Scapular Question

[sowinskija]

What does the Little Office of the BVM consist of? Is it just the morning and evening prayers here (liturgies.net/Liturgies/Catholic/LittleOffice.htm), or do I need to Pray the daily prayers too? Is there a shorter version? I usually pray the Most Holy Rosary every morning, and with the Little Office, my Prayers take a while. I can do this if I need to, but it is hard to block out 30 minutes each time i pray the Little Office of the BVM.

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

Have you considered the Liturgy of the Hours?

 

[R_C]

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin is a smaller version of the Divine Office (now called “Liturgy of the Hours”). In fact, it’s a nice little book of less than 200 pages. Those of us who did the total consecration to Our Lady in the form of St. Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort are recommended to pray it daily as it fits our state of life (in my case it’s usually two daily prayers and the night prayer, for now ).

I have found it easier, in a way, than the Liturgy of the Hours. I always made excuses and ended up not having a good discipline for the latter, since it’s a little bit burdensome at the beginning; not so for the former, which is very straightforward. I guess it can also be a nice way to develop the discipline necessary if we later want to transition to the Liturgy of the Hours.

P.s.: how is it a Scapular question?

 

[ExGratia]

You can get permission drom your priest to substitute the rosary for the Little Office, if you so desire.

 

[sowinskija]

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin is a smaller version of the Divine Office (now called “Liturgy of the Hours”). In fact, it’s a nice little book of less than 200 pages. Those of us who did the total consecration to Our Lady in the form of St. Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort are recommended to pray it daily as it fits our state of life (in my case it’s usually two daily prayers and the night prayer, for now ).

I have found it easier, in a way, than the Liturgy of the Hours. I always made excuses and ended up not having a good discipline for the latter, since it’s a little bit burdensome at the beginning; not so for the former, which is very straightforward. I guess it can also be a nice way to develop the discipline necessary if we later want to transition to the Liturgy of the Hours.

P.s.: how is it a Scapular question?

I got the Scapular for Christmas but had not yet enrolled, and my lazy side was complaining about the extra prayer necessary to wear it faithfully