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.

Lord, open my lips.
— And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Psalm 67

O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shed its light upon us.
So will your ways be known upon earth
and all nations learn your saving help.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Let the nations be glad and exult
for you rule the world with justice.
With fairness you rule the peoples,
you guide the nations on earth.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

The earth has yielded its fruit
for God, our God, has blessed us.
May God still give us his blessing
till the ends of the earth revere him.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.

Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the king of apostles.

Ribbon Placement:
Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III:
Ordinary: 662
Proper of Saints: 1393
Psalter: Saturday, Week II, 968

Midday Prayer for the Feast of the Chair of Peter, Apostle, using the Current Psalmody

God, come to my assistance.
— Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

PSALMODY

Ant. 1 Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.

Psalm 119:81-88
XI (Caph)

I yearn for your saving help;
I hope in your word.
My eyes yearn to see your promise.
When will you console me?

Though parched and exhausted with waiting
I have not forgotten your commands.
How long must your servant suffer?
When will you judge my foes?

For me the proud have dug pitfalls,
against your law.
Your commands are all true; then help me
when lies oppress me.

They almost made an end of me on earth
but I kept your precepts.
Because of your love give me life
and I will do your will.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm-prayer

When evil seems to triumph, Lord, and our hope begins to fail, give us courage and perseverance in doing your will.

Ant. Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.

Ant. 2 Lord, you are my hope, a strong citadel against my enemies.

Psalm 61
Prayer of an exile
The prayer of the just man who places his hope in the things of heaven (Saint Hilary).

O God, hear my cry!
Listen to my prayer!
From the end of the earth I call:
my heart is faint.

On the rock too high for me to reach
set me on high,
O you who have been my refuge,
my tower against the foe.

Let me dwell in your tent for ever
and hide in the shelter of your wings.
For you, O God, hear my prayer,
grant me the heritage of those who fear you.

May you lengthen the life of the king:
may his years cover many generations.
May he sit ever enthroned before God:
bid love and truth be his protection.

So I will always praise your name
and day after day fulfill my vows.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm-prayer

Lord Jesus, love and truth of the Father, you came to earth to relieve the pain of our exile; you took our weakness as your own. Uphold us when our hearts grow faint until we stand with you before God and praise your name.

Ant. Lord, you are my hope, a strong citadel against my enemies.

Ant. 3 O Lord, guard my life from the menace of the foe.

Psalm 64
Prayer for help against enemies
This psalm commemorates most particularly our Lord’s passion (Saint Augustine).

Hear my voice, O God, as I complain,
guard my life from dread of the foe.
Hide me from the band of the wicked,
from the throng of those who do evil.

They sharpen their tongues like swords;
they aim bitter words like arrows
to shoot at the innocent from ambush,
shooting suddenly and recklessly.

They scheme their evil course;
they conspire to lay secret snares.
They say: “Who will see us?
Who can search out our crimes?”

He will search who searches the mind
and knows the depth of the heart.
God has shot them with his arrow
and dealt them sudden wounds.
Their own tongue has brought them to ruin
and all who see them mock.

Then will all men fear;
they will tell what God has done.
They will understand God’s deeds.
The just will rejoice in the Lord
and fly to him for refuge.
All the upright hearts will glory.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm-prayer

Father, you gave your Son victory over the men who plotted evil against him; when he cried to you in his agony, you delivered him from fear of his enemies. May those who suffer with him in this life find refuge and success in you.

Ant. O Lord, guard my life from the menace of the foe.

READING 1 Peter 5:1-2a

To the elders among you I, a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings and sharer in the glory that is to be revealed, make this appeal. God’s flock is in your midst; give it a shepherd’s care.

Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell)
A moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

The apostles held fast to Christ’s message.
— They kept the precepts he gave them.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that no tempests may disturb us,
for you have set us fast on the rock
of the Apostle Peter’s confession of faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
— Amen.

ACCLAMATION (only added when praying in community)

Let us praise the Lord.
— And give him thanks.