Top Ten Reasons for Praying the Divine Office
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Friday, March 11, 2011
1. You get daily Scripture reading and prayer done at the same time.
2. It takes less than ten minutes each for morning, evening, and night prayer if you’re reading it by yourself rather than chanting it in a monastery.
3. If you can’t get to daily mass it’s the best substitute because just like the Mass the Divine Office is also the liturgy of the Church.
4. By praying the Divine Office you are joining... READ MORE
It's Not About You
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Some people I know just can’t get into using the Divine Office. They don’t want to pray a Psalm of mourning when they are happy. Or vice versa. They don’t like some of the more violent or vengeful language that some of the Psalms use. Or they just prefer something more simple and consistent, like the rosary.
Here are some principles for praying the Psalms that will help you get around these difficulties.... READ MORE
Divine Office By the Book
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Starting to pray the Divine Office these days is a cinch thanks to online breviaries. Just click and there you are: all the antiphons, psalms and readings for the day.
But suppose you are like me, and like doing things the traditional way. Or you’d like your Divine Office time to also be a time to rest your eyes from the computer screen. Besides, there’s that breviary sitting on the bookcase that... READ MORE
Easy Online Ways to Try the Liturgy of the Hours
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Wednesday, March 09, 2011
I hope my last two posts about the Divine Office have whetted you appetite, and made you at least consider trying it out.
The good news is that you don’t even have to buy a breviary to do this. There several online breviaries that are just a click away. DivineOffice.org is one. And universalis is another. These two have all of the day’s prayers onscreen each day. Divineoffice.org also has podcasts of people reciting the prayers in community, so you can get a feel for how everything should flow.
It even sells an app for an iPhone. (Don’t ask me details on that, since all I do with my prepaid cell phone is talk to people!)
Liturgy of the Hours for Lent
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Monday, March 07, 2011
Looking for a new devotion for Lent? Why not give the Divine Office a try? Long associated with clergy and religious, every Pope since Paul VI has urged the laity to ignore that stereotype and join in the Church’s Universal Prayer.
What exactly is the Divine Office? It’s a repeating cycle of psalms, scripture readings, and other prayers that follows the liturgical year. It is also called the Liturgy... READ MORE
Welcome Guest Blogger Daria Sockey
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Saturday, March 05, 2011
I’m happy to announce that Faith & Family senior writer Daria Sockey will be joining us here at Faith & Family Live for the coming week. After years of enjoying Daria’s contributions in our features section and in Faith & Family magazine, I was thrilled to learn that Daria was launching a blog of her own—Coffee and Canticles, where she shares her love for the Liturgy of the Hours.
Daria will be doing some Liturgy of the Hours blogging here as well. I just know you are going to be blessed by what this veteran Catholic mom and writer has to share. Welcome, Daria! We’re so glad you’re here!
Praying Together
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Thursday, November 06, 2008
Last night we had a small triumph at our house.
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been teaching Camilla to say the opening of Evening Prayer, and before now she’d always needed coaching. But last night we asked her to get us started and she jumped right in.
“God…” She paused, then her face lit up. “Come to my allistance!”
I did say it was a small triumph.
We’ll work on the pronunciation of “assistance”... READ MORE
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