I am starting a new experiment today. I picked up a free sample of a new monthly Catholic daily prayer publication, Our Daily Bread, and have decided to use it for a month and see if I like it. Our Daily Bread is a product of Liturgical Press in Collegeville, MN. Based upon some early reviews that I found online (see http://datinggod.org/tag/give-us-this-day/ and http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/01/28/give-us-this-day-new-from-liturgical-press/), it appears that it is well-received thus far.
At first glance, Our Daily Bread is strikingly similar to Magnificat, a more well-known Catholic daily prayer publication. I had a subscription to Magnificat a few years ago, and generally enjoyed using it, but after they failed to timely process my renewal, leaving me "high and dry" for a couple of weeks at daily Mass, I decided to invest in a two volume Weekday Lectionary set from St. Joseph's Press. Since then, I have not seen a need for a daily prayer publication (since my primary use was for the Mass readings). Truthfully, I found that I did not miss the Magnificat much at all.
However, after the new translation of the Roman Missal took effect last November, my Lectionaries became somewhat out of date. Although the daily readings remain the same, the prayers in my two Lectionaries are based on the old translation. So, I frequently find myself wishing that I had copies of the newly translated prayers, particularly the opening and closing prayers for daily Mass, as well the prayers over the gifts.
Thus, when I saw free samples of the February 2012 edition of Our Daily Bread at a local Parish, I decided to grab one and give it a shot. I will let anyone who cares to check this blog know how my little "ex-prayer-iment" turns out. (Sorry, couldn't help myself!).
Oh, and, for what it's worth, I thought today's materials were excellent!
Happy Feast of St. Bridgid!
Praise God!
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