisherBiblioBazaar
ISBN / ASIN1426439741
ISBN-139781426439742
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Etymology.—The word, Breviary, comes from an old Latin word, Breviarium, an abridgment, a compendium. The name was given to the Divine Office, because it is an abridgment or abstract made from holy scripture, the writings of the Fathers, the lives of the Saints.