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Summary: A tremendous aid to Christian prayer.
Review: The Liturgy of the Hours is a tremendous aid to Christian prayer. Based in the psalms, the four volume set provides the pray-er with the all that is needed for Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayer, Evening and Night Prayer as well as the Office of Readings. It takes a little learning of "how to" - but a comprehensive guide is provided. EXCELLENT for individual or group use.
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Summary: A treasure trove of psalms and daily scriptural readings!
Review: The Liturgy of the Hours is an ancient Catholic spiritual practice featuring daily readings, segmented in various "hours" of the day, from the psalms and Christian and Hebrew scriptures. Readings are arranged to follow the Roman Catholic liturgical year and are a wonderful way to daily follow the seasons through Word and song. Recommended as a method for centering prayer and as a living reminder of the larger community of faith, living and dead, of whom we are a part.
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Summary: Excellent Way for Lay Catholics to Pray with the Church
Review: The Liturgy of the Hours is the Official Prayer of the Roman Catholic Church, and is said by priests, nuns, and monks worldwide each day. I am a Lay Catholic and purchased this prayerbook. It has powerfully affected my relationship with Christ and His Church. It consists of psalms and Bible readings that are recited at the different hours of the day. For myself as a married man I typically say the Morning, Evening and Night prayers. It has proven an excellent way to fit prayer into a busy married life. +Peace!
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Summary: Quite, wonderful, powerful.
Review: These books have changed my life and the goals of my life
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Summary: Best meditational pray book.
Review: This four volume set is used by Catholic clergy and lay people throughout the world. It contains Psalms, Old Testament scriptures, New Testament Scriptures, writings of the early Christians, disciples of the Apostles, Church Fathers, Saints and Catholics who lived throughout the 2000 years since the time of Christ. Many Christians other than Catholics use the "Liturgy of the Hours" to enhance their spiritual life.I recommend all four volumes whole heartedly.
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Summary: A Deacon reviews the "Prayer of the Church"
Review: This four volume set is used by Catholic clergy and lay people throughout the world. It contains Psalms, Old Testament scriptures, New Testament Scriptures, writings of the early Christians, disciples of the Apostles, Church Fathers, Saints and Catholics who lived throughout the 2000 years since the time of Christ. Many Christians other than Catholics use the "Liturgy of the Hours" to enhance their spiritual life. I recommend all four volumes whole heartedly.
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Summary: Best meditational pray book.
Review: This set of books, 4 in all follows the Catholic church's liturgical calendar. I started with the single volume, which only has morning and evening prayer. I was a bit disatisfied with that format so I sought this set. The single volume was a good start but I found myself desiring more. The books are broken down into the various seasons, at the time of this review we are currently in the largest volume, Lent. They are arranged to allow the reader some latitiude in how much prayer you wish to do for the day. I prefer to start with the Office of Reading (after the mandatory first prayer of the day, the Invitatory) and go directly to morning prayer. Most days, I don't have the opportunity to follow through with midmorning,midday and afternoon prayer although some people do. Next would be evening prayer (or more commonly known as vespers)followed just before bed with night prayer. While much of these prayers are from psalms, I prefer the office of readings as they are longer readings, currently from Exodus, which allows more material for meditation. The prayers are suitable for individual or group prayer, I've used them both ways. All in all a must have set of books, especially for anyone currently discerning a religious vocation.
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