You can join in the prayer of the Universal Church - and it's more accessible than you may thing! Learn how the Liturgy of the Hours can punctuate your day with Holy Scripture, and how your prayers and intentions can be united with the prayers of the Mystical Body of Christ! Sunday, Oct. 6 at 9:30 a.m. ET Monday, Oct. 7 at 5 a.m. ET Monday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET http://bit.ly/ERC80756 | EWTN

The Liturgy of the Hours (the Divine Office) is an ancient form of prayer with both traditional and ecumenical dimensions. At its heart stands the Word of God, especially as expressed in the Psalms, which have for centuries provided a language of prayer, both spoken and sung, for every branch of the church. Unaccompanied “music-prayer” was the worship style of the ancient Jewish synagogue. As early as the second century, the church assembled for prayer at regular times. Following the New Testame