How to Start Praying the Liturgy of the Hours

Friends, the Liturgy of the Hours is the highest form of prayer after the Mass. It is an ancient, structured way of praying Scripture throughout the day, focusing especially on the Psalms.

In today’s episode of the “Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss why this prayer is so powerful and how to get started with it. We also introduce a new resource from Word on Fire that makes it easier to pray these sacred prayers.

A listener asks, is there much point to praying anything other than the Lord’s will?

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[russmode]

Started LOH as a lay person about 2 months ago, and during lent, made a vow to "attend a few more weekday masses.." well..I never missed a single weekday mass in 7 weeks, plus regular Sunday mass, and stayed with LOH, morning and evening prayer, nearly everyday. With lent being over, considered missing Monday weekday mass..I couldn't do it, I left late after rethinking and still made it just 10 mins late, the Holy Spirit is intensifying my passion for our beloved faith..glory be to God.

[joydurham]

Three years ago, after having my second child, i battled immense spiritual darkness. I went to a nearby monastery and learned from watching them what Liturgy of the Hours was and how they organized their lives around God. I began to pray along as best I could (as you said, Brandon, it was very complex). It was a powerful point of contact for Grace in my life that helped me wade through and come out of that dark time. Thank you for making this more accessible!

[JeepRide]

I just started yesterday. I will do anything and everything to get closer to God. I want to remain on fire for Him. Thank you for this gift.

[lulabella]

The YouTube channel Sing the Hours does an amazing job of the Liturgy of the Hours. I listen and sing along morning and night.

[MissyPress]

Just paid for my subscription, I'm very excited! As a Jewish convert to Catholicism, I know this will continue to deepen my faith.

[Bleu-enbf]

Thank you Bishop! I am Greek Orthodox and I pray the Hours. I knew Catholic nuns that taught me these prayers many years ago.⭐

[shaineyj]

I am from Orthodox Church and we do the 5 hours everyday as laity. In the morning we do morning, 3rd & 6th before leaving the house. We do vespers & compline in the evening. It’s indeed a blessing and gives a lot of comfort & strength to recite the Psalms & prayers

[MLuisa]

I have prayed the Vespers since I was 14. Now I am more than 40 and I pray the complete office. I thank this video because we are always in the beginning.

[bahavamoss]

I am a lay person and i do the Liturgy of the Hours because i find it beautiful.

[JohnR.T.B.]

Bishop Barron is a walking library, and we thank you for God's gifts to Bishop Barron and also to the other Bishops, Priests, religious brothers and sisters, and the faithful each with his/her own talent God has given for the building up of the Church.
The habituation of virtuous deeds is true, we need discipline and the hearts and minds that have God at the center. In today's cultures people are being drawn away from a life of discipline, endurance, patience, acceptance for "shortcuts" into something else as part of an escape from duties, reality, and the cross that we need to carry.

[johnpaul]

Been praying the Liturgy of the Hours for 2 years. Beautiful prayer. Praying on behalf of the Church, for the sake of the Church and with the Church.

[leslie]

As a Secular Discalced Carmelite, we are required to pray Morning and Evening prayer. With Compline strongly encouraged.

[catholicprodigal]

LOH is such a blessing I do all of them. Then at midnight I pray the rosary Novena with prayers to my birthday Saint John Joseph of the cross ❤
My life has changed tremendously! I was healed from a tumor.

[Apriluser]

My husband and I, as converts to the Anglican Church (ACNA) several years ago, began praying the Daily Office, where we pray 4 times a day and read the daily lectionary twice a day (That takes us thru the OT yearly, NT twice a year, and the Psalms monthly). It has lead us to what we would call a “deeper conversion”. Prayers for your listeners to begin this liturgy of life and grow deeper in their faith and relationship with God!

[engineergod]

I love the liturgy of the hours. A friend, also a layman, introduced me to it and now I pray the whole thing! I actually like using the ribbons. There's a sort of beauty in moving the ribbons.

[catlady]

When I was discerning religous life, I learned how to do loh and I still do it to this day after having had left, it's a great way to fuel my faith. It's lile my spiritual oxygen or food that gets me going

[CatholicChickAZ]

This is fantastic for new people who are learning! It took me 5 months to learn it. I pray it every day, I love it and can’t start my day without Office of Readings and Morning prayers.

[albertaowusu]

7 original hours then St Benedict added Compline. The Little Hours for various devotions are also very good.❤

[alanbourbeau]

Praying Liturgy of the hours was something new to me and I didn’t understand from the beginning but after talking to several Catholic clergy members such as priests and Deacons and even a seminarian student who’s in the process of becoming a ordained Catholic priest.

[mathieulachance]

Serouisly, i felt so honored and consoled, i just wanted to say thanks 🥺