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The reformed liturgy of the hours still uses a traditional 7 hours. But it has rearranged it slightly to be adaptable for modern use in most cases. The living magisterium has always had and still has the authority to do this. Office of readings is the first hour and is preferred as such, but can when necessary be done at some other suitable time of day. Morning prayer is the second hour can be said any time before 9am. The three minor hours remain fixed at 9, 12pm and 3pm. However, for most secular clergy, they are obligated to recite one of these. So the three psalms for the minor hours of the day can be used at any of those hours. For those who wish to pray two minor hours or all three of them, they can use the same three psalms, or specified complimentary psalms, or substitute them for other psalms. Evening prayer is at 6pm. And night prayer is at 9pm. It has always been the case that these times can change around when necessary for an individual or for a community when there is a need, but the reforms make this changing around more synchronistic and simple. There has actually always been 8 hours rather than 7. There have been 7 for the day and one for the night. I praise thee seven times a day and wake up to praise thee at midnight. But over time, the midnight office more commonly began to be prayed along with the first morning prayer. Although prime has been suppressed when it comes to obligation for most people, it can still be prayed out of charity and devotion to those who feel called to and by those who have it as part of their community rule.
Actually there are 8 canonical hours. 7 during the day and 1 during the night (matins). The modernists tried to suppress prime, which is why there are only 7 in the modern Roman office.
You are correct that there are eight. You are wrong to accuse the living magisterium of making "modernist" decisions as that would be Hell conquering Christ's Church - something that can't happen. Prime has been suppressed - meaning that most clergy are not obligated to pray it anymore. The reasons for this are clearly given in the documents that talk about it. However, prime still exists and can freely be prayed by those who feel called to do so. Rome has the right to reduce obligations or add them to suit the different needs during different ages of the Church.
1:68 Benedíctus ✠ Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ: 1:69 Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui. 1:70 Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum eius: 1:71 Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos. 1:72 Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti. 1:73 Iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis: 1:74 Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi. 1:75 In sanctitáte, et iustítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris. 1:76 Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias eius: 1:77 Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum: 1:78 Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto: 1:79 Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis. ℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. ℟. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
I am new to Christianity and learning about Catholic faith from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This audio matches perfectly with the description of Easter Vigil in the book. Thank you !
For Laity living in the world the Little Office of the BVM is a reasonable option. And there’s various options if you have a particular order you are called to vs just the Roman (the Carmelite, the Dominican)…
This is true. However, it is good to note that the reformed liturgy of the hours actually takes about the same amount of time as the Little Office. It is only that one is simpler and can fit in your pocket. The reforms have made it so that the laity can more easily participate in this great work.
