In 1995, the diocese gave me a gift: a one-volume Book of Christian Prayer.  I was accepted into Aspirancy, a year to discern my call to the diaconate. The formation director said, “Deacons are required to say Morning and Evening Prayer.  But I want you to start now.”   He gave all the aspirants the same shiny new book. I look at that book now. It’s unusable.  The spine has collapsed, some of the ribbons have been replaced by sticky notes, the pages sometimes need a little coaxing to stay open, and the leather cover is about gone.  I was hoping the book would make it until the Church released the new translation…