3 How radiant is that precious cross which brought us our salvation. The Lord hung upon the cross to wash away our sins in his own blood. Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all for ever.Īnt. Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.īlessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven. Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord. Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord. Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord. You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.Īll you birds of the air, bless the Lord.Īll you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord. How splendid is that blessed cross.Īll you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him (Revelation 19:5).īless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.Īll you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.Īll you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.Įverything growing from the earth, bless the Lord. 2 The Lord hung upon the cross to wash away our sins in his own blood. To destroy the power of hell Christ died upon the cross clothed in strength and glory, he triumphed over death.Īnt.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, Whoever has left the darkness of sin yearns for God. 1 To destroy the power of hell Christ died upon the cross clothed in strength and glory, he triumphed over death.
Vespers opens with the singing or chanting of the words Deus, in adiutorium meum intende.On a hill far away, stood an old rugged CrossĪnd I love that old Cross where the dearest and best Evening Prayer gives thanks for the day just past and makes an evening sacrifice of praise to God (Psalm 141:1). Vespers, also called Evening Prayer, takes place as dusk begins to fall. In the ordinary form of the Roman Rite Liturgy of the Hours, as celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church, it is one of the two major hours. Lauds is a divine office that takes place in the early morning hours. Prayers of Jesus ” Father forgive them for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34) “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34) ” Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46) What are Catholic lauds? Some novenas will call you to recite the same prayer each time, while others will call for a different prayer each time. Praying in community - + 5 minutes across the board.Ĭan I have multiple prayers in the same novena ? Yes. Praying alone - Office of Readings takes 15–20 minutes, Morning and Evening Prayer right about 15 minutes, Minor hours about 5 minutes. How long does it take to pray the Divine Office? The fixed-hour prayers came to be known as the ” Divine Office ” ( office coming from officium, the Latin word for duty). He associated the practice with Psalm 118/119:164, “Seven times a day I praise you”, and Psalm 118/119:62, “At midnight I rise to praise you”. There is also the Roman Breviary, which was the standard one for Roman Rite priests pre-Vatican II.
The Liturgy of the Hours is a new, post-Vatican II, book. The Divine Office is the general term for the public prayer of the Church which consists primarily of psalms and also some readings. What is the difference between Liturgy of the Hours and Divine Office? The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum) or Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum) or Work of God (Latin: Opus Dei) or canonical hours, often referred to as the Breviary, is the official set of prayers “marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer”. What is divine office in the Catholic Church?