Laudis canticum

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With the apostolic constitution Laudis canticum ("the song of praise") of Pope Paul VI. on November 1, 1970, the liturgy of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Rite was promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Second Vatican Council .

The Church Liturgy of the Hours

Already with the Constitution of the Second Vatican Council Sacrosanctum Concilium on the Holy Liturgy , lay people are also expressly invited to take part in the Divine Office of the Church, depending on their circumstances:

According to ancient Christian tradition, the Liturgy of the Hours is structured in such a way that the entire course of the day and night is consecrated through praise of God. If the priests and other persons commissioned by ecclesiastical order, or the Christian believers who pray together with the priest in an approved form, perform this wonderful hymn of praise correctly, then this is truly the voice of the bride speaking to the bridegroom, yes, it is the prayer that Christ, united with his body, addresses to his Father. All who accomplish this are fulfilling a duty incumbent on the church and at the same time sharing in the highest honor of the bride of Christ; for by offering praise to God they stand before the throne of God in the name of the Mother Church. (No. 84–85) "

Laudis canticum goes into greater detail on the fact that the life of Christ, completed in his mystical body , also exalts the life of every individual believer, which is why there should be no contradiction between the prayer of the church and the personal prayer of the individual. Rather, it is important to strengthen the connection between the two. Therefore, ways of singing as well as ways of celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours should be chosen "which correspond more to the spiritual situation of the prayers".

“For the whole life of believers is at all hours of the day and night, as it were, a Leitourgia , a public service in which they surrender themselves to God and men and thus include themselves in the work of Christ, who through his life and his giving Sanctified the lives of all people. This profound truth, which underlies Christian life, is clearly expressed and effectively confirmed by the Liturgy of the Hours. That is why the Liturgy of the Hours is offered to all believers in Christ, including those who do not have to perform it according to their duties. "

The Roman Book of Hours appeared in four volumes from 1971 and emphasizes the church-wide character of the Liturgy of the Hours. Laudis canticum explains and deepens some thoughts on the reorganization of the liturgical texts, especially the Psalter, in view of the publication of the Book of Hours .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laudis canticum No. 2211
  2. ↑ Laudis canticum No. 2211