PART I.
General questions.
I. Idea of the Breviary
ii. Short History of Divine praise in
general,
of the Breviary in particular
iii. The excellence of the Roman Breviary
in
itself and in comparison with others
Respect due to the sacred volume
iv. 1. The contents of the Breviary
2. The ecclesiastical year and its parts;
the
calendar
3. General Rubrics of the Breviary
Title I. The double office
" II. The office of a semi-double
" Iii. The office of a simple
" IV. The office of Sunday
" V. The ferial office
" VI. The office of vigils
" VII. Octaves
" VIII. Office of the Blessed Virgin
for Saturdays
" IX. Commemorations
" X. The Translation of Feasts
" XI. Concurrence of office
" XII. The arrangement of the
office
" XIII. Matins
" XIV. Lauds
" XV. Prime
" XVI. Terce, Sext, None
" XVII. Vespers
" XVIII. Compline
" XIX. The Invitatory
" XX. Hymns
" XXI. Antiphons
" XXII. Psalms
" XXIII. Canticles
" XXIV. Versicle and responds
" XXV. Absolutions and Benedictions
" XXVI. The Lessons
" XXVII. The responses after the
lessons
" XXVIII. The short responses after
the hours
" XXIX. Capitulum
" XXX. Oratio, collects
" XXXI. The Hymn Te Deum
" XXXII. Pater Noster and Ave
" XXXIII. The Apostles’ Creed
and the Athanasian Creed
" XXXIV. The Preces
" XXXV. The suffrages of the saints
" XXXVI. The antiphons of the Blessed
Virgin
" XXXVII. The little office of the
Blessed Virgin
PART II.
Rules from moral and ascetic
theology for the recitation
of the breviary.
Who are bound to say the office?
Must every holder of a benefice read the office?
What sin is committed by the omission of a notable
part?
What sins are committed by the omission of the whole
office?
What must a person do who has a doubt about omissions?
Does a person, who recites by mistake, an office other
than that
prescribed fulfil his obligation?
What causes justify an inversion of the hours?
Is it a sin to say Matins of following day before
finishing Compline
of the current day?
What is the time fixed for recitation of the Office?
When may a priest begin the recitation of Matins and
Lauds for the
following day?
What is true time as regards recitation of the office?
Are priests bound to recite Matins and Lauds before