Omitting night prayers

[thyrodandstaff]

Is it a mortal sin to not do the usual morning and night prayers? Are those required or are they optional like praying the rosary? I think that they are not included under the list of precepts of the Church that I have found.

thyrodandstaff

 

[ChildOfTheLight]

The important thing is prayer.

Prayer can be done through good works, contemplation, and many other means. As long as you take time for giving thanks to God and praying for others, this does not have to occur at any particular time of the day. You can thank God many little times throughout the day.

Unless you are purposely avoiding all forms of conversation with God, I don’t think it becomes a mortal sin.

Hope this helps,

CotL

 

[BGR_15]

Is it a mortal sin to not do the usual morning and night prayers? Are those required or are they optional like praying the rosary? I think that they are not included under the list of precepts of the Church that I have found.

thyrodandstaff

Are you talking about the Liturgy of the Hours? If so, it is not a requirement for lay people, so the hours you want to pray are up to you. Priests are required to pray Morning and evening prayers, but not the night prayer.

 

[agnes_therese]

Is it a mortal sin to not do the usual morning and night prayers? Are those required or are they optional like praying the rosary? I think that they are not included under the list of precepts of the Church that I have found.

thyrodandstaff

Not required, and therefore no sin to omit. But an excellent practice.

 

[smndtupidisaftr]

Are you talking about the Liturgy of the Hours? If so, it is not a requirement for lay people, so the hours you want to pray are up to you. Priests are required to pray Morning and evening prayers, but not the night prayer.

I thought that they were required to say all seven hours? Do they only need to do the two?

 

[LilyM]

I thought that they were required to say all seven hours? Do they only need to do the two?

Priests who also belong to particular religious orders may possibly be required to say the seven if such is the rule of their order. Secular priests (diocesan priests who are not also members of a religious order) may not be.

 

[johnthebaptist1]

I say a few prays at night,but I pray when I need to speak to Jesus or Mary,for they give me the strenght I need.

 

[jeanannemarie]

I have adopted the Night Prayers from the Blessed Be God prayer book. I sleep very well afterward and like ending my day this way, giving all over to God.

 

[thistle]

Is it a mortal sin to not do the usual morning and night prayers? Are those required or are they optional like praying the rosary? I think that they are not included under the list of precepts of the Church that I have found.

thyrodandstaff

We have to pray daily but there are no specific prayers we are required to do if you are talking about the lay faithful (which is most of us).

 

[OraLabora]

Priests who also belong to particular religious orders may possibly be required to say the seven if such is the rule of their order. Secular priests (diocesan priests who are not also members of a religious order) may not be.

For secular priests the mandatory hours (which may be modified by his bishop) are Office of Readings, Morning, mid-day, evening and night. That’s 5. Deacons are generally obliged to do morning and evening. Anything more is optional.

In many communities bound to choir all 7 canonical hours are said in a day. Sometimes two of the minor hours may be said together. In the Benedictine tradition the abbot has some latitude in this. You’ll find that communities with large external apostolates (teaching, staffing parishes) will use the LOTH and only do 5 hours with, often, one of the hours not said in choir.

More contemplative houses will use one of the 1- or 2-week Benedictine schemas including the original one set out by St. Benedict. Again two minor hours might be put together for convenience. For instance the abbey I’m associated with combines Sext and None (on weekdays done at noon, and on Sundays and feasts at 3:45 pm), but they do the entire psalter in a week.

 

[poche]

those are optional - but recommended