The Society of Saint John the Evangelist: The Daily Office
The Daily Office
"The Daily Office is a sustained act of union with Christ by which we participate in his unceasing offering of love to the Father. In reciting the psalms, singing canticles and hymns, proclaiming the divine word in Scripture, or lifting our voices in prayer, we are to enter more and more into the mind, heart, and will of Christ, and to be borne up by the Spirit in him to the Father. Our praying of the psalter, which is the heart of the Daily Office, takes us ever deeper into the mystery of the incarnation; the psalms give voice to the whole range of human experience which Christ has embraced and redeemed as the Savior of the world. As we sing and chant deep levels of our being are involved; our hearts are lifted up in greater exultation. And music enhances our worship with riches inherited from many ages."
from The Rule of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist
- audio from Morning Prayer (:38)
- audio from Noonday Prayer (:39)
- audio from Compline (:58)
- A hymn recorded by the brothers in chapel: Abide with me (3:11)
from the brothers' Compline CD, "Guard Us Sleeping"
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