8/2/2023 0 Comments Virtual divine office prayer![]() The monastic liturgy, comprised of both the Opus Dei and the Holy Eucharist, is fundamentally a contemplative praise of God, where monks recount in word and song the great and saving deeds of God for the human race in Jesus Christ. Sometimes this approach to prayer drives the newcomers to distraction, asking us, “Why are you wasting so much time going to and coming from choir?” Of course they are missing the point, and eventually they either get the picture of the process or move on to another way of life! This breaking up of the day by returning at fixed hours to church and the choral office is meant to promote a continual communion with the living God. The vocation of the monk is to be a living prayer, a perpetual “pray-er,” whose praise of God goes on inside and outside the church, and whose day is marked by continually returning to church or cell to pray to God. ![]()
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