Pray the Liturgy of the Hours

Every Friday, the Classical Liberal Arts Academy publishes a “Weekly Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours”. This is a simple, one-sheet guide that can be printed, folded and kept in one’s prayer book for the week. To view/download this week’s guide, select the appropriate link below.

Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer

Weekly Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours

Why Pray the Liturgy of the Hours?

You attend Mass every Sunday, maybe several days each week. Those hours in the sanctuary are refreshing and peaceful. However, the rest of the day, the rest of the week feels chaotic and you’re not sure what to do. Maybe you add the Rosary, and that helps, but there is still a lot of time available, every day.

If you feel called to spend more time in prayer, and desire to do so, you should consider praying the Liturgy of the Hours.

What is the Liturgy of the Hours?

The Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church. It is recited daily by monks, nuns and priests, but it is intended for all Catholics. It provides a complete system of prayers, devotional readings and hymns to sanctify the hours of everyday, according to the events celebrated in the Church’s liturgical calendar.

What’s Needed to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours?

The complete text of the Liturgy of the Hours is contained in a four volume set of prayer books, but a simpler one volume version is more appropriate for most laymen. The one volume prayer book, called “Christian Prayer”, costs under $40.00 and can be purchased on Amazon.com.

If you would like to pray the Liturgy of the Hours on your computer or phone, please see the resources made available by our friends at www.divineoffice.org.

The Hours of Prayer

The hours of prayer are based on ancient Jewish traditions that we find mentioned in the New Testament. The hours of prayer divided the day into seven parts, each of which is consecrated by the word of God and prayer with the Liturgy of the Hours.

  • 6:00am – Morning Prayer
  • 9:00am – Midmorning Prayer
  • 12:00pm – Midday Prayer
  • 3:00pm  – Midafternoon Prayer
  • 6:00pm – Evening Prayer
  • 9:00pm – Night Prayer
  • Anytime – Office of Readings

The hours above are provided to simply illustrate how the offices of the Liturgy of the Hours fill our days with prayer and allow us to “pray without ceasing”. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Those new to the Liturgy of the Hours should only concern themselves with Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, using the single volume prayer book (Christian Prayer).  Those interested in praying the daytime hours and the Office of Readings should do so using the 4 volume edition of the breviary. We provide weekly guides for both.

Track Your Daily Prayers

If you would like to track your daily progress in praying the Liturgy of the Hours, we invite you to enroll in our free Liturgy of the Hours course in the CLAA Study Center.  Click here to enroll.

Thomas More

TWELFTH Sunday in Ordinary Time (06/19/2022) – Christian Prayer

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This will be the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time and we will celebrate the following days this week: 06/19 – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 06/21 – Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious 06/23 – The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist 06/24 – The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 06/25 – The Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary This Week’s Guide How to Use this Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer Some enjoy praying the Liturgy of the Hours using their phone or computer … Continue

ELEVENTH Sunday in Ordinary Time (06/12/2022) – Liturgy of the Hours

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This will be the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time and we will celebrate the following days this week: 06/12 – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 06/13 – Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor of the Church THIS WEEK’S GUIDE How to Use this Weekly Guide to the 4 volume Liturgy of the Hours Some enjoy praying the Liturgy of the Hours using their phone or computer at divineoffice.org. Others, however, like to get away from the internet and electronic devices and pray with their printed prayer books. This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer … Continue

ELEVENTH Sunday in Ordinary Time (06/12/2022) – Christian Prayer

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This will be the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time and we will celebrate the following days this week: 06/12 – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 06/13 – Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor of the Church This Week’s Guide How to Use this Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer Some enjoy praying the Liturgy of the Hours using their phone or computer at divineoffice.org. Others, however, like to get away from the internet and electronic devices and pray with their printed prayer books. This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book … Continue

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (06/05/2022) – Liturgy of the Hours

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This will be the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and we will celebrate the following days this week: 06/05 – Pentecost Sunday 06/06 – Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 06/11 – Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle THIS WEEK’S GUIDE How to Use this Weekly Guide to the 4 volume Liturgy of the Hours Some enjoy praying the Liturgy of the Hours using their phone or computer at divineoffice.org. Others, however, like to get away from the internet and electronic devices and pray with their printed prayer books. This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer … Continue

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (06/05/2022) – Christian Prayer

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This will be the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and we will celebrate the following days this week: 06/05 – Pentecost Sunday 06/06 – Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 06/11 – Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle This Week’s Guide How to Use this Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer Some enjoy praying the Liturgy of the Hours using their phone or computer at divineoffice.org. Others, however, like to get away from the internet and electronic devices and pray with their printed prayer books. This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book … Continue

Seventh Sunday of Easter – 05/29/2022 – Guide to Liturgy of the Hours

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How to Use this Weekly Guide to the 4 volume Liturgy of the Hours This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book throughout the week. It may take some practice getting the document to print correctly so that you have it printed on two sides of one sheet of paper with the right layout. This has more to do with your ability to use your printer than the guide itself. Once printed, simply fold it in half and stick it in your prayer book for the week. We attempt to publish the guide every Friday, … Continue

Seventh Sunday of Easter – 05/29/2022 – Guide to Christian Prayer

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How to Use this Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book throughout the week. It may take some practice getting the document to print correctly so that you have it printed on two sides of one sheet of paper with the right layout. This has more to do with your ability to use your printer than the guide itself. Once printed, simply fold it in half and stick it in your prayer book for the week. We attempt to publish the guide every Friday, so please bookmark our Liturgy … Continue

SIXth Sunday of Easter – 05/22/2022 – Guide to Liturgy of the Hours

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How to Use this Weekly Guide to the 4 volume Liturgy of the Hours This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book throughout the week. It may take some practice getting the document to print correctly so that you have it printed on two sides of one sheet of paper with the right layout. This has more to do with your ability to use your printer than the guide itself. Once printed, simply fold it in half and stick it in your prayer book for the week. We attempt to publish the guide every Friday, … Continue

SIXth Sunday of Easter – 05/22/2022 – Guide to Christian Prayer

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How to Use this Weekly Guide to Christian Prayer This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book throughout the week. It may take some practice getting the document to print correctly so that you have it printed on two sides of one sheet of paper with the right layout. This has more to do with your ability to use your printer than the guide itself. Once printed, simply fold it in half and stick it in your prayer book for the week. We attempt to publish the guide every Friday, so please bookmark our Liturgy … Continue

Fifth Sunday of Easter – 05/15/2022 – Guide to Liturgy of the Hours

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How to Use this Weekly Guide to the 4 volume Liturgy of the Hours This guide is intended to be printed and kept in one’s prayer book throughout the week. It may take some practice getting the document to print correctly so that you have it printed on two sides of one sheet of paper with the right layout. This has more to do with your ability to use your printer than the guide itself. Once printed, simply fold it in half and stick it in your prayer book for the week. We attempt to publish the guide every Friday, … Continue