Phyllis Tickle's inspirational trilogy The Divine Hours (TM) 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 (TM), 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 (TM) 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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