“It is important to introduce the faithful to the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours ‘which, as the public prayer of the Church, is a source of piety and nourishment for personal prayer.’ It is an action that is neither individual nor ‘private, but is proper to the entire Body of the Church…. Thus, if the faithful are summoned for the Liturgy of the Hours and gather together, joining heart and voice, they make manifest the Church, which celebrates the mystery of Christ.’” -Pope St. John Paul II @LiturgyRibbons https://t.co/feIhg2j3J1 #liturgyofthehours #breviary
“In the Apostolic Letter Novo millennio ineunte I expressed the hope that the Church would become more and more distinguished in the ‘art of prayer’… This effort must be expressed above all in the liturgy, the source and summit of ecclesial life. Consequently, it is important to devote greater pastoral care to promoting the Liturgy of the Hours as a prayer of the whole People of God. If, in fact, priests and religious have a precise mandate to celebrate it, it is also warmly recommended to lay people.” -Pope St. John Paul II @liturgyribbons https://t.co/feIhg2jByz #liturgyofthehours #breviary
I went through several iterations of the user interface for https://t.co/feIhg2j3J1 to make it as simple and straightforward as possible. It tells you where to put each ribbon in your Liturgy of the Hours. Everything is programmed into the code and it just works. Grab your breviary and try it today. @LiturgyRibbons #liturgyofthehours #breviary
When I decided to start praying the Liturgy of the Hours, I was completely lost. Five ribbons, four volumes, and every morning felt like a puzzle before I’d said a single word of prayer.
I went looking for an app to check each day, something to show me where the ribbons should go. To my surprise, it didn’t exist.
Here’s the thing: I didn’t want to pray from a screen. I wanted to hold the breviary in my hands and turn the pages the way the faithful have for centuries.
I’m not a software developer (I work in real estate development), but I built a simple tool to solve my own problem. Open it each morning and it tells you exactly where to place your ribbons.
I’d be honored if you’d take a look and tell me honestly what you think.
https://t.co/FV0Becv53x
The saints did not pray with an app. They prayed with the Psalms, the same words the Church has lifted up for two thousand years, morning and evening, in light and in darkness.
https://t.co/n7ycxAOQuB. Free, every day.
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