ORDO WEEK 6 SATURDAY EVENING PRAYER
SAINT GABRIEL HOURS
The Good News:
Praying with Christ Every Day.
Anytime. Anywhere. With Anyone.
SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER I
WEEK SEVEN OF ORDINARY TIME
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FEBRUARY 22
PSALTER WEEK III
DIVINE OFFICE / LITURGY OF THE HOURS
is the Prayer of Christ and the Church
"Christ Jesus, high priest of the new and eternal covenant, taking human nature, introduced into this earthly exile that hymn which is sung throughout all ages in the halls of heaven. He joins the entire community of mankind to Himself, associating it with His own singing of this canticle of divine praise." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"For he continues His priestly work through the agency of His Church, which is ceaselessly engaged in praising the Lord and interceding for the salvation of the whole world. She does this, not only by celebrating the Eucharist, but also in other ways, especially by praying the Divine Office." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #86)
"Lauds as Morning Prayer and Vespers as Evening Prayer are the two hinges on which the daily office turns; hence they are to be considered as the chief hours and are to be celebrated as such." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #89)
"Lauds as Morning Prayer and Vespers as Evening Prayer are the two hinges on which the daily office turns; hence they are to be considered as the chief hours and are to be celebrated as such." (Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy, #89)
VIRTUAL RESOURCES
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FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES
Three Models/Options for Evening Prayer (Vespers):
The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours.
RECITATION IN COMMON MODEL
DIVINE OFFICE.ORG OPTION
Excellent model of small (household size) community reciting the office with sung hymn at the beginning. Experience the Hours as community prayer even when praying alone.
OR
Hymn: "Creator of Earth and Sky"Translation by Charles Bigg of "Deus Creator omnium" by Ambrose *******************************************************
COMPLETELY SUNG MODEL
SING THE HOURS OPTION
Excellent model of totally sung office, mostly by one very talented young person. His father is an excellent translator of Latin hymns. Although they use some Latin, there is always an English translation.
OR
Hymn: "Creator of the Earth and Sky." translation ©2023 ICEL.,LATIN Gospel Canticle & Lord's Prayer*******************************************************
PERSONAL MEDITATION MODEL
WORD ON FIRE OPTION
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BEGINNING HYMN OPTIONS
Gladsome Light
St. Mary's OCA Minneapolis
HYMN SELECTED FROM MY PERSONAL FAVORITES
Praise the Lord! Ye Heavens, Adore Him
Grace Community Church - Sun Valley, CaliforniaTune: AUSTRIA (Haydn)80,785 views Feb 3, 2017
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THE FOUR WEEK PSALTER
VIDEOS FOR TODAY'S PSALMS
PSALM 113
PSALM 116 B
ADDITION HYMN AFTER THE FIRST READING
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LONGER READINGS
FROM TOMMOROW'S MASS
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FIRST READING: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23:
SEOND READING: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
THE LORD'S PRAYER
PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE
The advent of virtual resources for the celebration of the Hours means that we can celebrate the Hours anytime, anywhere with anyone. The Hours bring the prayer of Christ and the Church into our lives and the lives of others. This is Good News indeed!
The website is called Saint Gabriel Hours because Gabriel announced the Good News that Christ has come to be with us, especially with we say Amen to his presence in the Hours. He is also patron saint of media and messengers.
The hours have taken many different forms and shapes in the history of the Church. Among monks in the deserts of Egypt, it took the form of listening to twelve psalms and scripture readings in the morning and evening while they wove baskets to support themselves. At the same time in newly built cathedrals of the Empire, incense, lights accompanied chants and prayers. These were later joined together in the Benedictine monasteries. The mendicants invented the Breviary so they would not be confined to choir stalls and monasteries. The Jesuits abolished choir so that they would have even more pastoral freedom. Now we have the opportunity to liberate the Hours from the breviaries of priests and the choir stalls of monks into the lives of the People of God. Each person or group needs to discern what works best for them.
The website promotes using FIFTEEN MINUTES a day to discern the place of the Hours in our lives. QUALITY time in prayer is more important than quantity. Praying one Hour a day well is better than attempting to do both Hours. Praying a portion of an Hour such as the psalms well is better than rushing through the Hour. Use small amounts of time, some even less than fifteen minutes, to decide where, when and how to best to pray the Hours.
Anywhere emphasizes integrating the Hours into the places of our life: in the car on the way to or from work, when using the treadmill, when walking outdoors, before and after meals and meetings, during work breaks, and while doing routine tasks that don't require much attention. (The early Egyptian monks did basket weaving while a cantor recited psalms).
Anytime spreads Morning and Evening Prayer across the day. We can share the opening hymn with family at breakfast, pray the psalms while commuting to work, mediate upon the daily scripture readings during a work break and then share the Gospel Canticle with companions at lunch. Processing from place to place is a common liturgical practice. Finding right places, times, and amounts of time is the key to good choreography.
With Anyone emphasizes sharing specific celebrations of the Hours with others either personally or virtually anytime anywhere. Virtual resources provide more than the dry bones of the liturgical text. They celebrate the Hours with sounds and images. Most importantly they provide community, both community with those who produced the sounds and images, and community with those who celebrate the Hours with the same sounds and images at various times and places. Sharing specific celebrations is the key to creating friendship, household, small group, ministry, organizational, and parish communities.
The advent of virtual resources for the celebration of the Hours means that we can celebrate the Hours anytime, anywhere with anyone. The Hours bring the prayer of Christ and the Church into our lives and the lives of others. This is Good News indeed!
The website is called Saint Gabriel Hours because Gabriel announced the Good News that Christ has come to be with us, especially with we say Amen to his presence in the Hours. He is also patron saint of media and messengers.
