Is the Divine Office the only public prayer of the church? What else is in this category?

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Is the Divine Office the only public prayer of the church? What else is in this category?

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I have been taught that the Mass and the Divine Office are the public prayer of the Church. I think that prayer is regarded as communication with God. The Sacraments don’t fit that definition.
 
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No… The DO isi not only the public prayer inn the church.

We have the rosa\ry; the stations of the cross;; Bdenedictiion; varioius kinds of litanies.

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My understanding is that any liturgy is part of the public prayer of the Church. The most obvious are the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Divine Liturgy. But there are a number of other liturgies as well.
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We have the rosary
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I don’t think the rosary really qualifies. It is a private devotion, although it is often performed in community settings such as before or after mass.
 
St_Hilary said:
No… The DO isi not only the public prayer inn the church.

We have the rosa\ry; the stations of the cross;; Bdenedictiion; varioius kinds of litanies.

God love you
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The Rosary, Stations, litanies, etc. are devotions and are more properly classified as private prayer, even if done in a public setting or led by a priest.
 
Joe_Kelley said:
I have been taught that the Mass and the Divine Office are the public prayer of the Church. I think that prayer is regarded as communication with God. The Sacraments don’t fit that definition.
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The Sacraments are part of the liturgy of the Church and by their nature are public. Further all Sacraments are prayer, even if declarative as compared to impetratory. That’s why even Confession while appearing very private, is actually a public act between the penitent and the Church.
 
The Liturgy of the Hours is the only Liturgy (public work) that can be done ordinarily without an ordained minister (Bishop Priest or Deacon).

CCC paragraph 1174
The Liturgy of the Hours
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The mystery of Christ, his Incarnation and Passover, which we celebrate in the Eucharist especially at the Sunday assembly, permeates and transfigures the time of each day, through the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours, “the divine office.” This celebration, faithful to the apostolic exhortations to “pray constantly,” is “so devised that the whole course of the day and night is made holy by the praise of God.” In this “public prayer of the Church,” the faithful (clergy, religious, and lay people) exercise the royal priesthood of the baptized. Celebrated in “the form approved” by the Church, the Liturgy of the Hours "is truly the voice of the Bride herself addressed to her Bridegroom. It is the very prayer which Christ himself together with his Body addresses to the Father.
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CCC paragraph 1069
What does the word liturgy mean?
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The word “liturgy” originally meant a “public work” or a “service in the name of/on behalf of the people.” In Christian tradition it means the participation of the People of God in “the work of God.” Through the liturgy Christ, our redeemer and high priest, continues the work of our redemption in, with, and through his Church.
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The Liturgy of the Word, and the Communion Service, which are more recent developments for use when a priest is not available. I wonder if they qualify as public prayer.
 
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