Comments on: How to Pray the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer (Part 5) – The Readings http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/ Meditations, musings and traveler’s tales... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Luis http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-3030 Luis Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:12:34 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-3030 I guess will never know what Gary meant by "SOS 5"? ...One can only hope he survived! :) I guess will never know what Gary meant by “SOS 5″? …One can only hope he survived! :)

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Richard Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:32:45 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-1083 it was my pleasure Gary. Not sure what you mean by SOS 5 - is your boat sinking? ;-) it was my pleasure Gary. Not sure what you mean by SOS 5 – is your boat sinking? ;-)

]]> By: Gary http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 Gary Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:57:24 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-1079 Since I have read these past few blog posts on the BCP I have re-signed up to using mine everyday. I bought a how to pray the Daily office... daily guide and It has changed my time in personal prayer. I love it. Thanks for introducing me in the first place to the BCP. My prayer life is rarely dull now- except for those occasional SOS 5 moments ;) Since I have read these past few blog posts on the BCP I have re-signed up to using mine everyday. I bought a how to pray the Daily office… daily guide and It has changed my time in personal prayer. I love it. Thanks for introducing me in the first place to the BCP. My prayer life is rarely dull now- except for those occasional SOS 5 moments ;)

]]> By: Valery http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Valery Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:10:33 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-1067 Yes, that did help explain it...and it made sense in practice as well as I implemented it in the last day or two of praying through the Daily Office. Thanks for the prompt answer. Yes, that did help explain it…and it made sense in practice as well as I implemented it in the last day or two of praying through the Daily Office. Thanks for the prompt answer.

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Richard Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:19:51 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-1056 Valery - glad you're finding the resources helpful - in due time you will surely reap the benefits of a structured time of prayer :-) By "prayer-response" I mean that I understand the Readings as "God speaking to us," in that He speaks to us directly through the written Word <em>and</em> I open myself to promptings of the Spirit to speak specifically and directly to my life. I do not do this slavishly insisting or making it happen every time, but rather simply open myself to God speaking during the Reading. If I feel a specific prompting, I am grateful, but if not I keep moving. Understanding the Reading as "God's turn to speak," the Canticle is then "our turn to speak back." So I see the Canticle as a way of responding in worship to God for what was revealed about/from Him in the Reading. Let me know if this clears it up! I'd love to hear more of your thoughts. Peace, Richard Valery – glad you’re finding the resources helpful – in due time you will surely reap the benefits of a structured time of prayer :-)

By “prayer-response” I mean that I understand the Readings as “God speaking to us,” in that He speaks to us directly through the written Word and I open myself to promptings of the Spirit to speak specifically and directly to my life. I do not do this slavishly insisting or making it happen every time, but rather simply open myself to God speaking during the Reading. If I feel a specific prompting, I am grateful, but if not I keep moving.

Understanding the Reading as “God’s turn to speak,” the Canticle is then “our turn to speak back.” So I see the Canticle as a way of responding in worship to God for what was revealed about/from Him in the Reading.

Let me know if this clears it up! I’d love to hear more of your thoughts.

Peace,
Richard

]]> By: Valery http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/2009/08/how-to-pray-the-daily-office-from-the-book-of-common-prayer-part-5-the-readings/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Valery Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:25:21 +0000 http://www.richardliantonio.com/blog/?p=629#comment-1055 I recently stumbled across your site as I looked for resources on using the Daily Office -- it's been a great resource to me as I step into using it as a time of fixed daily prayer. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the series. Question: I'm still a little confused about the use of the Canticles as a response to the reading. Could you explain a little bit about what you meant by "these are sung as prayer-responses to the readings"? I feel like it's an obvious statement, but, for some reason, I'm still stumbling on it. Thanks! I recently stumbled across your site as I looked for resources on using the Daily Office — it’s been a great resource to me as I step into using it as a time of fixed daily prayer. I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of the series.

Question: I’m still a little confused about the use of the Canticles as a response to the reading. Could you explain a little bit about what you meant by “these are sung as prayer-responses to the readings”? I feel like it’s an obvious statement, but, for some reason, I’m still stumbling on it.

Thanks!

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