#Liturgy of the Hours

[saint-augustines-pears]

I think it’d be cool to do the hours but I’m not sure how to start

[thecatholicbozo]

[apenitentialprayer]

A Prayer for Workers On Break

God of mercy, this midday moment of rest is Your welcome gift. Bless the work we have begun, make good its defects, and let us finish it in a way that pleases You. Grant this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

concluding prayer for Midday from the Liturgy of the Hours, on Wednesdays in Ordinary Time

[dramoor]

"The Opus Dei should be an experience of the presence of God, in which we realize God is present for us, at the same time that we are in God’s presence and living for him. This idea of being simultaneously present to each other–God to us and we to God–is the heart of our life of prayer."

~From In The Presence of God, Monastery of Christ in the Desert

[angeltreasure]

[mindsoccupiedwithheaven]

Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake, watch over us as we sleep; that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in His peace.

[polyphanes]

Prayer Times and Planetary Hours

So, for The Adocentyn Temple Almanac (TATA) (about which you can learn more here and request your own customized almanac here), one of the big things I wanted to do was incorporate a daily set of planetary hours for every day for a given location.  For those who don’t know, the system of planetary hours is a useful system that’s damn near ubiquitous throughout Western magical literature and…

[thecatholicbozo]

[apenitentialprayer]

Forgive us for failing to see Christ in the poor, the distressed, and the troublesome, —and for our failure to reverence Your Son in their persons.

from the Morning Intercessory Prayers of the Monday of the Second Week of Lent.

Jésus-Christ s’habille en pauvre; L’aumône va demander Jésus-Christ s’habille en pauvre; L’aumône va demander "Monsieur qu’êtes sur la porte Faites-moi la charité."

La Ballade de Jésus Christ

[thisblogisnotflammable]

I love the way these books smell

[tonreihe]

Sacrosanctum Concilium.

[intrinsicallydisordered]

Reading, Morning Prayer, Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time (Week III)

Been reflecting on this all day

[angeltreasure]

Newest life hack that I love: take out your Liturgy of the Hours book and put on harp music in the background with your phone or other device.

[forward-in-joy]

Aaw! I wish my breviary had cute singing dogs!

singing dog

Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305

Verdun, BM, ms. 107, fol. 8r

[samanthaxjesus]

Journal Entry #1 – Renewing My Prayer Life & Spirituality

It is currently October 20th, 2024. Whilst I love God with all of my heart, I have, sadly, never had much of a prayer life. Even though I am currently the most devout I have ever been, I have always struggled with deeply praying and having a routine that allows me to connect with God. Instead, I have been connecting to Him through music, intellectual study, theology, and doing spiritual readings... but now, I am at a point where I know I need more prayer. Because I am yearning for this change in my life, I am starting this novena tonight, which is to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. She is my Patron Saint, and I am so excited to grow closer to the Lord through her little love. 🌹✨

In addition to starting this novena to Thérèse tonight, I am also going to start praying the Liturgy of the Hours in the morning and at night from the Divine Office. I will do afternoons when I have the time. As of today, I can not afford a set of prayer books for the Liturgy of Hours... but I think that using this wonderful site for now will certainly suffice for me. And it has the option to listen to the prayers, which I think is beautiful. 🥰 I look forward to seeing how this will further renew my prayer life and draw me even nearer to God's Holy Love. ✞

[thecatholicbozo]