Liturgy of the Hours

General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours- Published by the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1971. John Cassian's Institutes, Book 2 John Cassian's Institutes, Book 2- About evening and night prayer and psalmody. John Cassian's Institutes, Book 3 John Cassian's Institutes, Book 3- About daytime prayer and psalmody in fourth-century Egyptian monasticism. An Incentive to Prayer An Incentive to Prayer- Essay by the late Cardinal Spellman says that the publication in English of the official prayer book of the Church offers a tremendous opportunity for anyo… Introduction to the Roman Breviary Introduction to the Roman Breviary- By William J. Lallou. Written in 1950, so the four books he mentions do not correspond to the four-volume set in use today. Catholic Encyclopedia: Prime Catholic Encyclopedia: Prime- Article on the office of Prime, now suppressed. Catholic Encyclopedia: Divine Office Catholic Encyclopedia: Divine Office- Brief essay on the historical development of the Liturgy of the Hours. Catholic Encyclopedia: Lauds Catholic Encyclopedia: Lauds- Article on the canonical hour once known as Matins, then as Lauds, now as Morning Prayer. One of the two principal hours. Catholic Encyclopedia: Sext Catholic Encyclopedia: Sext- Article on the midday office. Catholic Encyclopedia: Compline Catholic Encyclopedia: Compline- Scholarly essay on what is essentially a bedtime prayer, often recited privately. Catholic Encyclopedia: Breviary Catholic Encyclopedia: Breviary- Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours. Catholic Encyclopedia: Reform of the Roman Breviary Catholic Encyclopedia: Reform of the Roman Breviary- Article on the 1911-1913 revamping of the breviary so as to allow recitation of all of the Psalter each week. Feasts were also… Catholic Encyclopedia: Vespers Catholic Encyclopedia: Vespers- Historical article on Evening Prayer, one of the two principal canonical hours. Catholic Encyclopedia: Music of Vespers Catholic Encyclopedia: Music of Vespers- Applies especially to the cathedral Office, i.e., the Liturgy of the Hours in a parish setting. Catholic Encyclopedia: Matins Catholic Encyclopedia: Matins- Not Morning Prayer, but a nighttime prayer, which has now been replaced by the Office of Readings. Catholic Encyclopedia: Office of the Dead Catholic Encyclopedia: Office of the Dead- Historical article on a special set of prayers for the deceased. Catholic Encyclopedia: Terce Catholic Encyclopedia: Terce- Essay on the office of Terce, the earliest of the "little hours" in the day. Catholic Encyclopedia: Canonical Hours Catholic Encyclopedia: Canonical Hours- Essay on the practice of reciting the Divine Office according to set hours. Catholic Encyclopedia: None Catholic Encyclopedia: None- Essay on the daytime hour recited in mid-afternoon. Catholic Encyclopedia: Nocturns Catholic Encyclopedia: Nocturns- The convoluted history of this nighttime prayer. Laudis canticum Laudis canticum- Apostolic Constitution, on the promulgation of the revised book of the Liturgy of the Hours, in 1970. By Pope Paul VI. Universalis Universalis- Source for praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Once you have entered your time zone and country, you can bookmark pages for daily prayer. (This site does not use the of…