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Why Pray the Daily Office?The Daily Office is the official prayer of the Church. Its order of prayers, praises, and readings proper to each season, day, and time of day serves to sanctify time. When you pray the Office you join the communion of saints who have recited these prayers daily for century upon century. What is the "Anglican Use"?Briefly, it is a provision for an "Anglican style" liturgy similar to the Book of Common Prayer as an ecclesiastically approved variant on the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. The official text of the Anglican Use Daily Office is published in The Book of Divine Worship; this internet site is based on that text. More InformationAnglican Use, The Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, How to Use This Site, More Resources, and Who Is Behind This Project?. |
Pray Today's OfficeThe Daily Office consists of daily Morning Prayer, Noontime Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline (bed-time prayer). The prayers vary by season in the Church Year, day of the week, and time of day. The readings for the Office are on a two-year cycle, we are currently in of the cycle. Find Today's OfficeThe Christian year, as organized in the Book of Divine Worship, consists of six seasons: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost and begins with the first Sunday of Advent at the end of November or beginning of December. |