"Also known as the Divine Office, the Hours are comprised of a four-week cycle of the psalms, biblical readings and songs, prayers of intercession, blessings, and other readings from spiritual writings, separated into morning, evening, daytime, and night prayer, and an office (collection) of readings. It is the required daily prayer of clergy and many in consecrated religious life, but it is also a rich source of prayer for all the members of the church."You can also find more in-depth information about them here, here and here. Enjoy the prayer of the day!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
You might be wondering why I post the Liturgy of the Hours for each day. What exactly are they? US Catholic magazine has a great primer on the subject here. In a nutshell:
