Roman Breviary

[ru]brics original: "Rubricæ"; these are the instructions for how the liturgy is performed, traditionally printed in red ink, with some removed and others added, have been explained more clearly and conveniently. Finally, through great and long labor, all things have been so diligently and accurately arranged and polished that what was desired has been brought to the hoped-for conclusion. Since, therefore, such great and exact industry of learned men requires the reliability of printers so that it does not fall into failure, we have entrusted to our beloved son Andrea Brogiotto, the Superintendent of our Apostolic Printing House original: "Typographiæ noftræ Apoftolicæ Præfecto", the management of first bringing this Breviary into the light; all who print the Roman Breviary hereafter shall be bound to follow this copy. Outside the City [Rome], however, we wish it to be permitted to no one to print or publish this same Breviary in the future, unless permission has been received in writing from the Inquisitors of heretical depravity original: "Inquifitoribus hæreticæ pravitatis"; church officials tasked with ensuring books did not contain theological errors, if they are present there; if not, from the local Ordinaries Ordinarii The high-ranking official with immediate jurisdiction over a specific area, usually the local Bishop. But if any printer shall have printed, or any bookseller shall have sold, a Roman Breviary in any form against what has been prescribed, let him be subject to the penalty of excommunication original: "excommunicationis latæ fententiæ"; an automatic expulsion from the church community if outside our ecclesiastical jurisdiction, from which he cannot be absolved except by the Roman Pontiff (unless at the point of death); however, those living in the beloved City and the rest of the Ecclesiastical State The Papal States, the territories under the direct rule of the Pope shall irremediably incur a penalty of five hundred gold ducats original: "ducatorum auri de Camera"; a significant financial fine paid to the Apostolic Chamber and the loss of all books and printing equipment, to be forfeited to the same Chamber without further declaration. Nevertheless, Breviaries printed or published without the aforementioned permission shall be considered prohibited by that very fact. Furthermore, the Inquisitors and local Ordinaries shall not grant such permission until they have diligently compared the Breviary, both before and after printing, with this very copy published by our authority, and have found that nothing has been added or removed from them. In the permission itself—a copy of which must always be added and printed at the beginning or end of each Breviary—they shall mention in their own hand that such a complete comparison was made and that conformity was found between both Breviaries, under penalty of the Inquisitors being deprived of their offices and disqualified from holding them or others in the future; for the local Ordinaries, the penalty is suspension from divine offices and interdiction from entering the Church; and for their Vicars Deputies or representatives of the Bishop, the loss of their offices and benefits and disqualification from holding them or others in the future, as well as excommunication to be incurred without further declaration. We also intend and wish that all those things which originate from the Roman Breviary, whether in part or in whole, be included under these same prohibitions and penalties; such as Missals Books for the Mass, Diurnals Books for the daytime prayers, Little Offices of the Blessed Virgin A shorter version of the daily prayers dedicated to Mary, Offices of Holy Week, and other things of that kind, which shall not be printed hereafter unless an edition of them, or of each of them, has first been printed in the said Printing House by the same Andrea, so that they may entirely agree with the Breviary published by our mandate. Moreover, we enjoin our Nuncios Papal ambassadors or diplomatic representatives living in all places to watch over this business diligently and see that all things are carried out according to the prescription of this our will. We do not wish, however, by these letters, for Breviaries and other aforementioned works that have been printed up to now to be prohibited; but, looking out for the financial safety of all, we permit and indulge through Apostolic kindness both printers and booksellers to sell them, and churches, clerics, and others to keep and use them. Notwithstanding any licenses, indults, and...