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What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
The Liturgy of the Hours is also called the Divine Office or the Breviary. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life, but it is not the only daily prayer of the Church. The Liturgy of the Hours is a series of prayers, scripture, and writings of the saints which mark the hours of each day and offer the whole day to God.
The Liturgy of the Hours is called the Divine Office because it is a duty of the Church accomplished for God. It is called the Breviary (from the Latin Breviarium) because it was an abridgment for the laity of a much longer Office which was prayed by clergy and religious prior to the 9th Century.
The Second Vatican Council in the document on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, refers to the Divine Office as “truly the voice of the Bride herself addressed to her Bridegroom. It is the very prayer which Christ himself together with his Body addresses to the Father (SC 84).” The Divine Office, therefore, rightly uses the words of God to offer Him praise; most of the Liturgy of the Hours is the Psalms. In this way, when we pray the Liturgy of the Hours, we are acting as a member of the Body of Christ and are standing in the presence of God with the angels and saints.
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The Liturgy of the Hours is also called the Divine Office or the Breviary. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life, but it is not the only daily prayer of the Church. The Liturgy of the Hours is a series of prayers, scripture, and writings of the saints which mark the hours of each day and offer the whole day to God.
The Liturgy of the Hours is called the Divine Office because it is a duty of the Church accomplished for God. It is called the Breviary (from the Latin Breviarium) because it was an abridgment for the laity of a much longer Office which was prayed by clergy and religious prior to the 9th Century.
The Second Vatican Council in the document on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, refers to the Divine Office as “truly the voice of the Bride herself addressed to her Bridegroom. It is the very prayer which Christ himself together with his Body addresses to the Father (SC 84).” The Divine Office, therefore, rightly uses the words of God to offer Him praise; most of the Liturgy of the Hours is the Psalms. In this way, when we pray the Liturgy of the Hours, we are acting as a member of the Body of Christ and are standing in the presence of God with the angels and saints.
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How To Pray The Liturgy Of The Hours - Catholic-Link
Learn how to pray the liturgy of the hours, what this form of prayer is, and why Catholics should make it part of their daily habits!
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