![]() Also, as you will note with the extended readings incorporated into Matins, this is a perfect time to do Lectio Divina. Matins, if you are really serious about the Divine Office really should be prayed in the dark before the sun rises. Venite, exultemus 1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. ![]() Sext, or Mid-day Prayer, should be prayed at about noon. With this basic principle in mind, I would suggest, at least with reference to Lauds, (Morning Prayer), Vespers, (Evening Prayer), and Compline, (Night Prayer), that you take care to schedule them so that they are prayed in the context of the actual experience of morning, evening, and night time.Īt most monasteries I know, these services would take place, at about 6:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. So, as the sun is rising, the church at Lauds sings: “He raises up the lowly from the dust!” inviting those at prayer to see the glory of the resurrection reflected in the splendor of a new day being born. it is important to recognize that these prayers probably derive from patterns of prayer that date back to the the temple in Jerusalem and were intended to consecrated to God the different hours of the day in their concrete reality.Ĭonsequently, you will find in the book “Christian Prayer” that the psalms, antiphons, and concluding prayers are all selected in order to praise God at a certain hour of the day and with reference to certain beautiful manifestations of God’s goodness characteristic of that hour of the day. Thomas Cranmer’s revision of the Daily Office for the first English Prayer Book (1549) reduced the number of services to two-one for morning (Matins) and one for evening (Evensong or vespers). In scheduling when you will say the various offices of Lauds, Vespers, Compline etc. This Jewish pattern of prayer formed the basis of the Christian monastic Daily Office, with its prayers or hours at seven times in each day. The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum) or Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum) or Opus Dei (Work of God) are a set of Catholic prayers. to participate in Lauds, Vespers and Compline (now called Morning, Evening and Night Prayer). I am happy for our union in prayer with you as all my brother and sister Cistercians pray with you the prayers of the Divine Office. The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. From what I’ve read so far, there are no absolute times, but it would help in spacing out & structuring my day to have more info on this. ![]() This app will automatically update its content while you. How is it best to decide the set times each day for praying the Divine Office? I am starting to integrate Lectio Divina into my daily life, but not sure when to schedule for myself. Office of Readings Morning Prayer Daytime Prayer text only, no audio Evening Prayer Night Prayer.
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