The hours have taken many different forms and shapes in the history of the Church. Among monks in the deserts of Egypt, it took the form of listening to twelve psalms and scripture readings in the morning and evening while they wove baskets to support themselves. At the same time in newly built cathedrals of the Empire, incense, lights accompanied chants and prayers. These were later joined together in the Benedictine monasteries. The mendicants invented the Breviary so they would not be confined to choir stalls and monasteries. The Jesuits abolished choir so that they would have even more pastoral freedom. Now we have the opportunity to liberate the Hours from the breviaries of priests and the choir stalls of monks into the lives of the People of God. Each person or group needs to discern what works best for them.
The website promotes using FIFTEEN MINUTES a day to discern the place of the Hours in our lives. QUALITY time in prayer is more important than quantity. Praying one Hour a day well is better than attempting to do both Hours. Praying a portion of an Hour such as the psalms well is better than rushing through the Hour. Use small amounts of time, some even less than fifteen minutes, to decide where, when and how to best to pray the Hours.
Anywhere emphasizes integrating the Hours into the places of our life: in the car on the way to or from work, when using the treadmill, when walking outdoors, before and after meals and meetings, during work breaks, and while doing routine tasks that don't require much attention. (The early Egyptian monks did basket weaving while a cantor recited psalms).
Anytime spreads Morning and Evening Prayer across the day. We can share the opening hymn with family at breakfast, pray the psalms while commuting to work, mediate upon the daily scripture readings during a work break and then share the Gospel Canticle with companions at lunch. Processing from place to place is a common liturgical practice. Finding right places, times, and amounts of time is the key to good choreography.
With Anyone emphasizes sharing specific celebrations of the Hours with others either personally or virtually anytime anywhere. Virtual resources provide more than the dry bones of the liturgical text. They celebrate the Hours with sounds and images. Most importantly they provide community, both community with those who produced the sounds and images, and community with those who celebrate the Hours with the same sounds and images at various times and places. Sharing specific celebrations is the key to creating friendship, household, small group, ministry, organizational, and parish communities.
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BASIC DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
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Time, Television and the Hours
Do we have time to pray the Hours?
Do we have time to pray the Hours?
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Begin with Fifteen MinutesHow much time should we spend in formal prayer each day?
For the person who is finding God in all things, Saint Ignatius suggests that fifteen minutes of quality prayer is more important than spending several hours. Social science research says we spend an average of fifteen minutes a day with the five people who are most important in our lives. Research has found that faculty members who daily spend small amounts of time, e.g. fifteen minutes, writing articles and preparing lectures are more productive researchers and teachers. Read More Here
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How much time should we spend in formal prayer each day?
For the person who is finding God in all things, Saint Ignatius suggests that fifteen minutes of quality prayer is more important than spending several hours. Social science research says we spend an average of fifteen minutes a day with the five people who are most important in our lives. Research has found that faculty members who daily spend small amounts of time, e.g. fifteen minutes, writing articles and preparing lectures are more productive researchers and teachers. Read More Here
Time Management Principles
How do we pray the Hours?
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BEGINNING PRACTICES
A Brief Tour of Using the Virtual Resources on this SiteSeven days, Fifteen Minutes a Day
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How do we pray the Hours?
BASIC PRACTICES
Iconography
Invitatory Psalm
The invitatory consists in the verse " Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise" and Psalm 95. In place of psalm 95, psalm 100, psalm 67 or psalm 24 may be used. It is always said before the Office of Readings when it begins the liturgical day. It is optional if Morning Prayer begins the liturgical day. For beginners it is a good way to begin the liturgical day, especially if one does not have the time to pray a complete Hour. Read More
Celebrating the Gospel Canticles
Praise and Thanksgiving; Gospel Canticle.
Conversion and Petition; the Lord’s Prayer
Conversion and Petition; the Lord’s Prayer
Celebrating the Psalms
The Prayers of Jesus and His disciples
Celebrating with Hymns
Songs of the People of God
Option of Longer Readings
Lectionary, Office of Readings, Continuous Reading
Silence
Listening to Creation, our Hearts, and Hearts of Others
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ADVANCED PRACTICES
Keeping a Journal of the Hours
Underlining text, Word documents, a Blog
Underlining text, Word documents, a Blog
A Thirty Day Retreat
Discerning the Place of the Hours in My life?
Discerning the Place of the Hours in My life?
Bible Study
Integrating personal and group bible study with the Hours
Integrating personal and group bible study with the Hours
Office of the Dead
For Funerals and Votive Offices
For Funerals and Votive Offices
Centering the Hours on the Eucharist
Combining the Hours with Mass
Combining the Hours with Mass
History of the Liturgy of the Hours
What the History Should Mean for Using Virtual Resources
In his course on the Liturgy of the Hours during the summer at Notre Dame, Father Robert Taft, S.J. challenged us to read as much as we could about the history of the Hours, and the scholarly opinion on that history. Without understanding history, we were likely to make poor pastoral decisions about the Hours. On the other hand, Taft felt he could not give answers to our pastoral questions. He saw his job in the course was to tells us what he thought the history and the scholarship meant for him as a scholar. This website is essentially my opinion of what the history means for the contemporary pastoral situation of celebration of the Hours personally, in households, and in small groups using virtual resources.
What the History Should Mean for Using Virtual Resources
In his course on the Liturgy of the Hours during the summer at Notre Dame, Father Robert Taft, S.J. challenged us to read as much as we could about the history of the Hours, and the scholarly opinion on that history. Without understanding history, we were likely to make poor pastoral decisions about the Hours. On the other hand, Taft felt he could not give answers to our pastoral questions. He saw his job in the course was to tells us what he thought the history and the scholarship meant for him as a scholar. This website is essentially my opinion of what the history means for the contemporary pastoral situation of celebration of the Hours personally, in households, and in small groups using virtual resources.
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