How to BeginBeginning the public celebration of the Liturgy of Hours need not be a complicated project. Many parishes have started very simply. A pastor might celebrate one or more hours with parishioners before or after the daily Mass. Pastoral Council meetings might begin with the communal recitation or singing of all or part of the office. A parish staff might adopt the structure given by the Divine Office to provide rhythm to its daily work. Choirs might begin their rehearsals with this form of prayer, as a
reminder of the ministry of sacred music and its relation to the Paschal Mystery.
Families, too, might find a center and source of stability in praying the Divine Office daily, paying particular attention to the rhythm of the liturgical year, the celebration of saints’ days, and night prayer.
The Office for the Dead can provide an important structure for families in grief or can be used as a regular reminder of deceased relatives. Even two people, praying together publicly in church, can be an important witness of Christian fidelity and offer an invitation to others to join.
The prayer of the Divine Office requires no particular expertise, and its fundamental principles can easily be learned, understood and gradually adopted.
The Office begins with the sign of the cross and the Opening Verse, God, come to my assistance”. Not only in private prayer, but in communal celebration, the word “my” is used instead of “our”. This signals that each person assembled joins together as the Body of Christ, praying in Him — through Him praising the Father — as members of one body already seeking unity and wholeness.
The hymn is an integral part of the celebration of the office, as made evident by the care with which the Church has developed proper texts especially for the feasts of the saints and the seasons of the year.
Then follow the reading or chanting of the Psalms, Antiphons, Canticles, Intercessions, and closing prayer.
The General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours provides a rich theological and liturgical introduction to the Church’s public prayer and more ample instruction on the implementation of the Divine Office.
Prayer of this kind requires patience, practice, humility and charity. The richness of the liturgy is revealed gradually. It is over the course of the liturgical year, the week and the hours of the day that we attend the mystery of our faith.
And, as the General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours observes:
In this way the wish of the Apostle is fulfilled: “Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts, sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God”.
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reminder of the ministry of sacred music and its relation to the Paschal Mystery.Families, too, might find a center and source of stability in praying the Divine Office daily, paying particular attention to the rhythm of the liturgical year, the celebration of saints’ days, and night prayer.
The Office for the Dead can provide an important structure for families in grief or can be used as a regular reminder of deceased relatives. Even two people, praying together publicly in church, can be an important witness of Christian fidelity and offer an invitation to others to join.
The prayer of the Divine Office requires no particular expertise, and its fundamental principles can easily be learned, understood and gradually adopted.
The Office begins with the sign of the cross and the Opening Verse, God, come to my assistance”. Not only in private prayer, but in communal celebration, the word “my” is used instead of “our”. This signals that each person assembled joins together as the Body of Christ, praying in Him — through Him praising the Father — as members of one body already seeking unity and wholeness.
The hymn is an integral part of the celebration of the office, as made evident by the care with which the Church has developed proper texts especially for the feasts of the saints and the seasons of the year.
Then follow the reading or chanting of the Psalms, Antiphons, Canticles, Intercessions, and closing prayer.
The General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours provides a rich theological and liturgical introduction to the Church’s public prayer and more ample instruction on the implementation of the Divine Office.
Prayer of this kind requires patience, practice, humility and charity. The richness of the liturgy is revealed gradually. It is over the course of the liturgical year, the week and the hours of the day that we attend the mystery of our faith.
And, as the General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours observes:
In this way the wish of the Apostle is fulfilled: “Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts, sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God”.
The Mundelein Psalter is available from Liturgy Training Publications. For more information or to order the book, visitall
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