The Divine Office: Prayer for ALL Christians
The Divine Office is part of the liturgy, the official public prayer of
the Church, just like the Mass and the sacraments. Like all liturgy, it
is the sacred work of the people. Other names for the Divine Office are
the Liturgy of the Hours and the Prayer of Christians. Although priests
are obliged to pray it (the breviary), and many men and women religious
pray it, the Divine Office is intended to be the prayer of all
Christians. One year I offered to teach parishioners at my parish how to
pray the Divine Office, and our pastor provided them with the prayer
books. Most of the people who learned this way of praying continue to do
so. In fact, one man whom I taught prayed the Office on a plane during a
pilgrimage. When he finished, a woman he didn’t know asked to borrow
his book because she forgot hers. Not long after, I attended their
wedding and took partial credit for their happiness! Click to continue
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