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What is Divine Office?
“From ancient times
the Church has had the custom of celebrating each day the liturgy of the hours.
In this way the Church fulfills the Lord’s precept to pray without ceasing, at
once offering its praise to God the Father and interceding for the salvation of
the world.” – Office of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship.
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the Liturgy of the Hours. We appreciate contributions from you.
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So what is the Liturgy of the Hours?
The Liturgy of the Hours is the prayer of the whole People of
God. In it, Christ himself “continues his priestly work through his Church.”
His members participate according to their own place in the Church and the
circumstances of their lives. The laity, too, are encouraged to recite the
divine office either with the priests, among themselves, or individually.
The celebration of the
Liturgy of the Hours demands not only harmonizing the voice with the praying
heart, but also a deeper “understanding of the liturgy and of the Bible,
especially of the Psalms.”
The hymns and litanies
of the Liturgy of the Hours integrate the prayer of the psalms into the age of
the Church, expressing the symbolism of the time of day, the liturgical season,
or the feast being celebrated. Moreover, the reading from the Word of God at
each Hour with the subsequent responses or troparia and readings from the
Fathers and spiritual masters at certain Hours, reveal the deeper meanings of
the mystery being celebrated, assist in understanding the psalms, and help one
prepare for silent prayer. The lectio divina, where the Word of God is so read
and meditated that it becomes prayer, is thus rooted in the liturgical
celebration.
The Liturgy of the
Hours, which is like an extension of the Eucharistic celebration, does not
exclude but rather (in a complementary way) calls forth the various devotions
of the People of God, especially adoration and worship of the Blessed
Sacrament.
The worship “in Spirit
and in truth” of the New Covenant is not tied exclusively to any one place. The
whole earth is sacred and entrusted to the children of men. What matters above
all is that, when the faithful assemble in the same place, they are the “living
stones,” gathered to be “built into a spiritual house.” The Body of the risen
Christ is the spiritual temple from which the source of living water emanates.
Incorporated into Christ by the Holy Spirit, “we are the temple of the living
God.”
Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part Two, Section One,
Chapter Two.
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