The Books of Hours were the prayer books used by laypeople in medieval times. Commissioned by royal family members, the nobility and wealthy patrons, they became status symbols, the jewels in the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. 1) Like the Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary comprises a Morning and Evening prayer, a Midday and Night prayer ...

We may not always think of it, but the sequence of services which make up the Divine Office ... organised the 24 hours into eight three-hour segments, each one containing an Office – the first ...

But every once in a while, one or another of those cycles within the Liturgy of the Hours seems extraordinarily ... the first prayer in the Office of Readings, the old Matins, was Psalm 69 ...

It contains the 2023-2024 Order of Celebration for the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours for Jesuits in the ... a Mass Card") Includes content for the Jesuit Supplement to the Divine Office, ...

beginning of their illness, that these things may not distract them at the hour of death, and that they may give the last hours of their ... of saying daily the divine office; 4.( ...

His literary technique is richly colored by ecclesiastical symbolism; a series of notes on the liturgy of Holy Week ... a sudden illumination if not a divine revelation, a slight but definite ...

However, before the twelfth century it was the custom to celebrate the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts on Great Friday. The divine services of Great Friday ... On Friday morning, the services of ...

Jesus replied to His disciples, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the ... The Saturday of Lazarus is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, which is ...

Permission to attend divine service in the outside church was ... Now that the transfer was about to take place, he took a six hours' start and reached Ekaterinburg in time to play his part ...

As we examine these verses, we will explore the purpose of trials, the importance of pursuing the wisdom of the Divine ... Reverend Kirk’s office hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, and by ...

As we move through the hours of night and day ... That is the beauty of the liturgy of the Divine Office as it offers perspective on our hurried lives, and an opportunity to retune ourselves ...