Praying the Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours:
-Deepens your relationship with Christ

-Binds you to the faithful of every time and place

-Sanctifies the day through the sacrifice of praise

 

"Sing the Hours" with Paul Rose: singthehours.org

"The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or Breviary, is the daily prayer of the universal Church, with prayers dispersed at intervals throughout the day to sanctify time and work.

Daily practice of this liturgical prayer, which is steeped in the richness of Sacred Scripture, will give Christians authentic spiritual food, sanctify their days, and unite them more closely with the Church throughout the world." (from singthehours.org)

 

What is the Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours? https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgy-of-the-hours

Explanation from The Catechism of the Catholic Church 

Updates that are coming.

A Beginner's Guide to the art of praying the Divine Office (by Philip Kosloski)

Breviary Bootcamp: (an easy-to-understand blog by Daria Sockey--though no longer updated) 
Daria's book: The Everyday Catholic's Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours 

Teaching (pdf) by Deacon David Ochoa

Helpful Charts and Overviews Compiled by Fr. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

General Instructions from England, Wales, and Ireland (pdf)

Pray the Divine Office online https://divineoffice.org/

Prayer at Conception Abbey

The Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours, even after reviewing these helps and explanations, can be confusing. Word on Fire, the ministry of Bishop Robert Barron, has created a user-friendly series of booklets to help lay-people easily join in this beautiful prayer of the Church. Go here for more information: https://www.wordonfire.org/pray/ 

 

Image: Cistercian monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours in Heiligenkreuz Abbey

By © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15881964