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Monday, October 11, 2010

Liturgy of the Hours

Peace be with you!

The Liturgy of the Hours a form of public daily prayer in the Church. Other than the Mass, it is the official daily public prayer of the Church. Deacons, priests and bishops have an obligation to say the Liturgy of the Hours.
It has other common names:

Breviary
Christian Prayer
Liturgy of the Hours
Divine Office

Various websites offer the entire Liturgy of the Hours for free online:

Liturgy of the Hours in English and other languages, Palm program available:
http://www.universalis.com/
Breviarium Romanum according to 1961 rubrics (Latin):
http://www.officiumdivinum.org/
Liturgy of the Hours in Latin; complete with links, audio, and Flash presentations for Firefox: http://www.almudi.org/Portals/0/docs/Breviario/fuentes/breviario.html
Liturgy of the Hours according to 1954 rubric (English-Latin parallel): http://www.breviary.net/ordinary/ordin.htm
Papal-approved version of Liturgy of the Hours for converts from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism:
http://www.bookofhours.org/

Gregorian chant notation and audio files for all Liturgy of the Hours prayers:
http://www.transitofvenus.nl/LiturgiaHorarum/

"Pray without ceasing." 1 Thess 5:17

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