Incipit Pars Hiemalis Breviarii. The Beginning Of The Winter Breviary. In 2025, It Begins At First Vespers Of The First Sunday Of Advent, Which Occurs The Evening Beforehand.

Mary Stuart’s personal Breviary, which she took with 

her to the scaffold, is preserved in the National Library 

of Russia of Saint Petersburg. Inscriptions in her hand 

may be seen in the margins.

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The Breviary is a Liturgical Book in the Roman Catholic Church that contains the Daily Service for the Divine Office. 

The Divine Office is the Official Prayer of The Church, 

which consists of Psalms, Readings, Hymns. 

The Winter Season for 2025 of the Roman Breviary 

begins on 30 November 2025 and will end on 24 June. 

First Vespers of The First Sunday of Advent 

take place the evening before on the Saturday.

The Breviary is a Book of Sacred Texts used for 

Daily Prayer, and is divided into four Seasonal parts:

Winter;

 

Spring; 

Summer; 

Autumn.

The Breviary includes the following parts:

Introductory matter: 

Tables for determining Easter, 

the Liturgical Calendar, 

and General Rubrics;

The Psalter: 

A part of each Seasonal Section;

Proprium de Tempore: 

The Special Office of the Season;

Proprium Sanctorum: 

Special Offices of Saints;

Commune Sanctorum: 

General Offices for Saints;

Extra Services: 

A part of each Seasonal Section.

The Canonical Hours of the Roman Breviary are:

Matins;

Lauds;

Prime;

Terce;

 Sext;

None;

Vespers;

Compline.

 Matins, Lauds,Vespers, are called Major Hours, 

while the others are called Minor Hours.