These were seen by the Fathers as foreshadowed in the Acts of the Apostles. In the course of time other hours came to be sanctified by prayer in common. Then, in different places, it soon became the established practice to assign special times for common prayer, for example, the last hour of the day when evening draws on and the lamp is lighted, or the first hour when night draws to a close with the rising of the sun. The witness of the early Church teaches us that individual Christians devoted themselves to prayer at fixed times. The Acts of the Apostles give frequent testimony to the fact that the Christian community prayed with one accord. From the very beginning those who were baptized "devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the community, to the breaking of the bread, and to prayer" (Acts 2:42). Public and common prayer by the people of God is rightly considered to be among the primary duties of the Church. Calendar and Option to Choose an Office or Part of an OfficeĬhapter V: Rites for Celebration in Commonġ. Intercessions, Lord's Prayer, and Concluding PrayerĬhapter IV: Various Celebrations Throughout the YearĬhapter IV-III. Hymns and Other Nonbiblical SongsĬhapter III-XI. Readings in Honor of SaintsĬhapter III-X. Readings from the Fathers and Church WritersĬhapter III-VIII. Readings from Sacred ScriptureĬhapter III-VII. Canticles From the Old and New TestamentsĬhapter III-VI. Plan for the Distribution of the Psalms in the OfficeĬhapter III-V. Ways of Singing the PsalmsĬhapter III-IV. Antiphons and Other Aids to Praying the PsalmsĬhapter III-III. Psalms and Their Connection With Christian PrayerĬhapter III-II. Combining the Hours With Mass or With Each OtherĬhapter III: Different Elements in the Liturgy of the HoursĬhapter III-I. Morning Prayer and Evening PrayerĬhapter II-VII. Introduction to the Whole OfficeĬhapter II-II. Participants in the Liturgy of the HoursĬhapter II: Sanctification of the Day: The Different Liturgical HoursĬhapter II-I. Chapter I: Importance of the Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office in the Life of the ChurchĬhapter I-IV.
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