Do you pray the Liturgy of the Hours?

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I Forgot to mention in my previous post, that I use the book “The School Of Prayer, An Introduction To The Divine Office for all Christians” to deepen my understanding of the Psalms I am reading.

It lists all the psalms in the morning and evening prayers, and the meaning of them, and describes the circumstances that were happening during that time. I heard about the book on another Catholic Forum.

Annie
 
I just LOVE the Liturgy of the Hours! 😃 Not only is it nearly all Scripture, but to know that I’m not praying alone, like WOW!

However a ilittle note: I noticed on many references to Universalis. I DO NOT recommend using that because they do not use the APPROVED translation of the Psalms, and they lack antiphons. Because the Office is liturgical prayer, in order to properly pray liturgically, then we are obligated to follow the Church’s approved texts. The principles about not changing texts in the Mass also apply to the Office. Otherwise, our prayer becomes devotional (of course, not a bad thing either, but the distinction is important if we intend to participate liturgically). This applies even to lay individuals.

If you need a good online source, then www.liturgyhours.org is where you should go. I for one am happy with my Daughters of St. Paul Christian Prayer.
 
I just ordered Christian Prayers of LOTH and I’m anxious for it to arrive. Yes, you can read it online, but I don’t always want to be in front of the computer when I pray, plus it’s hard on my eyes.
I enjoy LOTH very much and I pray that I can dedicate myself to saying these prayers for the rest of my life.

God Bless:gopray2:
 
Need some help. When I purchased my 4 volume set back in 1991, I was sent a red Supplement booklet with the added memorials for the Dioceses of the US.

I’ve noticed that they’ve added some new ones since. How do I get an updated supplement??

Thanks.
 
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campion:
Need some help. When I purchased my 4 volume set back in 1991, I was sent a red Supplement booklet with the added memorials for the Dioceses of the US.

I’ve noticed that they’ve added some new ones since. How do I get an updated supplement??

Thanks.
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Maybe this will help. The latest version of the Supplement available from the people that published the original.

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It doesn’t appear they have updated the Supplement in a long time.

All Liturgy of the Hours stuff.

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Thanks for the prompt response. I guess I’m good for now. I could have sworn there were additions since 1992- but maybe not.
 
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campion:
Thanks for the prompt response. I guess I’m good for now. I could have sworn there were additions since 1992- but maybe not.
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I personally haven’t seen any updates to the “The Liturgy of the Hours Supplement”. Of course there is always the chance that another company other the Catholic Book Publishing Co. is coming out with a version of the guide.

There is a yearly update to the “Saint Joseph’s Guide for the Liturgy of the Hours” In it I have never seen a reference to any guides other then the old one. I seem to remember a feast day listed in the guide that was neither in the Suppliment or the main book, but they said to optionally do one of the Generic Commons for Saints on that day.
 
So many people have already responded to this, I’m sure I won’t say anything new. But I HAVE to respond, because I LOVE the Liturgy of the Hours.

I started saying it when I became a Benedictine oblate back in 1977. It was Benedict who, in his Rule, began laying out what was to become today’s LOTH. I’ve learned to love the structure, because by praying what the Church is praying, I’ve learned to listen for God’s voice in something other than what happened to appeal to me that day. Does that make any sense to you? It’s like listening to what God has to say, rather than deciding what I want to say. I’ve also learned to love the psalms, very, very much.

As someone else said, it’s great to know that I’m praying with the official Church, using prayers said by other Catholics the whole world over.

I use the Christian Prayer, one-volume book because it’s more affordable. I highly encourage anyone even thinking about jumping into this kind of prayer, to give it a try. You’ll like it!

Along with this, however, goes the commitment to pray at certain times every day, and the need to find a little “prayer corner” for yourself. Praying faithfully at specific times helps keep away the spiritual peaks and valleys people often struggle with. (And I first heard that advice from St. Augustine, in one of the Office of Readings entries.)
Monica
 
I pray the LOH and highly recommend it to anyone! Remember that:
  1. These are the psalms Christ Himself prayed;
  2. You are praying the official prayer of the Church in unision with hundreds of thousands if not millions of others;
  3. It can be a great beginning to a HABIT of regular, daily spiritual prayer and practice;
  4. And finally, drop hints to family and friends that you would love that expensive prayer book set for Christmas/birthday/anniversary! This is the kind of gift they LOVE to give!
 
To me it is an awesome thought that many people around the world are praying the same prayers at the same time when you are praying the LOTH. You then have become a part of an army of prayer warriors. That’s how I view it.

As to the high price of acquiring the 4-volume set of the Liturgy o/t Hours, I would suggest to get one book at a time for the current season. If that is about to expire, get the next book. Right now we are in Ordinary Time, Vol. IV. On Nov. 28, Vol. I is used for Advent and the Christmas Season. $35/vol. is a steep price, but as time marches on, the price will just get higher. I bought mine approx. 15 years ago, and one book then already cost $25.

