Do you pray the Liturgy of the Hours?

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I just returned from a business trip to Korea. Since I was going to be spending all day Sunday in the air, I went to the Myongdong Cathedral in Seoul for Saturday 6:00pm Mass

I arrived early, around 5:30 and the Cathedral was 3/4 full. Some one stood up and said something (in Korean), then everyone bowed and said something back.

It then followed that one side of the Cathedral chanted something, and the otherside responded.With the first person saying stuff in between; I then realized they were doing Vespers!

Sure enough, someone stood for a reading, there were some other stuff and the celebrant priest gave the blessing before he went to vest for Mass.

And while he was vesting, the Cathedral bells rang 6:00pm and everyone stood for the Angelus!

I would LOVE to see more parishes here do something like that for their Saturday evening Masses!!
 
Yes, as a seminarian I pray the same hours that I will when I’m ordained. That is the Invitatory, The Office of readings, Morning prayer, Day time prayer, Evening prayer, and Night prayer.
 
I came across a good little booklet for those who are interested in praying the Hours but might be a bit intimidated by its forbidding bulk.

Kubicki, Judith. How to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Boston, Pauline Books and Media, 2002. ISBN: 0-8198-3381-9.

I have incorporated it into my Liturgy of the Hours Resource Page as well.
 
My parish has just started singing Compline (night prayer) after Adoration during Advent. Father hopes to continue it through out the year.

My son wanted a brievary for Christmas and so, on our priest’s advice, I bought him the one volume Daily Prayer which contains Lauds (morning prayer), Vespers (evening prayer) and Compline (night prayer). I have made an appointment with our pastoral associate (a Dominician nun) to show me how to use it so that I can teach my son. Books are very expensive in Australia. I paid $110 for the one volume, the four volume set would cost over $300 Aus.
 
CD4 said:
II also have a Shorter Prayer.

I do like the Daughters of St. Paul volume a lot…Just wish it came in large print!
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Shorter Christian Prayer comes in a large type edition.
 
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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
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Morning Vespers ring at 6:30 AM. Not to many people get up at 6:30 as most of the priest in the Catholic CHurch are dinosaurs. Morning mass starts at 8:30. (The times vary by parish and its off to work. Ora et Labora. Work and Pray but when Satan is busy its better to talk a walk in the woods. Remember that Saint Benedict was a hermit. 12:00 is lunch time is noon vespers. The Psalms are usually read. Than 6:00 its time for mass again and Verspers again at 6:30 PM. I belive theres another round at 12:00 but by that times everyone is watching TV or sleeping.

AT one time there were 50,000 Benedictine Monastaries.
 
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If ever I would scrape together the spare $100+, I would buy the 4 volume Liturgia Horarum in Latin.
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Since my return to work a couple of months ago, I have the occasional discretionary income and the ability to indulge myself. In yesterday’s mail I received Liturgia Horarum vol. II. Tempus Quadragesimae. Sacrum Triduum Paschale. Tempus Paschale (that’s Lent, Easter Triduum, and Easter Seasons to you English 😛 ). Woo-hoo!

One down, three to go,
tee
 
I discovered Liturgy of the Hours almost 5 years ago, when I had my conversion, a priest gave me a book. I keep “monastic hours”, starting morning prayer by 5 AM. I know that somewhere, always, others are praying at that same time and I feel unified with them in Christ. It is a universal prayer.
 
Yes I do, but since I am in high school, then I usually miss Office and just do the Vespers.

God Bless–JMJ
Laura 🙂
 
Yesterday we celebrated the Chair of St. Peter, though I use a older Roman Breviary I found this statement within the closing Morning & Evening prayer in the modern versions(The Liturgy of the Hours) used today,

“All-powerful Father, you have built your Church on the rock of Saint Peter’s confession of faith”.

I believe this concept is stated by the Orthodox & Protestants and not the Roman Church.

Ideas ?
 
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Jakub:
Yesterday we celebrated the Chair of St. Peter, though I use a older Roman Breviary I found this statement within the closing Morning & Evening prayer in the modern versions(The Liturgy of the Hours) used today,

“All-powerful Father, you have built your Church on the rock of Saint Peter’s confession of faith”.

I believe this concept is stated by the Orthodox & Protestants and not the Roman Church.

Ideas ?
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(Courtesy of my new breviary :D) The Latin proper of the day reads:

Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut nullis nos permittas perturbationibus concuti, quos in apostolicae confessionis petra solidasti. Per Dominum…

Which, on a quick riff, I would translate:

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, let no disturbances shake us, whom you founded upon the rock of the apostolic profession of faith. Through our Lord…

(That is, of course, the current Latin – I’ve no idea how it may have developed over time)

tee
 
Thank you for the info, now I ask is the ICEL translation of the Latin incorrect ? Or a different source used for the LOTH used in the USA ?

james
 
At www.liturgyhours.org they have a downloadable version for Palm and other mobile devices. It’s really convenient to use and free. You’ll need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm (free) to make use of it.
 
I used to pray the traditional Latin Breviarum Romanum (I still do for Compline) but I’ve recently made a switch to the LOTH. Overall, I like the four week psalter but I cannot stand the translations. They are so bad any first year Latin student would cringe. I’m not a big fan of the intercessions, either, but I deal.

The LOTH can be a very beneficial prayer, especially for those who have difficulty praying, as it is so structured. Whichever version you use, I definitely recommend it.

Now, if we can get the people at ICEL to render a proper translation…
 
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amasimp:
Now, if we can get the people at ICEL to render a proper translation…
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Am I the only one who questions ICEL’s competency? How many times do these translators need to get the English from Latin correct, especially with the Mass? I know the question is off-topic, but it just burns my rosary beads with the constant fidgeting with the translations that should be expected to be done properly in the first place.
 
At what times of the day do you do the Liturgy of the Hours anyways? Like what times? Can someone here teach me to pray these? Do I pick the antiphon since there is so many or do i do them all?
 
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SentimentalGent:
Am I the only one who questions ICEL’s competency? How many times do these translators need to get the English from Latin correct, especially with the Mass?
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A new translation is on its way. Vox Clara says it is an impressive improvement over the existing one. It is a more accurate translation from the Latin and uses more sacred language.

thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/citw.cgi/past-00222#Rome
 
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Fox:
At what times of the day do you do the Liturgy of the Hours anyways? Like what times? Can someone here teach me to pray these? Do I pick the antiphon since there is so many or do i do them all?
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Do you have the 1 volume or the 4 volume set or are you using a website? On any given day there’s only one possible antiphon for each psalm or canticle. Here’s an introduction:

chastitysf.guidetopsychology.com/loh.htm
 
I just don’t know where to start, I’d like to get the books, right now I am browsing interent sources. So the Office of Readings come before your morning day and evening prayers?
 
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