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Officium: 1962 Roman Breviaryv1.2.0

Released September 2, 2026Major

iOS

What changed

  • New featureOrdo now opens on the current date with a new Today button for navigation.
  • UXReader resumes at the exact verse with a new progress line indicator.
  • UXFocused reading mode hides the tab bar and Listen controls while an hour is open.
  • UXSource notes reformatted as small captions under headings.
  • UXFixed missing closing brackets in omitted-section notes.
  • ContentAdded psalm and verse numbering to match printed breviaries.
  • ContentAdded scripture references for canticles and labels for readings, collects, and hymns.
  • New featureNew option to choose between Traditional or Modern English psalter at first launch.
  • PerformanceIncluded stability and subscription-page fixes from previous minor versions.

Original release notes

New in 1.2.0:
• The Ordo opens on today's date, and a Today button brings you back to it.
• The reader resumes at the exact verse you left, and a thin progress line shows how far into the hour you are.
• Focused reading: while an hour is open the tab bar steps aside, and the Listen control stays out of the way until you use it.
• Source notes ("Antiphon from the Common or Feast") now read as small captions under their heading instead of red rubric lines.
• Omitted-section notes ("Weekday Intercessions") were missing their closing bracket; the text has been regenerated.

Officium prays in English, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin-American Spanish — the complete interface, the Roman office, the Little Office of the B.V.M., widgets, and the read-aloud audio.

Reading improvements, from readers' feedback:
• Every psalm is headed by its number, and every verse is numbered as in a printed breviary.
• Canticles carry their scripture reference; readings, collects, and hymns are labeled correctly.
• Choose your psalter at first launch — Traditional (Douay-Rheims) or Modern English — the same verse shown in both, so you can choose by ear.

Includes the 1.1.3 fixes (a stray "{special}" marker, short responsories reading "R. br."), the 1.1.2 subscription-page fixes, and the 1.1.1 stability fixes.

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