A New Series of Instructional Videos for Divine Worship: Daily Office

In a collaboration with EWTN in Great Britain, the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham is releasing a series of seven instructional videos for Divine Worship: Daily Office (Commonwealth Edition). 

I’ve watched all seven videos, and they’re really wonderful - I highly commend them to your attention, especially if you’re new to praying the Anglican offices. Below are direct links to each video in the series.

Part 1: Introduction to Divine Worship: Daily Office (Commonwealth Edition)

Part 2: How to Pray the Daily Office

Part 3: How to Mark Up a Normal Day

Part 4: How to Mark Up a Major Feast

Part 5: How to Pray the Lesser Hours

Part 6: How to Use the Supplementary Texts

Part 7: Evensong According to Divine Worship: Daily Office

If you haven’t purchased a copy of Divine Worship: Daily Office yet, you may preorder one directly from CTS (expected to ship sometime in February 2022). I expect Blackwell’s will most likely restock them shortly as well. This really is a fantastic prayer book - you can read my first impressions here.

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