The Divine Hours

A form of prayer at specified times to be used by individuals or groups. The Divine Hours includes morning, midday, vespers (evening) and compline (before retiring) offices, having roots in the biblical tradition. By default The Divine Hours below is displayed (Printer Friendly | Baby Boomer | iPhone version) based on Eastern Standard Time, U.S. however, you can now localize The Divine Hours...

You may find it helpful to read the introduction by the author, Phyllis Tickle.

The Morning Office

To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.

The Call to Prayer
Taste and see that the LORD is good;* happy are they who trust in him!

Psalm 34:8

The Request for Presence
Gladden the soul of your servant,* for to you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.

Psalm 86:4

The Greeting
With my whole heart I seek you;* let me not stray from your commandments.

Psalm 119:10

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons
I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.

Psalm 7:18

A Reading
Jesus taught us, saying: "Do not worry; do not say, 'What are we to eat? What are we to drink? What are we to wear?' It is the gentiles who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. Set your hearts on his kingdom first, and on God's saving justice, and all these other things will be given you as well."

Matthew 6:31-33

The Refrain
I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.

The Morning Psalm The LORD Has Become My Salvation

It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in rulers. All the ungodly encompass me;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. They hem me in, they hem me in on every side;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. They swarm about me like bees; they blaze like a fire of thorns;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. I was pressed so hard that I almost fell,* but the LORD came to my help. The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation. There is a sound of exultation and victory* in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD has triumphed!* the right hand of the LORD is exalted! the right hand of the LORD has triumphed!"

Psalm 119:9-16

The Refrain
I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.

The Small Verse
Let me seek the Lord while he may still be found. I will call upon his name while he is near.

Traditional

The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into His Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

The Concluding Prayer of the Church
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.

Be sure to check out Phyllis Responds, answers to questions about The Divine Hours.

Buy The Divine Hours from Amazon.com The Divine Hours © Copyright 2003-2004 Phyllis Tickle www.phyllistickle.com

The Divine Hours are reprinted here with permission of Doubleday and Phyllis Tickle. Not for distribution without permission from the author.

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The Divine Hours

The Morning Office

To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.

A form of prayer at specified times to be used by individuals or groups. The Divine Hours includes morning, midday, vespers (evening) and compline (before retiring) offices, having roots in the biblical tradition. By default The Divine Hours below is displayed (Printer Friendly \| Baby Boomer \| iPhone version) based on Eastern Standard Time, U.S. however, you can now localize The Divine Hours... You may find it helpful to read the introduction by the author, Phyllis Tickle.

The Morning Office	To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 6 and 9 a.m.

The Call to Prayer Taste and see that the LORD is good;* happy are they who trust in him!
Psalm 34:8
The Request for Presence Gladden the soul of your servant,* for to you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 86:4
The Greeting With my whole heart I seek you;* let me not stray from your commandments.
Psalm 119:10
The Refrain for the Morning Lessons I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 7:18
A Reading Jesus taught us, saying: "Do not worry; do not say, 'What are we to eat? What are we to drink? What are we to wear?' It is the gentiles who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. Set your hearts on his kingdom first, and on God's saving justice, and all these other things will be given you as well."
Matthew 6:31-33
The Refrain I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.

The Morning Psalm	The LORD Has Become My Salvation
It is better to rely on the LORD* than to put any trust in rulers. All the ungodly encompass me;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. They hem me in, they hem me in on every side;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. They swarm about me like bees; they blaze like a fire of thorns;* in the name of the LORD I will repel them. I was pressed so hard that I almost fell,* but the LORD came to my help. The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation. There is a sound of exultation and victory* in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD has triumphed!* the right hand of the LORD is exalted! the right hand of the LORD has triumphed!"
Psalm 119:9-16
The Refrain I will bear witness that the LORD is righteous;* I will praise the Name of the LORD Most High.

The Small Verse Let me seek the Lord while he may still be found. I will call upon his name while he is near.
Traditional
The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into His Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

The Concluding Prayer of the Church Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.


Be sure to check out Phyllis Responds, answers to questions about The Divine Hours.
Buy The Divine Hours from Amazon.com	The Divine Hours © Copyright 2003-2004 Phyllis Tickle www.phyllistickle.com The Divine Hours are reprinted here with permission of Doubleday and Phyllis Tickle. Not for distribution without permission from the author.