Just ordered one of these. We have been doing Fr. Michael Jarret’s liturgy for families for a little over a year, and I think we are ready to move into BCP proper. I am more familiar with hearing chant / antiphonal singing in the Orthodox Church, which I have always thought very beautiful and edifying, but could never bring myself (as a convinced but liturgical Protestant) to sing the Hours right through. I am very thankful for this breviary and hope that it restores some sense of transcendence to modern worship.
My order arrive about an hour ago. I am beyond impressed. I mean, I expected a lot based on the various reviews… but I never expected this much. While it won’t become my principal office book due to me having one I am bound to pray, I truly believe it will become a trusted and welcomed companion on my journey of faith. Thank you for the amazing work that went into “Da Brick”…
I too tried to order the first printing, but it was sold out. I'm hoping to get money together to order a copy on July 25th. Saint Benedict and Saint Bernard are favorites of mine, along with some early Desert Fathers and Saint John Cassian. This Breviary should work quite nicely. Of course, I love the Anglican Breviary and the Anglican Office Book as well, but I also want something comparable to them with a solid modern language translation of the scriptures. Excellent prayer book!
Thank you for this announcement! Now I can stop hitting refresh on the order page for the first printing, which I regrettably missed. I have this marked on my calendar for July 25.
Fr. Ben, I am so thankful for this breviary. It has been a great help to my prayer life and to those whom I've recommended it to. Our parish uses your pointing for the Psalms on Sundays and the Hymns of the Heart as our main source of music. As of right now, we are printing them weekly, but I am curious: are there any plans to have the Psalms and the Hymns bound together? Or do you have a recommendation for a way that a parish could have about 125 of these made?
Wow! What a gorgeous book. And with 10 ribbons! Remarkable. I'm an atheist, but have been collecting bibles lately and might add this to my collection.
I shall be praying that the content of the psalms of Holy David might, in time, win you over to love of God. He is most worthy of our love -- that is why this Breviary was created :)
Wonderful! We had placed an order for the 1st Edition just a bit too late, but I'm thrilled to see this new printing will be available so soon. It looks marvelous!
@@DreamcastFarm It went up $5 to recoup some of the additional costs that have been added for the second printing: thicker boards, two add'l ribbons, and a protective card-stock packaging O-wrap.
I am so happy that the breviary sold out quickly, so as to show this is a great product. I ordered the Breviary right away, and love it. I’ve recommended to many. Thank you, Reverend Jeffries, and I look forward to seeing future works in the future. Please, if able, is there a spot on how to sing the magnificat that I missed in the breviary or a video?
@@benjefferies8531 Thank you for the tip! I tried to contact them by email, but did not receive a reply. It may indeed be better to call, only I need to check the call prices with my phone company. Or maybe I will try to get my friend who is visiting the US to bring me a “St. Bernard Breviary”. By the way, could I get a PDF of the “Vigils” service from you? I would like to use it until I can get access to a paper copy of your breviary. I noticed that you share excerpts related to the examination of conscience on the Anglican Compass website, so I thought maybe you would also make an exception for the “Vigils” service, since I don't think it is in any other Anglican prayer book. Many thanks to you in advance!
Hi Ben! Love the breviary, use it all the time. One thing- The first printing had some issues with the placement of notation on the staff. My guess is it has to do with the black and red, that the paper is not aligned properly between the application of the red and the black inks. Sometimes it is very difficult to tell if a note is on the line or not-as a musician and teacher looking to help a community learn to chant, the visually unclear notations create some obstacles. In the spirit of St Bernard, who took men out into the woods to simply sing the psalms and returned the gift of song to the people, can you look into fixing those notations? Thank you so much. It’s mostly in the front part of the book (office and litany), not so much the psalter or hymnal.
Yes - I am happy to report that this has been corrected in the second printing. The printers graciously agreed to run the machines slower - which reduces paper slippage between the red and black plates. (You diagnosed it correctly) - and this has been totally effective - and the red and black are now nearly perfectly aligned in every case (it was the first thing I checked upon getting the second printing) Sorry for this gaffe in the first printing.
@@benjefferies8531this is great news! Thank you for your work and your commitment to the high level of artistry and care I see in this and other projects you’ve worked on. Blessings 🎉
Really excited to have a chance to get this since I missed the first printing! I am curious, is there a plan to make something similar using the traditional language version of the liturgy? That would be something I would love as well!
That *kinda* already exists: The "St. Dunstan Psalter" Subsequently there are no plans for a TLE breviary. But the Trad. Language primary canticles are included in the St. Bernard Breviary
Can I ask what production details you have in mind specifically, that LEGO does that KoreaPrinting does not? Because they have met production standards very comparably (and I have done surgery on both LEGO and KoreaPrinting books to find out!)
Also, part of the decision was cost. If we produced this with LEGO, we would be forced to sell for over $175 to recoup the costs… Using our Korean printing partners meant we could keep cost accessible.
