the hymn Te Deum (On Sundays outside Lent, on days within the octaves of Easter and Christmas, and on solemnities and feasts). on nights preceding Sundays and feast days, the office may be expanded to a vigil by inserting three Old Testament canticles and a reading from the gospels. a long hagiographical passage, such as an account of a saint’s martyrdom, or a theological treatise commenting on some aspect of the scriptural reading, or a passage from the documents of the Second Vatican Council. a long passage from scripture, usually arranged so that in any one week, all the readings come from the same text. one or two long psalms divided into three parts. The major hours consist of the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer (or Lauds) and Evening Prayer (or Vespers). In each office, the psalms and canticle are framed by antiphons, and each concludes with the traditional Catholic doxology. Other components are included depending on the exact type of hour being celebrated. The hour is closed by an oration followed by a concluding versicle. The reading is called a chapter ( capitula) if it is short, or a lesson ( lectio) if it is long. The psalmody is followed by a scripture reading. The Invitatory is the introduction to the first hour said on the current day, whether it be the Office of Readings or Morning Prayer. 
The verse is omitted if the hour (either Morning Prayer or Office of Reading) begins with the Invitatory. as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Daytime Prayer, which can be one or all of:Īll hours, including the minor hours start with the verse Ps 69/70 v.2:.
The Office of Readings or the Officium lectionis (formerly Matins), Major Hour.The Second Vatican Council also exhorted the Christian laity to take up the practice, and as a result, many lay people have begun reciting portions of the Liturgy of the Hours.Ĭurrent Roman Catholic usage focuses on three Major Hours and from two to four minor hours: The practice among religious communities varies according to their rules and constitutions. In the Roman Catholic Church priests are required by canon law to pray the entire Liturgy of the Hours each day while deacons are required to pray the morning and evening hours.
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