![]() One major difference between the two is that ours is much longer. Our Office faithfully follows the liturgical laws of the Church, and is fully approved by her. Obviously the two are not opposed to one another: they are variants of the same thing. It’s not the Roman Office, but the Monastic or Benedictine Office. The Divine Office we pray at Pluscarden is somewhat different from what most people are used to. ![]() Benedict calls the Divine Office simply The Work of God - the Opus Dei - and he insists that nothing whatever in the monastery is to be preferred to it. But just to make sure monks get the priorities of their life right, St. We do other things too: we celebrate daily Mass of course, we read, we work, we eat and sleep. That all takes several hours, every single day. 7 times a day and once at night we come together to sing it. What I say will inevitably be coloured by my experience of 30 years in the monastery, where the Divine Office is one of the principal things we do: our whole life is structured around it. Talk on the Divine Office, originally given to Students in January 2014īy Dom Benedict Hardy OSB, Prior of Pluscarden All rights reserved.“Praying with the Church - The Divine Office” website, podcast, apps and all related media is 2006-2011 Surgeworks, Inc. Used with permission by Surgeworks, Inc for the Divine Office Catholic Ministry. The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) 1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. In this way, prayers become liturgy, a way to fulfill our divine calling and a practical approach for addressing the suffering of the world. He means for us to adopt an ongoing attitude of prayer that is a way of life and a constant intercession for the salvation of all mankind.Īs the mystical body of Christ prays in unison, it fulfills what Paul advises as Christian conduct, that believers at once pray for the good of themselves, their neighbors, and the world. Paul advises us in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray without ceasing, he intends more than simply bowing our heads and speaking to God on a regular basis. This version is the official prayer book of the Catholic Church, however, it is suitable for those following Eastern Orthodox and Anglican traditions. The Divine Office App uses the current four-volume Liturgy of the Hours with a bias towards the USA calendar. ![]() It automatically downloads the appropriate prayers for each office, every day of the year, including Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials. It wirelessly downloads several days of prayers at a time, without the need for synchronization or access to a computer.įor clergy required to pray the Liturgy of the Hours daily, or laity who recite the daily prayers to maintain their intimate connection with God, The Divine Office App is designed to make praying more convenient, enjoyable, and simple enough for anyone to use. This App is an audio and text version of the official set of daily prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary). This app will automatically update its content while you are running it with an Internet connection. This app is an opportunity for you to participate in the recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours: the public prayer of the Christian community. ![]() God servant and producer of Divine Office It will continue to function for as long as we permitted, but until we receive all appropriate permissions it wont be available again for sale. For this reason, we are discounting this app for 3 days to allow our existing community and friends access, but after that we will remove it from sale. We have been asked, understandably so, to close off our ministry to new people while we go through the lengthy process of acquiring permissions. In that zeal to serve and naivety we acquired some permissions, but we are missing some key ones. I have dedicated more than 10 years in Gods service to this work. We grew out of an RCIA Committee to become facilitators of thousands of people who pray together. We have been a ministry dedicated to bringing the Liturgy of the Hours to everyone everywhere for many years.
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