Divine Hours: Prayers for Summertime v. 1 Book

The Divine Hours trilogy is meant to be a manual for "fixed hour prayer"--an age-old discipline of saying prayers at certain times of the day. (Fixed prayer is also known as "Liturgy of Hours," "Keeping the hours," or "saying the offices.") The psalms contained in the beautiful trilogy (this volume covers summertime, companion books do the same for wintertime and springtime) read like ancient poems and are made even more meaningful and powerful when sung or chanted, according to Phyllis Tickle, who lovingly gathered and organised these rich volumes. The book is organised by dates, starting with the Monday nearest to June and closing with the Saturday nearest September 28. Upon each date, readers can find complete prayers for "The Morning Office" on through the "Vespers Office" (between 5 and 8 p.m.). The clear organisation and elegantly designed pages make this an excellent companion for a time-honoured form of private worship and devotion. Newcomers to fixed hour prayer as well as long-standing devotees will find this an appealing and impressive guide. --Ali Perry-GallagherRead More