How many of you say the liturgy of the hours and how many

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Little_One0307 said:
I never said it was cumpulsory for priests to do so, becuase it is not.
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Apologies if I sounded like I was admonishing you or others, because that wasn’t my intent; I was addressing the whole thread in pointing out that all seven hours are not typically said, and only quoted you in terms of your having listed all of the hours. Sorry for any confusion caused.

It may be worth saying that canon 276 §2 n.3 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law does require priests to say the divine office ‘according to the proper and approved liturgical books.’ With that in mind, it’s noted in the General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours nn. 76-77 that all three little hours are only to be said by communities who recite the office in choir; this includes monastic religious, as I said above, and may also include other religious and communities of clerics.

People who do not lead a contemplative consecrated life and/or those who do not say the office in choir need only say one of the three little hours; and it is usual for religious to say the office in common, rather than alone, when able to do so. In all of these instances there may be a dispensation of these norms within the proper law of a religious or secular institute or society of apostolic life, as stated in canon 663 §3 of the 1983 Code.

By the way, I’m offering this as information that might be of interest, not as a means of telling anyone off! Hope that’s clear. :o
 
I pray Vespers on Tuesday nights at my Parish. We have a men’s group that meets afterwards, so it’s a double-blessing!

At home I’ll do night prayers after I do some scripture reading (when I remember). I’ve been inconsistent lately due to schedules.
 
Ocarm said:
Apologies if I sounded like I was admonishing you or others, because that wasn’t my intent; I was addressing the whole thread in pointing out that all seven hours are not typically said, and only quoted you in terms of your having listed all of the hours. Sorry for any confusion caused.

It may be worth saying that canon 276 §2 n.3 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law does require priests to say the divine office ‘according to the proper and approved liturgical books.’ With that in mind, it’s noted in the General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours nn. 76-77 that all three little hours are only to be said by communities who recite the office in choir; this includes monastic religious, as I said above, and may also include other religious and communities of clerics.

People who do not lead a contemplative consecrated life and/or those who do not say the office in choir need only say one of the three little hours; and it is usual for religious to say the office in common, rather than alone, when able to do so. In all of these instances there may be a dispensation of these norms within the proper law of a religious or secular institute or society of apostolic life, as stated in canon 663 §3 of the 1983 Code.

By the way, I’m offering this as information that might be of interest, not as a means of telling anyone off! Hope that’s clear. :o
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Mike,

I should apologize for the confusion in my post that you are responding to. I responded to your post in hopes that others might not have been misled by my post of listing the hours.

And the information is very interesting, I did not know that. I think that may be stated as well in the General Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours as well.

I am blessed in the fact that I am living a life that is contemplative in nature and allows me to say all the hours, you are right it is not typical to say all seven.

God bless.
 
I pray the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer.
 
Liturgy of the Hours: Morning and Evening prayers so far.

Working up to praying more.🙂

God bless,
~Rae
 
Within the last month I have started praying the morning prayer using a podcast. I incorporate it into my morning (physical) exercise routine as a part of my morning spiritual exercises. Praying the Divine Office this way gets my day off to a good start and I have seen a significant intensification of my prayer life. I like the thought of participating in this ancient form of prayer along with Catholics worldwide. The podcast is high quality with nice music and talented readers. Here is the url if you are interested- you can also download evening prayer, night prayer and order of office of readings.

feeds2.feedburner.com/divineoffice
 
At the seminary, some of the guys and I normally get together for the compline, but at home (For sumer vacation) I normally don’t. I should though. I’ll start again tonight:thumbsup:. Liturgy of the hours is a great way to keep God in the picture throughout the day. They help remind of God’s presence.🙂
 
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