Reciting Liturgy Hours

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I sure do. Everyday after all my devotions, usually Office of Readings and Compline. More often than not, if my day permits, Vespers or Lauds. Usually I pray the Breviary on my little altar-prayer corner- I keep in my room.
 
I love the discipline of the liturgy of the hours and find its a truly beautiful way to glorify God
 
As Discalced Carmelites Secular, OCDS, my wife and myself pray the LOTH’s daily, as it’s part of our Rule of Life.
 
Can. 1173 In fulfilment of the priestly office of Christ, the Church celebrates the liturgy of the hours, wherein it listens to God speaking to his people and recalls the mystery of salvation. In this way, the Church praises God without ceasing, in song and prayer, and it intercedes with him for the salvation of the whole world.
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Can. 1174 §1 Clerics are obliged to recite the liturgy of the hours, in accordance with Can. 276, §2, n. 3; members of institutes of consecrated life and of societies of apostolic life are obliged in accordance with their constitutions.
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I pray Morning Prayer almost daily; I add Evening Prayer when the opportunity arises, but as the parent of small(ish) children, evenings are often occupied. Other parts of the LOTH as well as other devotions get added from time to time.

—I’m also a lay associate of a religious congregation, so some of what I’ve described above is a part of my commitment to that life.
 
I end my day with Compline. Sometimes I’m woken up by the iPad hitting my nose, but I usually manage to get to the end. Morning Prayer occasionally on Sunday when I’ve been to Mass on Saturday evening.
 
I prayed morning and evening prayer of LOTH for quite a few years using the single volume version. For the last few years, I’ve drifted over to using Magnificat since it has a form of both morning and evening prayer, and also has the daily Mass readings (which otherwise would require a separate Missal…) Plus, I find the Magnificat meditations to be very attuned to my own personal situation(s).
 
Morning prayer every day, evening prayer on a Friday and other days if I can.

I’d never really understood the Psalms at all before I began praying them. Absolutely love them now.
 
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I’d never really understood the Psalms at all before I began praying them. Absolutely love them now.
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Same here, and with time you find yourself regurgitating a verse or two, that just pop up spontaneously at appropriate times.
 
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I’m trying to form the habit of praying morning & evening prayers daily.
 
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As a Secular Discalced Carmelite I pray Morning and Evening Prayer and sometimes Night Prayer
 
I pray he invit., office, morning, evening, night.
Daytimes occasionally.

The office is probably the most edifying for me personally.

Peace and God Bless
Nicene
 
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