"It's one of the most significant projects that we've done as an institute of spirituality," said Carney, who now works at Carlow University, Pittsburgh. When the idea arose in the 1990s of creating an office for the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Carney served on the writing committee. Lythgoe provided her reasoning for the popularity of the prayers: "It's meant to be communal." Morning and Evening Prayer of the Sisters of Mercy The variations on the Liturgy of the Hours created by these women religious congregations have been widely shared with other religious and laypeople, with some available in electronic versions. "People were tired of the old office and tired of sexist language," Carney said. Sheila Carney explained, congregations of women religious determined the existing Liturgy of the Hours to be inadequate in reflecting these concerns. Yearning to retrieve a sense of praying "in common" in a manner and in words that matched their current reality and sensibilities, as Mercy Sr. The one-volume Christian Prayer, published in 1976 as a condensed version of the four-volume set, has not been revised since that date.Īs the 20th century came to a close, communities of women religious were consolidating their ministries and, in some instances, their congregations. The four-volume Liturgy of the Hours was originally published in 1974, with the latest revisions ongoing since 2012, at the behest of the bishops' conference. Priests, religious and laypersons are accustomed to pausing periodically to join in this universal practice throughout the day and evening. Conference of Catholic Bishops' website as the daily prayer of the church. The Liturgy of the Hours, or Divine Office, is described on the U.S. Teams of theological and biblical experts delved into writing petitions, translating psalms, selecting music, revising the doxology and blessings. The congregations' work reached far beyond their own members as they gathered input from across the U.S. The Mercy Sisters, Dominicans, Franciscans and others tackled the challenge, along with a Carmelite sisters community (formerly of Indianapolis) that published a widely-used People's Companion to the Breviary in 1997. "We wanted a prayer book that would reflect who we are," said Dominican Sister of Peace Anne Lythgoe. The efforts began a few decades ago, and in some cases continue to today.
independent of each other - have created their own versions of the Liturgy of the Hours, featuring inclusive language and prayers conveying their respective charisms.
Some congregations of women religious in the U.S. But while the practice may be universal, the prayers are not all the same. In women's religious congregations and communities across the U.S., members join in the Liturgy of the Hours, described as the daily prayer of the church.
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