One of the reoccurring reasons I hear from people of why they don't pray/participate in the Liturgy of the Hours is that it is confusing. Maybe, but it is a liturgy, you know. You wouldn't expect someone who's never been to Mass before to just walk right in & know exactly what's going on & what to do. One has to become familiar with it slowly, learning its different parts & their meanings gradually.
So, I propose an experiment: in hopes that folks will become more familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours, I will attempt to record & post a full, 4-week cycle of Evening Prayer, or Vespers. I hope more people will come to love this ancient form of Christian prayer as much as I do. Even the bishops are also interested in breathing some new life into the Hours [click here].
I will try to post them on the sidebar as I get them recorded. This is quite complicated, however, because of the various saints' days & other feasts. Plus we're heading into the season of Advent soon, so there will be far more variations upcoming. Ideally, I would have each day's recording posted that evening, but this will be extremely difficult, especially to add the subtexts. Please keep in mind that there is a lot of improvisation required to sing the Hours, so my apologies for the miscues.
Let me know - either in the combox or via email - if this is useful to you or if you would like to see something different, say, just an audio recording. Thanks & God bless.
"Become a saint!"
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