'A gift from God': Parishes encouraged to start Liturgy of Hours ahead of new edition

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'A Gift From God': Parishes Encouraged to Start Liturgy of Hours Ahead of New Edition Obituaries, Local | 11/3/2025 By: Our Sunday Visitor Father Matthew Ernest, S.T.D., director of the archdiocese’s Office of Liturgy, suggested parishes introduce evening prayer during special occasions, such as a church’s patronal feast day A brev…

'A gift from God': Parishes encouraged to start Liturgy of Hours ahead of new edition

Father Matthew S. Ernest still remembers when he oversaw evening prayer celebrated by Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in 2015. “It was a beautiful event, and we were very grateful to welcome the Holy Father,” Father Ernest, director of the Office of Liturgy for the Archdiocese of New York, said of the liturgy, which is part of an ancient prayer called the Liturgy of the Hours. Ahead of a new English edition of the Liturg…