From the Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours: “To the different hours of the day the liturgy of the hours extends the praise and thanksgiving, the memorial of the mysteries of salvation, the petitions and the foretaste of heavenly … Continue reading
When I was in hospital ministry, there was a Catholic seminarian on my team, and another woman who was studying to be a Lutheran pastor. The seminarian and I were debating over whether or not a particular saint was celebrated … Continue reading
Tomorrow night, the postulants will receive the habit of the Order. The Church will be closed after the 5:30 Mass. The Dominican Order’s more notable houses are in Bologna and Paris. There are many stories of how the Order founded … Continue reading
My screenwriter professor once commented that every culture has its own nomenclature. And so does Divine Office. This website is a great resource on the basics of the Divine Office. It offers the actual moment-by-moment outline of what the hours … Continue reading
Where did the Divine Office come from? Was it something that just happened? Dropped from the sky like a meteor? Something that the dolphins and dinosaurs did so we had decided to emulate? In the psalms, we read, “Seven times … Continue reading
It is perfectly conceivable that there is someone, somewhere, praying to God at this exact moment. Moreover, it is perfectly conceivable that a human being is praying to God at every moment of the day. The Liturgy of the Hours … Continue reading
It is early in the morning. The friars and an assembled mass of lay faithful are seated in the choir stalls. Some look at their watches. One of the friars flips through a battery of books and looks up at … Continue reading
