This is a breviary for religious and the laity.

Permission to reprint text and music was obtained for use by the Ferdinand Benedictines.

This Latin breviary was used by Alban Berling, O.S.B., monastery/academy chaplain from St. Meinrad.

The "O Antiphons," sung traditionally as the Magnificat antiphons from December 17-23, belong to a centuries old advent liturgical tradition.

Quilty and Co. installed the Organ

This English breviary was intended primarily for the use of the Benedictine Brothers in St. Meinrad Abbey.

The Ferdinand Benedictines began compiling and producing their own Liturgy of the Hours books in the late 50s. Accession #790, in conjunction with this file, contains the letters of Mother Julia Goebel and a monk of Blue Cloud Abbey, regarding the request from Curia (Cong. for Sacred Rites) for Rome's approval of the vernacular text of this book of Matins.

Typed dissertation, 68 pages, St. Marys, PA, 1985

Through these lists of information drawn from many sources, the development of community prayer at Monastery Immaculate Conception can be traced.

The Ferdinand community received permission to recite the Divine Office in 1936 from Bishop Ritter.

The sisters at Monastery Immaculate Conception recited the Office of the Blessed Virgin from 1867 through 1937 when they began the Divine Office in Latin. The 1900 Latin-German book is on display in the quadrangle.

These booklets were compiled for liturgical use by the sisters and used for specific celebrations. Most are undated.

The Ferdinand Benedictines began compiling their own Liturgy of the Hours books with numerous addenda in the 1970's.

This Midday Prayer Book was presented to the community and used on October 26, 1996. Liturgists: Sister Michelle Mohr and Sister Mary Karen Hill (signed)

The "Acknowledgments" provide all the sources for this publication which the sisters began using for the Divine Office in 1992.

The psalms for this publication were taken from THE PSALMS, copyright 1963, 1986, Ladies of the Grail.

These are well used books, some of them carrying the first monastery seal. The book used by Mother Seraphine Kordes is in her collection.

The psalms are marked with tones for chanting.

This set of breviaries was used for work copies and reference by the monastery.

This SEASON OF ADVENT/CHRISTMAS; LITURGY OF THE HOURS was produced under the direction of Sister Michelle Mohr and Sister Mary Karen Hill.

The Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand began using this Latin-English breviary on February 10, 1958, changing to the vernacular on this day.