Be sure to ask for a Guide for the LOTH applicable to the set you’re buying. The set I use, for example, is No. T-400-G. Since I bought the whole set as one purchase, in the packet was included the for then current LOTH Guide and also additional literature with instructions how to pray LOTH properly. I donot know if the additional instructions can be bought separately, or that they only come with a set.

Wow! It would be great if many more people would start the practice of the LOTH. Since we are always praying with so many others, no matter when we say these prayers, we could drive evil into the ground and let the Light of Christ shine into the terrible darkness that is now engulfing the world.
 
I try to pray at least morning, evening and night prayer while working in to the other offices as frequently as I can. I happen to be extremely fortunate as I have acquired a the four volume set “on loan” from a friend of mine who once attended the seminary and then fell away from the church altogether – he said he was going to toss the books and I offered to hold on to them until he needs them again. He sneered at me but gave me the books none-the-less.

I’ve been praying the LOTH – on and off – since 1997, but only recently did I acquire the complete set.

pax,
Corey
 
I asked my friend, who owns a Catholic bookstore about this, and she told me that you can no longer buy the four LOTH book separately. This is at least true for the leather bound set.
 
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I asked my friend, who owns a Catholic bookstore about this, and she told me that you can no longer buy the four LOTH book separately. This is at least true for the leather bound set.
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I know you can still buy the books individually at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception book store. I had to recently buy one because I thought I lost one.

They are also available individually through the publisher.

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for the individual books.
 
Hi, all:
Voted but was “amazed”, “surprised”, etc. at the short red line after the Clergy/Religious! Hope this only means that there are only a few on the forum - not that they are not following the rules.
I pray, oh so happily, with the Church, Office of the Day, Morning and Evening Prayers. Have done so for a couple of years from the four volumn set. Certainly recommend that all who can start if not already doing so. There are so many days when exactly the right reading or Psalm is exactly what the doctor ordered. It is of course The Prayer of the Church. Think what that means in this society that seems to have lost its “compass” (that term first heard from Fr. Corapi). Think of Moses’ arms being held up. That is what we are doing.
Peace on earth to men of good will.
LaVada
 
My first experience with the Liturgy of the Hours was about 20 years ago. I had just come back to the church and was spiritually hungry. I was visiting Philadelphia and found the Daughters of St. Paul bookstore. While checking out the place, I found the one-volume Christian Prayer. I also found another book they published — the complete Office of Readings. I really didn’t know how important they were to the Church, but they looked like something I wanted to enhance my prayer life. They certainly did. I learned the background and after a few years sprung for the four-volume set. After working with if for a short time, I found using the set not too complicated.

By the way, anyone who would like to pray the morning and evening hours with someone leading the prayers, go to the EWTN website (www.ewtn.com). They pray both hours online Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on EWTN radio, which you can get online. They’re also archived so if you can’t be online at those times, you can listen later. I just wish they had the hours on Saturday and Sunday.

:blessyou:
John
 
Not Yet, but I ordered it, and intend to start as soon as I get it. My prayer life seems to fall off 😦 when I am away from school and at home (no daily mass, no saturday Eucharistic Holy Hour, etc), I figured I needed to do something radical, figure the Liturgy of the Hours is just that.
 
What are the Liturgy of the hours?

They are the other public prayer of the Church. The Mass is the first public prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours is the second. They are public even if said by only one person. All other prayers are privet even if said in a group. Even if everyCatholic in the world could be in one place and said teh Rosery together it would still be a privet prayer. Or so I’ve been told.
 
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I found a website that has the liturgy of the hours. www.liturgyhours.org .

Can someone who prays the liturgy of the hours comment on the quality of the booklets that they have for personal prayer. Are they as good as the books you have?

Thanks!
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The Office of Readings is not always complete, and the morning and evening prayers are sometimes lacking the opening hymn. Otherwise, very helpful.
 
I pray Morning Prayer, Office of Readings, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer daily. WHen I find the time, I try to include one of the Daytime prayers. I started with “Shorter Christian Prayer” but quickly moved up to the 4 volume set. I actually find it easier to pray the 4 volume set…once you have the ribbons set, it is easy to keep things on track. When beginning, I would suggest finding help to show you how it is prayed. While it is possible to learn using a guide, I found it much easier when my pastor just showed me the flow.

As far as the cost is concerned. Approx $150 USD for the 4 volume leather bound books (must buy the 4 together). Or, the individual 4 volumes in vinal are about $30. I agree with what was said above…I just bought the books one at a time (approx every three months) to spread the cost over the year. Now I have the complete 4 volumes on the “easy pay” system ;->

Although, that leather bound set still looks nice.
 
Anyone who is in the Rochester, NY, area that wants to try and get together to pray the LOTHs in a group, just let me know!
 
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