Thank you, Fr. Carr. This video has been most helpful. For ordinary times I think I can figure it out now. I look forward to your next video on feast days. Many blessing to you for teaching us!
I just wondering, at the responsory part. why is the "as it was in the beginning...." part of the glory be is not recited and the first part is recited?
Thank you for this video Father, I have followed along and have a couple of questions, 1 what happens on a special day like a feast. Do we solely follow what is done under the feast day. For instance today is Jan 25, Conversion of Paul. 2) how do we incorporate the first part of the book--for instance using today's date we are in the fourth Sunday in Ordinary time-page 248. Where do we fit these in? Thank you again!
Thanks very much for sharing this, Father. It was a tremendous help to this recent convert to the Church and learner of the Divine Office. What do you recommend thine should underline in their breviary? What colour(s) should be used? God bless.
90snostalgicgal Your welcome, thanks for watching. Colors from a three or four color pen: Principles in black, promises in green and commands in red. For the psalms I also underline requests to God in blue.
Fr. Carr,I have been praying the Christian Prayer for Moorings and Evening. It is a wonderful time, and their is such peace with that kind of intimacy with our Lord.I do have a question, on the second Sunday evening prayer after the Intentions and Our Father. I read "Prayer, as in Proper of Seasons", and "Conclusion as in the Ordinary."I am not sure where to turn in the Breviary. I turned to the Ordinary, the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary time and found a Canticle of Mary, but no Prayer or Conclusion. I am reading from the Sunday evening the Third Week Psalter.
Good question: The ordinary refers to a set of prayers that are that are commonly used such as the Canticle of Mary, the Invitatory. You will find them via the table of contents. In most breviaries they are just before week I of the four week series of prayers and psalms. Prayer as in the Proper of Seasons you will find on the indicated day. If you are using the four volume set, the prayer will be morning prayer of the specific day (Monday of 1st week of Easter for example)
Sure, Saturday night's evening prayer is called Evening Prayer I and Sunday night's evening prayer is called evening prayer II. So the Saturday of the Fourth Week ends at evening prayer and Sunday of the First Week begins then, so the evening prayer you are looking for is Sunday Evening Prayer I on the First week, with the office of readings and prayers for the Fifth Sunday of the year on this week.
So does that also pertain to Night Prayer/After Evening Prayer I and II? P.S. I noticed that the night prayers do not have weeks I-IV, does that mean that they are prayed regardless of the week number? Thank you Father!!!
Awesome! Thank you. The Priest who manages most of the retreats that I go on usually hands around printed booklets with everything arranged so that when I got the actual book for the family on Christmas, we couldn't figure out how to pray it.
I have never seen one and that is before Vatican II, so I cannot comment on how to use it. Otherwise, I would not discourage you from using it, personally, except if I am not wrong, the calendar will be different, even in terminology because it is based on the 1960 rubrics.
It's more involved then the Liturgy of the Hours. The Psalms seem longer and there are many more Rubrics. But yes the calender is older. It also uses a different vocabulary such as Paschaltide, Ember Days, Septuagesima Sunday...etc. But the prayer are very beautiful and there are meditations that precede the saying of each Psalm.
Yes, that is the way things were then with such terminology. Time was often measured outside of the major liturgical seasons in what we now call Ordinary Time as how many weeks since Pentecost. The ordained, however, have to have special permission from the bishop to use that edition as the breviary, laity of course do not.
Hi Father Robert, I have 3 more questions. 1. I know the Glory Be... and the antiphon is repeated after each psalm. If the psalm has a psalm-prayer, is the Glory Be.../antiphon said after the psalm itself or after the psalm prayer. I've been doing it after the psalm prayer as it seems to sum the psalm and the prayer very nicely. But as I doing it out of order? 2. In the Format of the Offices for Sundays (pg. 37 of The Christian Prayer Book), it says the Te Deum is said in the Office of Readings after the second Reading and its responsory. I don't see there are two readings, only one after the 3 psalms. So, is it said just before the Canticles of Zechariah and Mary? 3. I'm having a hard time finding the closing prayer on Sundays. For this evening it says the Prayer, as in the Proper of Seasons. So I go to pg. 636 (29th Sunday) and there is no closing prayer for Evening Prayer II. Am I going to the wrong place to find the concluding prayer? Edit: I just saw your answer to this questions on a previous post. Sorry-- Thank you so much! This video has been soooo valuable to me! Many blessings to you.
