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Click here for full size example of morning prayer from the Daily Prayer version. Morning and Evening Prayer from the Divine Office. Pray with us to the Lord and as our prayers, like incense rise before him, he will hear us and answer us, according to his promise. We are offering praise to God for all of us. Īs we celebrate The Divine Office we keep in mind we’re reading the Church’s prayer of the day and that we’re praying for all of God’s Creation, for all of humanity, for all of His children. The complete edition of The Divine Office is a collection of three books which includes prayers and readings for Lauds, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline and Matins. Its prayer structure fits nicely with the work, leisure and life-style of most people and is not too expensive. “The Morning and Evening Prayer Book” is the prayer book most used at home by Secular Franciscans.

The Office of the twelve Our Fathers in one of its versions.

The Customary of Our Lady of Walsingham.

The SFO Handbook contains a small selection of Offices for each day of the week.

The Office of the Passion written by St Francis.

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Daily Prayer Book : Morning, Day, Evening and Night Prayer.

The Secular Franciscans should express their ardent love for her by imitating her complete self giving and by praying earnestly and confidently.Īs Catholics in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland we have several different options of Liturgical Prayer proposed by The Church She was embraced by Francis with indescribable love and declared the protectress and advocate of his family. The Virgin Mary, humble servant of the Lord, was open to his every word and call. our rule says That We Should Pray by Imitating Mary Let them join in liturgical prayer in one of the forms proposed by the Church, reliving the mysteries of the life of Christ. Let them participate in the sacramental life of the Church, above all the Eucharist. The Secular Franciscan Rule says this about liturgical prayer:Īs Jesus was the true worshipper of the Father, so let prayer and contemplation be the soul of all they are and do. This Book of Hours dates c 1250-75 and was created in North Eastern France (Diocese of Soissons) Books of Hours were normally written in Latin and created for monasteries and nobility but sadly rarely seen by the every-day person. A “Book of Hours” is the name given to Medieval manuscripts of Church liturgy, these were wonderfully hand-scripted, beautifully decorated and illuminated with gold leaf. It is said at different hours to sanctify the day and combines The Psalms, prayers, readings and canticles.

The Divine Office is the Liturgy of the Hours. St Francis of Assisi – Said at the end of every Office. Let us always return unto Him praise, glory, honour, blessing, Let us bless our Lord and God, living and true The Holy Spirit that dwells within us calls out to God, Our Father, and longs to be with Our Brother, Jesus Christ – and this is why we pray – because we love Him and He loves us. This is something Secular Franciscans do not because we have to, not just because our Rule asks us to, but because it is heart-felt and we are called by God’s Holy Spirit to pray. We read the liturgy of The Church each morning as we wake and each night before we sleep. At home using the Divine Office we start the day with praise, and end the day in thanks. Secular Franciscans praise God and we do this everyday in prayer.