Liturgy of the Hours, Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.

All are welcome for the The Liturgy of the Hours morning prayer.

Prayer pamphlets and instructions are provided. Morning prayer finishes about 8:30. You are welcome to stay and pray personal prayer after. Please join us!

Why pray the Liturgy of the Hours?

First, it unites us to Jesus Christ. The Liturgy of the Hours joins us with Christ in singing an eternal hymn of praise to the Father. As Vatican II taught, “It is the very prayer which Christ Himself, together with His body, addresses to the Father” (Sacrosanctum Concilium 84). If you want to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ, and you already frequent the sacraments, your next step should be to begin praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Few practices will draw you closer to Jesus.

Second, the Liturgy of the Hours allows you to pray with the Church. Personal prayer is good and necessary, but when the Church offers praise to God through the Liturgy of the Hours, “it unites itself with that hymn of praise sung throughout all ages in the halls of heaven” (General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours 16). We join not only people from every tribe and tongue, every people and nation, but the entire communion of saints in heaven.

Third, the Liturgy of the Hours is the highest form of prayer after the Mass. Why? Because the Liturgy of the Hours is not just the private prayer of some Christians, but the unified, sacred prayer of the whole Church, uniting all the faithful, from all vocations, in all countries, into one single prayer to the Father, echoing the very Word of God back to its source. It’s also the supreme way to pray as a family. Pope St. Paul VI affirmed this in Marialis Cultus, calling it “the high point which family prayer can reach” (Paul VI, Marialis Cultus 54). Reference: Word on Fire Website.

We hope you will join us Saturday morning in praise and thanksgiving to God. God Bless you!