Recently I purchased the Commonwealth Edition. It is a fascinating book. The differences in language in familiar prayers are striking. I was reminded of my Grandmother who prayed the rosary. In the version of Hail Holy Queen she prayed she would say "vale of tears". Often times the older language is more memorable and concise. It seems to me that the Ordinariate may well help the Church return to its roots and become more Catholic.
That’s wonderful that your parish has the Divine Office Daily Worship available for the parishioners to pray with at church. Before I bought my 4 volume Divine Office I would have loved to have that available to me to pray with. God bless, Linda
Well…not my parish, but the local Ordinariate parish, which is currently closer to me than my parish and they celebrate Morning Prayer after Morning Mass and occasionally have Evening Prayer…my parish does have several copies of Christian Prayer on the Adoration chapel bookshelves. To start a regular Morning or Evening prayer group, one should contact your Adoration captains or parish. Your priests and deacons are already praying these and may be willing to lead some days.
I have the Commonwealth edition of this. And it has become my main breviary. I've recently started doing the little office along with it as I am trying to be inspired by the carthusian monks. I like the daily office divine worship office books because you only need one book essentially instead of four but you have the option to always pray all of those hours within the one book. I think that's excellent. In the commonwealth edition anyway I love the elevated language, and I think the books are built very well. I want that book to be with me with the rest of my life, I have had experience with Christian prayer liturgy of the hours, I've had experience with the four volume set, I've had experience with various additions of the little office, but I really wanted the divine office or some variation of it and I wanted it to be one book but also be robust. So Divine worship daily office really fit the bill. I think it's a strong book and beautiful prayers and when I'm 75 years old I want to see it next to my bed perhaps a little tattered but still in good shape as my constant companion.
Wow! What a testimony! Not to challenge you, but how would you say the Commonwealth edition had impacted your relationship with God? (You totally don’t have to answer; this is more of a challenge for me. I can get so technical & even though I know the impact on my soul, it’s difficult to put into words. You’re so close, though!)
@@DeannaWillistonOFS That's a big question. But I will say this, if you don't truly love the prayer book that you are using, you probably won't look forward to going back to it and perhaps you'll even become lazy with it. This has happened to me. I really wanted to love the book "Christian prayer liturgy of the hours" and I did like it but I always felt there was something lacking about it. There was something missing. And I wasn't always looking forward to going to it. I had a short version of the traditional Roman breviary, but it was very short and I felt like on those days where I wanted to do a little bit more, I didn't have any options. With the Commonwealth edition of Divine Worship Daily Office, I love holding the book, I love looking at the book, I'm looking forward to praying more and more and of late, I'm praying more than I ever have been and I am looking forward to adding more to it where in the past, it seemed like at times, quite frankly, a little bit of a chore. I guess I'm saying this for the laity in particular. We have so many options. So if we do not have an obligation toward any particular office, I think we should really find one that we like. That we really love actually. The elevated language in the Commonwealth edition really makes it feel like it is a beautifully crafted prayer and it makes you feel really I would say connected to Divine intentions. I'll also add, I cut my teeth with Christian prayer the liturgy of the hours (as well as the 4 volume set) And because of my somewhat familiarity with those additions, the Commonwealth edition of Divine Worship became easier to navigate.
@@NickyMetropolis1313 thank you! So many good points here. I long for a group that prays a traditional LOBVM or Breviary. The closest I have found is with the Ordinariate. Fr. Armando had Evensong tonight before the Lenten Mission and it was lovely. (And so was the Mission on “Recovering Joy Through Mortifications.” Last night was on Sloth, but I had my Moral Theology class.)
@@DeannaWillistonOFSThank God for options though right? Do you or anybody you know pray both of the offices that is to say a version of the breviary as well as the little office? I don't know if somebody would perhaps think that is redundant I sometimes have this desire to try to incorporate both of them
I just bought the Monastic Diurnal a couple weeks ago. I have the LOBVM, and I am now looking into buying the Ordinariate DW:DO. I think I may have an addiction problem.
@@timevampire83 I admit that I use different Offices in different circumstances. It might be easier just to have one, but with everybody using different ones, I like to be able to join them. Sometimes I enjoy the variety…All that being said, I do wish it was more universal/united (aka Catholic).
I obtained my copy when I visited an Ordinariate parish. It's a shame that the North American Edition isn't in print again until at least 2025. I absolutely love it, the only thing I can say I wish they added were optional openings to the minor hours (like the CE has) and the minor hour of Prime.
Because of certain printing issues, they had wanted parishes to buy them instead of individuals (just not enough to go around). They are out of stock now, but it looks like more might be coming. Check their website often or contact an Ordinariate priest: ordinariate.net/daily-office-out-of-stock
I would like to get a copy of that Divine Worship Daily Office but they seem to be out of stock. A little hard to find. Is there an app or PDF version?
I know! 😞 and there is not an app, but there is a website. It’s for the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (North America) & run by a great group! prayer.covert.org/ There is also this interesting website from the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham: www.ordinariate.org.uk/resources/daily-office.php
