How to get started with Liturgy of the Hours?

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I tried Christian Prayer for quite a while and was so frustrated with all the flipping back and forth. I finally bought the 4-vol LOTH (I’m buying it one volume at a time because of the expense) and find it easier to use. Also, Daria Sockey’s book The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours helped a lot. Once I realized I wasn’t a ‘bad’ Catholic for messing up or missing an hour (or even a day), I relaxed and began to enjoy it.

I have found that night prayer is easiest to get started with because there’s less flipping around and helps you get into the regular practice. Then you can add Lauds and Vespers when you feel comfortable.

Just be patient with yourself and remember that Our Lord loves us to praise and worship him no matter how sorry our efforts.

God bless you for wanting to give it a try! Good luck!
 
I have the 4-volume LOTH. I am using VOL III (Ordinary Time–Weeks 1-17).

Today is May 25. It’s the first week of Ordinary Time. Or am I wrong? I went to DivineOffice.org and looked at today’s reading. At the top of the page, it said May 25, Office of Readings for Monday of the 8th week of Ordinary Time. Huh?

What about weeks 1-7 of Ordinary Time?

I have a copy of The Divine Office for Dodos, but it doesn’t answer my question.

People say TLOH is difficult to figure out. It is.
 
Trish1950 said:
I have the 4-volume LOTH. I am using VOL III (Ordinary Time–Weeks 1-17).

Today is May 25. It’s the first week of Ordinary Time. Or am I wrong? I went to DivineOffice.org and looked at today’s reading. At the top of the page, it said May 25, Office of Readings for Monday of the 8th week of Ordinary Time. Huh?

What about weeks 1-7 of Ordinary Time?

I have a copy of The Divine Office for Dodos, but it doesn’t answer my question.

People say TLOH is difficult to figure out. It is.
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Week 1 starts on the Monday after the Baptism of the Lord. After Pentecost, the week of ordinary time is determined by whatever makes the last week before advent be the thirty fourth week. You’ll do good for yourself if you get an inexpensive St Joseph’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours available on Amazon. Make sure to not get the guide for Christian Prayer but for the Liturgy of the Hours. Also, check out one of the sticky threads in liturgy and sacraments section about resources for the liturgy of the hours.
 
Trish1950 said:
I have the 4-volume LOTH. I am using VOL III (Ordinary Time–Weeks 1-17).

Today is May 25. It’s the first week of Ordinary Time. Or am I wrong? I went to DivineOffice.org and looked at today’s reading. At the top of the page, it said May 25, Office of Readings for Monday of the 8th week of Ordinary Time. Huh?

What about weeks 1-7 of Ordinary Time?

I have a copy of The Divine Office for Dodos, but it doesn’t answer my question.

People say TLOH is difficult to figure out. It is.
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Weeks 1 through 6 were between the Baptism of the Lord and the beginning of Lent. Week 7 is skipped this year and we resume at week 8. We are therefore on Psalter, week IV.
 
LiturgyGuy said:
Week 1 starts on the Monday after the Baptism of the Lord. After Pentecost, the week of ordinary time is determined by whatever makes the last week before advent be the thirty fourth week. You’ll do good for yourself if you get an inexpensive St Joseph’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours available on Amazon. Make sure to not get the guide for Christian Prayer but for the Liturgy of the Hours. Also, check out one of the sticky threads in liturgy and sacraments section about resources for the liturgy of the hours.
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Or the Ordo in use in your diocese/territory, which accounts for local celebrations as well.
 
“After Pentecost, the week of ordinary time is determined by whatever makes the last week before advent be the thirty fourth week.”

Could you make the above a little more clear?
 
“We are therefore on Psalter, week IV.”

That explains it. Thanks.
 
Trish1950 said:
“After Pentecost, the week of ordinary time is determined by whatever makes the last week before advent be the thirty fourth week.”

Could you make the above a little more clear?
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Okay we’ll try.

Christmas is ALWAYS December 25th.

The four Sundays prior to that are the four Sundays of Advent.

The week before the first Sunday of Advent is ALWAYS the 34th week. Always, no exceptions whatsoever. The Sunday that begins that week is the Solemnity of Christ the King.

The Sunday prior to that is the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Sunday prior to that is the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

And so on. Keep counting backwards until you hit Pentecost.

If you were doing this for 2015, you would have hit Trinity Sunday at 9, and Pentecost at 8. But of course, since Pentecost concludes the Easter season rather than begins Ordinary Time, move one day to Monday, the first day of the 8th week in Ordinary Time.
 
I think I’ll just go to Divine Office. It pulls everything together for me, page numbers and everything.

For example, for today May 25:

Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 651
Proper of Seasons: 263
Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 1143

CLEAR, ACCURATE, CONCISE, EASY
 
Trish1950 said:
I think I’ll just go to Divine Office. It pulls everything together for me, page numbers and everything.

For example, for today May 25:

Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 651
Proper of Seasons: 263
Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 1143

CLEAR, ACCURATE, CONCISE, EASY
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And you will see that DivineOffice.org confirms what we said: we’re currently on the eighth week of Ordinary Time, Psalter week IV.
 
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