Hi Zina, 1.)Glory Be is always said at the end of the Psalm. 2)The Christian prayer book does not really have a good section on the Office of Readings as it is mostly for morning and evening prayer. The online versions and the four volume have the Office of Readings. I would use the Christian Prayer Book for morning/evening prayer and online for Office of Readings 3) Evening prayer II prayer is the same as morning prayer. Glad to be of service. --Fr. Robert J Carr
Good evening Fr. Carr, I hope you didn't think there would be no more questions from me, lol. On Saturday evenings when there is a feast or another occasion where the Commons are used, do we say the evening prayer from the Commons or evening prayer 1 for Sundays? Which takes precedence? Thank you! BTW, I switched over to the the 4 volume LOTR as a nun is loaning me her old books. The Christian Prayer book is easier to maneuver but I do like there isn't quite as much flipping back and forth in the 4 vol. edition and the hymn is right there and I like it has the Office of Readings.
Mohamed Boukal no Jesus is not dead. He suffered death and was buries and He rose again from the dead. He is life. Nothing can kill Jesus in the human sense of final death.
Finally!! A very concise and easy to understand introduction and instruction on how to say the liturgy of the hours. Thank you.
Please pray for me father. Pray that God shows us all His Victory.
I will pray for you during mass tomorrow. Sorry for the delay in reading your response.
Thank you Father.
Thank you, Fr. Carr. This video has been most helpful. For ordinary times I think I can figure it out now. I look forward to your next video on feast days. Many blessing to you for teaching us!
You're welcome. I am happy to hear that you have benefited from the video. .
A question. Is an examination of conscience inserted in the evening or night prayer? Where is it inserted? Before the hymm? Thank you!
Hi Zina, It actually is generally practiced prior to praying night prayer.
Thank you so much! Oh, prayer time. :)
Fr Carr....Bless you for your help. LOH is the best kept 'secret' of the Church. Your videos ought to be promoted by Lighthouse Media.
Thanks for your comment, and also for your comment about Lighthouse Catholic Media. Have a blessed week.
I really love the Lithurgy of the Hours, thank you for explaining it so well and concisely!
Thank you, father, for this video. It explains all of my confusions in the methods of praying the Breviary.
Awesome. I got it loud and clear. I will do the pen recommendation.
Just bought it, and thank you for the video!
I just wondering, at the responsory part. why is the "as it was in the beginning...." part of the glory be is not recited and the first part is recited?
Thank you for this video Father, I have followed along and have a couple of questions, 1 what happens on a special day like a feast. Do we solely follow what is done under the feast day. For instance today is Jan 25, Conversion of Paul. 2) how do we incorporate the first part of the book--for instance using today's date we are in the fourth Sunday in Ordinary time-page 248. Where do we fit these in? Thank you again!
Thanks very much for sharing this, Father. It was a tremendous help to this recent convert to the Church and learner of the Divine Office. What do you recommend thine should underline in their breviary? What colour(s) should be used? God bless.
90snostalgicgal Your welcome, thanks for watching. Colors from a three or four color pen: Principles in black, promises in green and commands in red. For the psalms I also underline requests to God in blue.
Fr. Carr,I have been praying the Christian Prayer for Moorings and Evening. It is a wonderful time, and their is such peace with that kind of intimacy with our Lord.I do have a question, on the second Sunday evening prayer after the Intentions and Our Father. I read "Prayer, as in Proper of Seasons", and "Conclusion as in the Ordinary."I am not sure where to turn in the Breviary. I turned to the Ordinary, the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary time and found a Canticle of Mary, but no Prayer or Conclusion. I am reading from the Sunday evening the Third Week Psalter.
Good question: The ordinary refers to a set of prayers that are that are commonly used such as the Canticle of Mary, the Invitatory. You will find them via the table of contents. In most breviaries they are just before week I of the four week series of prayers and psalms.
Prayer as in the Proper of Seasons you will find on the indicated day. If you are using the four volume set, the prayer will be morning prayer of the specific day (Monday of 1st week of Easter for example)
Fr. Robert, I don't see an Evening Prayer for Saturday in week IV, can you explain why?
Anyway, this video has really helped me. Thank you!!!
