![]() ![]() Here’s another: “Morning has Broken” You know it because Cat Stevens did a popular version of it in 1971, in time to include it in the 1976 version of the LOTH. It seems that they have lots to do besides pray!” Adding to his voice at the same session, the Polish Cardinal Wyszynski recalled the War and how a priest in the concentration camp turned the pages of his Breviary with his tongue because his fingers had been so bloodied and broken that his hands no longer functioned or for fear of staining the pages, what would he think of this very weak argument that priests today just don’t have enough time to pray? 5) The hymns- Here’s an example of a LOTH hymn from Thursday Week III: “For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all, that Love has found us, thanks be to God.” Written by a Methodist Minister F. The Bishop of Pisano responded: “Those bishops and Cardinals in their business suits who cannot stand for five minutes without a cigar or cigarette in their mouth, in front of no smoking signs, and who couldn’t care less about all the misgivings of people looking on while they go to the bar or to the hotel with so many clerical insignia and dress, with such fine manners accompanied by the best men of society. At the Nov 7th Session of the Council in 1962 Cardinal Leger recommended the suppression of all Office Hours except Lauds and Vespers. They complained, the reformers suggested, that pastors and social activists simply didn’t have enough time to say all these prayers and take care of their more important concerns of social justice, and the pastoral needs of the faithful. This we ask of you through our Lord…” 4) The reasons for shortening, excising Psalms, Nocturns and readings were argued for in order to reduce the burden of prayer-time for priests. And let your blessing rest upon us always. Let your holy angels dwell here, to guard us in peace. Visit this house O Lord, keep all the snares of the devil far away from it. We asked this through Christ…” And here’s tonight’s Compline closing prayer: “Let us pray. May we sleep in peace and rise with joy to welcome the light of a new day in your name. This we ask of you through our Lord…” Or compare tonight’s Night Prayer LOTH: “Lord, fill this night with your radiance. ![]() May we who now celebrate your gift find joy in it forever in heaven grant this to our Lord Jesus Christ.” Compare this with Office: “O Lord, you make your Church grow continually by giving her new children: grant that Your servants may be faithful in their way of life to the mystery which they have received by faith. You have given us the freedom of the sons of God. Example from today: [1976 LOTH: “Father by this Easter mystery you touch our lives with the healing power of your love. Benedict dropped these onerous requirements, simplified the Psalter and created the one-week cycle that is maintained in the Divine Office or Brevarium Romanum 3) The Divine Office has more beautiful and direct prayers and petitions. Pacomius who required his monks to memorize all 150 Psalms and recite them each day. Benedict, who himself moderated the earlier monastic tradition of St. It is better not to censor the Psalms and instead understand why the curses are inspired Scripture 2) It is essentially the Psalter of St. Here are Five Reasons why its better: 1) The old office prays all 150 Psalms in one week, the LOTH only prays 146 Psalms over four weeks, omitting 4 Psalms and omitting large sections of others because they contain the curses, yet repeating others several times. Upgrade from the Liturgy of the Hours to the Divine Office. R/Catholicism (largest Catholic subreddit) r/TraditionalCatholics Universalis ( Android – iOS) iBreviary ( Android – iOS) Breviarium Meum ( iOS) – Vetus Ordo Related subreddits † Novus Ordo: Liturgy of the Hours ‡ Vetus Ordo: Roman Breviary * Traditionally prayed during darkness Mobile apps When's the new English-language version of the Liturgy of the Hours coming out? A. I'm not interested in wasting my money on books that are soon out-of-date. Categorized Index of PostsĪ semi-frequently-updated and categorized index of posts is available. ![]() Other allowed topics: personal devotions the prayer and development of older and future versions other structured Christian daily prayer systems, private or public, Catholic and non-Catholic. A subreddit on the prayer of the Divine Office (also known as the Liturgy of the Hours or the Roman Breviary) of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, its private and public observances, as well as its historical development and place in Catholicism. ![]()
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