Divine Office

Lent is a season of intention.

It is a time to return, to recommit, and to deepen our prayer. This year, we are inviting you to make a simple but powerful Lenten commitment:

Pray at least one Hour of the Liturgy of the Hours each day.

To help you keep that commitment, we are excited to introduce a new feature:

Prayer Reminders (Now in Beta)

You can now set personalized reminders for any of the Liturgy of the Hours prayers — both on the website and inside our mobile apps.

Whether it’s Morning Prayer before work, Midday Prayer during a quiet break, or Night Prayer before bed, you can now receive a gentle reminder to pause and pray.

The Best Experience: Use the App

The prayer reminder feature is fully available in our mobile apps for:

• iOS

• Android

Once you download the app:

• Open the Menu

• Tap Reminders

• Select any of the Liturgy of the Hours prayers

• Choose your preferred time

• Save

That’s it.

Your phone will gently remind you when it’s time to pray.

If you’re making a Lenten commitment this year, the app is the simplest way to stay faithful to it.

You Can Also Set Reminders on the Website (Beta)

If you prefer using the website, you can now configure e-mail reminders inside your user profile:

👉 Profile → Reminders

From there, you can:

• Enable e-mail reminders for any Hour

• Set custom times

• Select your timezone

• Update or disable reminders at any time

Don’t have an account yet? You can sign up and setup your e-mail reminders in one go:

This feature is currently in beta, and we welcome your feedback as we continue refining it.

Join Us This Lent

As part of our Lenten journey together at Divine Office, we are encouraging our community to choose one Hour and pray it daily through the season.

If you don’t yet have the app, this is a beautiful time to begin.

As part of our Lenten journey together at Divine Office, we are encouraging our community to choose one Hour and pray it daily through the season.

If you don’t yet have the app, this is a beautiful time to begin.

And if you’re ready to make your commitment, visit our Lenten campaign page.

There you can learn more about the invitation, reflect on your commitment, and take the next step in prayer.

Let this Lent be marked not only by what we give up — but by what we faithfully return to each day.

“O God, come to my assistance.

O Lord, make haste to help me.”

Let us pray.

February 21

Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor

Commemoration

St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, was born to a poor family in central Italy in 1007. His older brother, a priest, provided for his education and St. Peter Damian became a professor. In his late twenties, he joined a Benedictine hermitage in Fonte Avellana, eventually becoming its prior. He devoted his intellect and energy to improving religious practice and morality in the Church. He wrote many exhortations against simony, wantonness, and worldliness among religious leaders. Upon his consecration of Bishop, St. Peter Damian stressed even more the importance of a unified Church and a morally exemplary clergy. In 1823, Pope Leo XII declared him a Doctor of the Church.[1]

Written by Sarah Ciotti
Reviewed by Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, STD
[1] Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. s.v. “St. Peter Damian.”
Note: Optional Memorials and Commemorations are optional celebrations and, at present, we do not include content specific to these special days. This “About Today” is provided so that you can celebrate this Saint as you worship Christ.