The Night Offices: Prayers for the Hours from Sunset to SunriseOxford University Press, 13.11.2006 - 480 Seiten Phyllis Tickle's inspirational trilogy The Divine Hours? was the first major literary and liturgical reworking of the sixth-century Benedictine Rule of fixed-hour prayer--an age-old discipline of saying prayers at certain times of the day. This highly regarded trilogy has become one of America's best-loved and most frequently consulted manuals for observing this ancient form of Christian worship. Now, in The Night Offices, Tickle offers the perfect complement to The Divine Hours?, bringing together prayers, psalms, hymn texts, religious poetry and other readings not included in the original trilogy, covering the offices for the hours from late evening (Compline) to early morning (Prime). Fans of the Divine Hours? will recognize Tickle's simple, elegant format, her use of a modern calendar rather than a liturgical one, and the single ribbon in the binding, to track one's progress through the year. As in the trilogy, Tickle makes primary use of the Book of Common Prayer and the writings of the Church Fathers, and she draws all the scriptural readings from the Revised Standard Version. The book includes a set of Matins, Lauds, and Prime specific to each day of the week and varied only by month. Thus, the Monday reading for January would be used every Monday in January, but Monday in February would have new offices for it. The cumulative total, being 84 Matins, 84 Lauds, and 84 Prime (252 offices), fits neatly into a single, nightstand edition, a small, compact book that can be comfortably held in the hand. Easy to use, poetically rich, with a superb sampling of devotional works, The Night Offices will be welcomed by a broad readership, Christian and non-Christian alike. |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
a.m. The Call adore Amen beginning bless the LORD Call to Prayer Canticle Christ clothed covered darkness deliver dwell earth bless enlighten the nations Excelsis Glory eyes face to shine faithful Father fear Final forever forgive give thanks Gloria in Excelsis glorify the Lord go in peace grace grant Greeting Hallelujah hands hear my prayer heart heaven and earth High highest highly exalt holy place Holy Spirit Hour Between 10:30 Hour or Half Hour or HalfHour Isaiah Israel Jesus keep King kingdom Lift Light to enlighten live LORD bless Lord’s Prayer mercy Month morning Name Observed Office of Midnight peace place and bless Praise the LORD pray Prayer Behold prepared promised Psalm Reading Refrain Request for Presence seen the Savior servant free servants set your servant sing sins Small Verse Song soul stand by night things watchmen waters world without end Zion