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https://tomsdigest.com/2025/09/15/t...-divine-offices-in-the-roman-catholic-church/

A friend of mine who is a music director at a suburban Orlando Catholic parish in Florida just organized a successful organ concert coupled with Choral Vespers in honor of Holy Cross Day on September 14, 2025.“Pastors of souls should see to it that the chief hours, especially Vespers, are celebrated in common in church on Sundays and the more solemn feasts. And the laity, too, are encouraged to recite the divine office, either with the priests, or among themselves, or even individually.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium 100.)
As someone who has been doing what feels like shouting into the great void about the importance of restoring regular, public divine offices with robust congregational participation, this was of course of great interest to me.
Here is a complete video of the event, courtesy of my friend Steven who organized it, played the organ and conducted the choir:
Continued below.

THIS is How to Do Public Divine Offices in the Roman Catholic Church
The pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, loading the thurible before incensing the altar at the Magnificat. Choral Vespers for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sep. 14. 2025. …
