7/27/2023 0 Comments Virtual divine office prayerAt every hour of every day these communal prayers of the Church render glory to God and unite us with the saving work of Jesus Christ for the salvation of the world. Just as the Mass is continuously offered to God all over the world each day, so also is the Divine Office. The Divine Office is intimately connected with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Mediator Dei, Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on the Sacred Liturgy Praying Throughout the Day Since the divine Master commanded “that we ought always to pray and not to faint,” the Church faithfully fulfills this injunction and never ceases to pray: she urges us in the words of the Apostle of the Gentiles, “by him Jesus let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God”. The word “office” means “service” the Divine Office is the service in which we render continual praise and thanksgiving to our Creator. The purpose of the Divine Office is to sanctify the entire day by offering it to the glory of God. Other Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Maryġ7.After the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Church’s primary liturgical prayer is the Divine Office, or the “Liturgy of the Hours.” This is the official public prayer of the Church which takes place at regular hours throughout the course of the day. September 15: Feast of the Seven Sorrowsġ6. Feast of the Ascencion until Pentecostġ5. Paschaltide (Except Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary)ġ0. Season of the Nativity, Feast of Corpus Christiĩ. Ferias from January 14 to Lent and after Pentecostĥ. Ordinary Sundays, Second and Third Class Feastsģ. Two ribbons Divine Office Table of Contents INTRODUCTION PRAYER BEFORE THE DIVINE OFFICEĬompline TONES FOR COMPLINE HYMN “TE LUCIS”ġ. In timeless Latin with parallel English translations. Melodies in Gregorian notation for those who chant the office in common. The prayers to be said before and after reciting the Divine Office An 11-page Introduction explaining the Divine Office and how to pray it, including guidelines on how to interpret the psalms in a Catholic manner Our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints prayed these psalms. Join your voice with the Church and her members: This is better than private prayer it’s the prayer of the entire Mystical Body because you pray with one heart with the millions of other clerics, religious and laymen around the world who have prayed and are praying these exact same prayers, AND because you adopt the intentions of the psalmist as you pray.Ī Better Participation on the Liturgy: When understood correctly (this edition has a short explanation preceding each psalm), these are the intentions for which Holy Mother Church wants us to pray for ourselves, for the Church and for all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline the perfect night prayer, and Sext is for the middle of the day. Prayers for all hours: Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the layman in the world. But the Church gave us the answer from the very beginning when she structured her official prayer around a framework of the psalms prayed eight times a day so that within one week, all 150 psalms are said. Officium Divinum: What does it gain a man to have his whole life perfectly organized but to lose his soul? It’s so easy to lose sight of God in our busy world. Latin pronunciation guide bookmarker included. Divine Office includes everything for the Hours of Sunday Lauds, Prime, Sext, Vespers, and Compline Prime, Sext, and Compline for each other day of the week.
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