Nov
08
2008
Here’s a recording of me reciting Wednesday Night Prayer as found in Shorter Christian Prayer (there are slight variations between the three versions of the Hours).
Divine Office - Night Prayer (Example) [5:06m]:
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Things to keep in mind.
1. I tend to pray the Office slower than what you’ll hear — taking longer pauses for reflection between each “movement,” sometimes pausing for several minutes. This is one of the nice things about saying the Office privately. I encourage you to do the same: Make the Divine Office a source of meditation and contemplation.
2. After the Introduction (God, come to my assistance . . .), I don’t immediately jump into the Act of Contrition. I take a few moments — about as long as the priest gives us at the beginning of Mass before the Confiteor — to call to mind my sins and shortcomings of the day.
3. Though I closed Night Prayer (and thereby the day’s prayer) with the Hail Mary, the Church gives us an option of which Marian hymn or prayer we can recite. In case you’re wondering, I close the day with a Hail Mary.
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Nov
08
2008
Here’s a recording of me reciting Sunday Evening Prayer II from Week 1 of the psalter as found in Shorter Christian Prayer (there are slight variations between the three versions of the Hours).
Divine Office - Evening Prayer (Example) [8:47m]:
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Because of the slight variations that take place on Sundays, please note that for this example I used the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, which is found on page 525 of Shorter Christian Prayer.
Note that it’s not necessary to announce which hymn you will recite (or sing, or chant). I did that so you could follow along more easily.
Usually, after reciting the Intentions, I will add my own. I didn’t do this here for obvious reasons.
Finally, I tend to pray the Office slower than what you’ll hear — taking longer pauses for reflection between each “movement,” sometimes pausing for several minutes. This is one of the nice things about saying the Office privately. I encourage you to do the same: Make the Divine Office a source of meditation and contemplation.
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Nov
07
2008
Here’s a recording of me reciting Sunday Morning Prayer from Week 1 of the psalter, as found in Shorter Christian Prayer (there are slight variations between the three versions of the Hours).
Divine Office - Morning Prayer (Example) [12:41m]:
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Because of the slight variations that take place on Sundays, please note that for this example I used the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, which is found on page 525 of Shorter Christian Prayer.
Note that it’s not necessary to announce which hymn you will recite (or sing, or chant). I did that so you could follow along more easily.
Usually, after reciting the Intentions, I will add my own. I didn’t do this here for obvious reasons.
Finally, I tend to pray the Office slower than what you’ll hear — taking longer pauses for reflection between each “movement,” sometimes pausing for several minutes. This is one of the nice things about saying the Office privately. I encourage you to do the same: Make the Divine Office a source of meditation and contemplation.
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