CCR Roman Psalter

The psalms have always been the Catholic prayer book par excellence, the prayers written by God Himself, by the inspiration of David, for His praise. The Psalter, the order of psalms prayed by Catholic religious, ensures that all the psalms are prayed at least once per week. It forms the core of the Divine Office and has an ancient history in Christian practice.

However, many Christians do not have the time to pray the entirety of the Divine Office; those of us whose vocations are not religious, in particular, will have trouble praying the whole thing. The psalms, though, are within reach; this book is designed to make that easier.

This book contains the entire Roman psalter, so that the Christian can pray each and every psalm, along with a good number of other prayers and canticles from the Scriptures, every week. It further contains a great many other features:

• The whole psalter (in Latin, from the Clementine Vulgate; and in English, from the Douay-Rheims; in both cases, the gold standard);
• Instructions for praying Prime and Compline according to the psalter, along with the general rubrics of the Divine Office as needed for praying the psalter;
• The Stations of the Cross, in the method of St. Alphonsus Liguori;
• The Itinerarium (the traditional travelling prayers of the Church);
• Prayers before and after meals;
• The approved litanies (the litany of the saints; the litany of Loreto (the litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary); the litany of the Sacred Heart; the litany of the Precious Blood; the litany of St. Joseph);
• Many prayers associated with Christ the King;
• The Mass for the feast of Christ the King;
• The Divine Office for the feast of Christ the King;
• Music and lyrics for several hymns involving Christ the King;
• A complete index and table of contents;
• Throughout, beautiful artwork to assist in prayer.

This psalter is a valuable resource for any member of the CCR, or indeed any Christian who wishes to delve more deeply into the sacred prayers of the psalms.