Liturgy of the Hours

of the Liturgy of the Church but is part of the spiritual practices of Catholics. Some examples of devotions Catholics practice in their everyday lives are the Mass, the rosary, novenas, adoration in front of the Eucharist, veneration to the saints, the Liturgy of the Hours, wearing scapulars and wearing medals, and many others. Devotions are made to help people grow in their faith and love for Jesus. The Liturgy of the Hours has three names. The three names are The Liturgy of the Hours, the Divine

an elaborate Adam typology in very many prayers. An extract of Adam typology from the liturgy is given below. “Friday you created Adam, the first man of our race and placed him in paradise, making him equal to the angels and committing to him dominion over the earth. But he approached the forbidden fruit, led by selfish desires and ambitions...He freed us by his redeeming passion and on this same Friday offered himself on the cross to save the guilty Adam. On Friday, Adam was created, and on Friday

There are some references to this pattern in the gospels (e.g. Lk 2,38; Mt 11,25-30; Jn 11,41-42). Further we will see how some of these prayers in connection with the domestic Jewish worship were essential for the Christian liturgy of the Eucharist. D. The third main place of Jewish worship was home, especially during the time of meal. In the OT the communion of meal and feast was understood as a sign of covenant (eg. Gen 26,30). The Sabbath as a day was a special sign of

How was Pope Pius XII responsible for the reforms of liturgy? Pope Pius XII was canonized to be Pope March 2, 1939 and was the Pope until his death in 1958. During his papal supremacy, Pope Pius XII had become responsible for some of the reforms in liturgy that we practice today. “Between the years 1951 and 1958 Pope Pius XII enacted a number of liturgical reforms” (Liturgical Disobedience). However, many traditional Catholics refused to follow along with these new reforms

36. This brotherhood unites them to one to another by their common search for God. The three characteristics of a monastery are prayer, observance, and liturgical life. Described by the Rule of St. Benedict, the full Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours) marks hours of the day dedicated to the prayer life of the monks. Additional prayers such as the Jesus Prayer, the Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, and Lectio Divina Prayers add to the daily round of Mass and Offices as spiritual nourishment. Aspects

A micro-culture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong. As a member of the Christian faith, a micro-culture that I strongly associate myself with is Coptic Orthodoxy. There are many branches of Christianity all over the world today and Coptic Orthodoxy is one that is constantly growing. Coptic Orthodoxy is a branch of Christianity influenced by the teachings of Saint Mark in Egypt. Many refer to this faith as being “Coptic”. It

The Poor Clare’s Monastery in New Orleans, Louisiana take a lot of their ideals and lifestyle choices from the life of Saint Clare of Assisi, a close friend of Saint Francis of Assisi. These sisters’ main ideals are living a life of prayer, community, and joy. They also believe that every sister should embrace uniqueness of the monastery and their own personality. There are many Poor Clare Nuns in the world, but each monastery is unique in its operations and daily life. The Poor Clare Sisters of

I went to a Zen Buddhist temple; whose origins are from Siddartha Gautama commonly known as the Buddha. The two-hour liturgy consisted of five parts: chanting, zazen, kinhin, zazen and chanting. While I value meditation and prayer, I found zazen difficult, thus respect and admire those who identify with Buddhist spirituality. The beginning “introduction” included chanting in English and Japanese. The Abbot, or “priest” began the 10-minute chanting rhythm, which all members chanted. The esthetically

Humanism and Liturgical Reform In the later years of his life, Renaissance humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) remarked: “There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.” In many ways, the positions taken on the liturgy by Cardinal Diego Fernandez de Quiñone, (1482-1540) the Council of Trent, (1545-63) and by St. Pius V (1504-72) represent the Catholic Church’s embrace of Humanistic ideas. The effects of this embrace were manifold: attempts were made at the Council of Trent to limit

held on Sunday, otherwise known as the “Sabbath day” and is about an hour long. Mass begins with an entrance chant in which we gather as a community and praise God in song. Next is the greeting, we do this by making the Sign of the Cross and the priest welcomes us. This is followed by the Penitential Rite where we remember our sins and ask God for mercy. Next, we collect and ask God to hear our prayers. Thereafter, comes the Liturgy of the Word, in which we are told God’s plan of salvation. Subsequently