With regard to this objection let me state categorically and unequivocally that it is misplaced and a myth. By adopting this worthy practice you are allowing yourself not only to be imbued with the richness of the psalms and sacred scripture, you are also being formed liturgically, following the liturgical calendar and seasons of the Church more closely and allowing the liturgical prayer of the Church to penetrate and form your day, each and every day, and not solely on Sundays.Īt the same time, however, there can also be a reservation expressed by some who feel that the Divine Office is simply too much work, too time consuming, too 'clerical' or 'monastic' for the laity the pursue and so (the thinking goes) the laity should just stick with other devotions and not trouble themselves with the breviary. This is very encouraging for in terms of the various forms of prayer that one might undertake, the Divine Office should rank very high as a primary consideration - it, after all, forms a part of the Church's liturgical prayer and is a source of very great comfort and liturgical formation. Usually going hand in hand with this is a series of questions about how one can go about praying it. The subject of the Divine Office is one that I like to raise from time to time and it often brings with it a swell of interest and curiosity.
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