Divine Hours The Divine Hours (Volume Two), (Paperback)

from Arctic-Stranger

This is a bit unwieldy if you want to take it places, but otherwise an excellent resource for daily prayer within the Christian Tradition.

from empress8411

C.S. Lewis once remarked that there was a general distrust, particularly by Protestants, of fixed, repetitive prayer. It was claimed they violated the scripture in Matthew 6, in which Jesus admonishes his listeners to not engage in "meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that...

from deusvitae

A useful tool for practicing the discipline of the divine hours/divine office/praying the hours. The author uses an eclectic model for providing the substance for the suggested prayers, and on the whole it is suitable for those of us who are not as comfortable with many of the ritual and doctrina...

from netedt

Only useful if you are using it for personal devotions. All pronouns refer to 1st person, never community. There are a number of incorrect references to scripture, not surprising because there must be thousands of Psalm texts quoted.

from GwG

The edition of The Divine Hours edited by Phyllis Tickle has become my prayer book. Ms. Tickle makes praying the hours so simple and approachable. For someone wanting to try praying "set prayers" at set times, this book is a great start.