Sure, Saturday night's evening prayer is called Evening Prayer I and Sunday night's evening prayer is called evening prayer II. So the Saturday of the Fourth Week ends at evening prayer and Sunday of the First Week begins then, so the evening prayer you are looking for is Sunday Evening Prayer I on the First week, with the office of readings and prayers for the Fifth Sunday of the year on this week.
So does that also pertain to Night Prayer/After Evening Prayer I and II?
P.S. I noticed that the night prayers do not have weeks I-IV, does that mean that they are prayed regardless of the week number?
Thank you Father!!!
Yes on both questions
Awesome! Thank you. The Priest who manages most of the retreats that I go on usually hands around printed booklets with everything arranged so that when I got the actual book for the family on Christmas, we couldn't figure out how to pray it.
hi Father. I have a three-volume Collegeville Divine Office from 1963 and '64. what are your thoughts about using this one for daily prayer?
I have never seen one and that is before Vatican II, so I cannot comment on how to use it. Otherwise, I would not discourage you from using it, personally, except if I am not wrong, the calendar will be different, even in terminology because it is based on the 1960 rubrics.
It's more involved then the Liturgy of the Hours. The Psalms seem longer and there are many more Rubrics. But yes the calender is older. It also uses a different vocabulary such as Paschaltide, Ember Days, Septuagesima Sunday...etc. But the prayer are very beautiful and there are meditations that precede the saying of each Psalm.
Yes, that is the way things were then with such terminology. Time was often measured outside of the major liturgical seasons in what we now call Ordinary Time as how many weeks since Pentecost. The ordained, however, have to have special permission from the bishop to use that edition as the breviary, laity of course do not.
Question, Father. If the antiphon is repeated during the Psalm must i repeat it or can i just say it before and after the Psalm?
Repeat it after each stanza
Hi Father Robert, I have 3 more questions. 1. I know the Glory Be... and the antiphon is repeated after each psalm. If the psalm has a psalm-prayer, is the Glory Be.../antiphon said after the psalm itself or after the psalm prayer. I've been doing it after the psalm prayer as it seems to sum the psalm and the prayer very nicely. But as I doing it out of order?
2. In the Format of the Offices for Sundays (pg. 37 of The Christian Prayer Book), it says the Te Deum is said in the Office of Readings after the second Reading and its responsory. I don't see there are two readings, only one after the 3 psalms. So, is it said just before the Canticles of Zechariah and Mary?
3. I'm having a hard time finding the closing prayer on Sundays. For this evening it says the Prayer, as in the Proper of Seasons. So I go to pg. 636 (29th Sunday) and there is no closing prayer for Evening Prayer II. Am I going to the wrong place to find the concluding prayer? Edit: I just saw your answer to this questions on a previous post. Sorry--
Thank you so much! This video has been soooo valuable to me! Many blessings to you.
Hi Zina, 1.)Glory Be is always said at the end of the Psalm. 2)The Christian prayer book does not really have a good section on the Office of Readings as it is mostly for morning and evening prayer. The online versions and the four volume have the Office of Readings. I would use the Christian Prayer Book for morning/evening prayer and online for Office of Readings 3) Evening prayer II prayer is the same as morning prayer. Glad to be of service. --Fr. Robert J Carr
Thank you again!
Good evening Fr. Carr, I hope you didn't think there would be no more questions from me, lol. On Saturday evenings when there is a feast or another occasion where the Commons are used, do we say the evening prayer from the Commons or evening prayer 1 for Sundays? Which takes precedence? Thank you! BTW, I switched over to the the 4 volume LOTR as a nun is loaning me her old books. The Christian Prayer book is easier to maneuver but I do like there isn't quite as much flipping back and forth in the 4 vol. edition and the hymn is right there and I like it has the Office of Readings.
Hi +ZinaD the Sunday takes precedence over the Saturday feast, so feel free to do ep1 for Sunday. I am sure you will like the 4 volume
Hi +ZinaD the Sunday takes precedence over the Saturday feast, so feel free to do ep1 for Sunday. I am sure you will like the 4 volume
jesus (issa alayhi salam) isn't dead yet. he will came back to earth, after that it will be the day of judgment
Mohamed Boukal no Jesus is not dead. He suffered death and was buries and He rose again from the dead. He is life. Nothing can kill Jesus in the human sense of final death.
Way to complicated
Thank you, father, for this video. It explains all of my confusions in the methods of praying the Breviary.