Liturgy of the Hours
NLC ARTICLES
The Liturgy of the Hours—especially Morning and Evening Prayer—offers every Catholic a simple yet powerful way to sanctify daily life through communal praise, rooted in Scripture and embraced by the whole Church.
official documents
Holy See
Here, Paul VI promulgates the Liturgy of the Hours as revised after the Second Vatican Council. Crucial reforms include various forms of celebration, the four-week psalter, a greater variety of scriptural and non-scriptural readings, and the suppression of Prime with a greater emphasis on the hinges of Lauds and Vespers.
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Journal Articles
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The Second Vatican Council recommended that the whole people of God be encouraged to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, but it seems that little progress has been made in drawing people this ancient prayer tradition. This article offers some practical suggestions for introducing Evening Prayer into the family so that the domestic Church might experience this prayer.
Bulletin Articles
Liturgy of the Hours, also called the Divine Office, refers to the Church’s formal set of prayers prayed at various times throughout the day. Lay people, as well as clergy and religious living in community, are encouraged to pray the prayer of the Church, with a special emphasis on Morning and Evening Prayer.
