...for your Catholic gathering, conference, day of recollection, or retreat.
I am now available to speak and give workshops on the Liturgy of the Hours. Here's my formal pitch.
I am now available to speak and give workshops on the Liturgy of the Hours. Here's my formal pitch.
Author/journalist/blogger
available for conferences
Sanctify
the Hours of Your Day!
It's
the best kept secret of the Church's spiritual treasury.
Nearly
as old as the Church itself, the Liturgy of the Hours,
(also
called the Divine Office), is a repeating cycle of psalms,
bible
readings and prayers, synched to the feasts and seasons
of
the liturgical year. The Liturgy of the Hours offers us multiple
short,
daily prayer-breaks to sanctify each phase of our
busy
day,and to refresh our souls with the riches of scripture and
tradition.
Pope
Benedict said,
”I
would like to renew my call to everyone
to
pray the Psalms, to
become
accustomed to the Liturgy of the Hours,Lauds, Vespers, and Compline.”
(11/2011 Audience)
Surely
this “everyone” includes the committed Catholic men and women who
attend your
conference.
For too long Catholics have felt intimidated by an outdated notion
that the Divine Office was only for clergy and religious, or by the
lack of clear instructions for praying the breviary. Online digital
breviaries now make this prayer easy and available to everyone.
Veteran
Catholic writer Daria
Sockey has
made the Office a part of her prayer life for many years, including
the season of life when caring for a large, homeschooled family took
up most of her day. Her blog, Coffee
and Canticles,
has been a source of information and inspiration for both newcomers
and those who are experienced with the public prayer of the Church.
Daria's message would make an excellent addition to any conference
where Catholics go to improve their prayer lives, knowledge of
scripture, liturgy, or Catholic customs. Homeschooling mothers are
always hungry for ways to integrate prayer into their busy day. Her
basic talk explains what the Liturgy of the Hours is, why one should
consider praying it, and resources for making it happen. She can also
follow this talk up with a practical break-out session/workshop that
gives the “how-to's” in detail. In addition, if your conference
includes group prayer time in its schedule, Daria would be happy to
lead morning or midday prayer as a way to introduce attendees to the
Liturgy of the Hours.
contact:
thesockeys@gmail.com
814-354-2052
The greatest conundrum for me is why do you guys in the US/Canada have one version (over four volumes) and us another (the three volume edition)- especially since all the new media seem to base their offering on the four-volume edition. Could the Holy See not help us now and declare one official version for the english-speaking church.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 80s, when I was still using a one-volume breviary, I had the UK version (Harper-Collins), and was pleased that they used a nicer Bible translation, had better hymns and didn't have those psalm prayers, which seem to be an American invention. But I left it behind when switched to the Pauline 1-volume which included daytime prayer. After that I moved up to the four-volume. I have heard that on flaw of the UK breviary is that the binding is of poor quality and falls apart easily. Don't know if this is true since I've never seen the 3-volume. I would love it if ibreviary would use the UK version. I'm also wondering which one is used in those African nations where English is the official language. I too,would love the HOly See to do for the breviary what they've done for the mass. But when you think how long that took to happen, there's not telling when they'll get around to the breviary.
DeleteDear Daria, I recently read your article in "Catholic Digest" on summer fiction to read. I admire the variety of books you reviewed and plan to follow your advice!
ReplyDeleteToday I'm writing b/c my spiritual memoir-entitled "Walking Home: Growing up Hispanic in Houston" will be published at the end of this month by Texas Review Press. I would love to have a review copy sent to you. Please contact me at cortez.sarah@gmail.com.
Many thanks for all you do!
Sarah Cortez
Daria, your book, "The Everyday Catholic's Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours" is terrific. I'm one who's tried and failed to pray the LOTH, but I'm back and with a new and informed approach, thanks to your book. I bought the Kindle version, and am now going to order a hard copy. Many, many thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz,
DeleteWelcome to Coffee and Canticles. I'm glad you like the book. Feel free to ask questions at the weekly Q&A post if there is anything you want to know that was not clear in the book.