St Nicholas Catholic Church, Boldmere
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  • Home
  • Information
    • Contact
    • The Parish of St Nicholas >
      • Parish History
      • Parish Boundary
      • Register with the parish
    • Parish Newsletter
    • Parish Blog
    • Ministries >
      • Service in sharing the Faith
      • Social Support
      • Service in administration
      • Service to the Liturgy
    • Safeguarding
    • Current Ministry Rotas
    • Financial support of the parish >
      • Parish Finance Committee
      • Annual Financial Report
    • Copies of Sacramental Certificates
    • Local Catholic Schools >
      • Priest's endorsement of school applications
      • Governors
    • Links
  • Join us
    • Sacraments of Initiation >
      • Journey in Faith
      • Baptism >
        • Baptism of Infants >
          • Godparents and Sponsors
      • Liturgy of the Word with Children
      • First Confession
      • Confirmation
      • First Holy Communion >
        • Pilgrimage to St Chad's
    • Parish Groups >
      • Scripture Group
      • Parish Book Club
      • 50/50 Club
      • Society of St Vincent de Paul >
        • St Vincent De Paul
      • Travelling Solo
      • World Development Group
      • Boldmere Winter Night Shelter
      • Open Parish Meetings
  • Worship
    • Regular times of Mass and other times of prayer
    • Sunday
    • Celebrations of Mass >
      • The Scriptures
      • Worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass
      • Mass Intentions
      • Singing the Mass
      • Unable to attend Mass
    • Morning Prayer
    • Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
    • Service to the Liturgy >
      • Training for ministers
    • Private Prayer >
      • Christian Prayer
    • Liturgy preparation sheets
    • Saints of the Diocesan Calendar
  • Pastoral Care
    • Catechesis/Deepening our faiith >
      • Fratelli Tutti
      • Deepening love and holiness
      • Family >
        • Children at Mass
      • What are we here for?
      • Owning our Faith and Calling
    • Funerals and Praying for the Dead
    • Volunteering during the Covid-19 Crisis
    • Social Support
    • Pastoral visits >
      • Pastoral visits at home
      • Pastoral visits at hospital
    • Sacrament of Matrimony (Marriage) >
      • Wanting to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony?
      • Finding Marriage challenging?
    • Praying for the Sick
    • Service to the local community
    • Pilgrimage >
      • Ephesus, Miletus and Izmir
      • Assisi
      • Rome
      • Saint Chad's and Lichfield Cathedrals
  • Newman Centre
    • Inclusive Dance and Drama
    • Kombatkids
    • Rhythm Time
  • Synod
  • Diocese
    • Unfolding God's Plan
    • UGP Parish response

Liturgy of the Hours and Morning Prayer


Morning Prayer is one of the daily Offices of Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office).

The Liturgy of the Hours finds its ancient origins in the patterns of daily prayer of the Jews.

In the Church it has been shaped under two other influences - the offering of Morning and Evening Prayer in church by the wider community of the faithful; and the patterns of prayer of monastic communities.

The current format of the Divine Office includes
  • Morning and Evening Prayer - the two hinges of the day, and those most commonly prayed by those not obliged to pray the whole Office
  • Office of Readings - offered especially as a night or early morning Office 
  • Prayer during the Day - which is included as a single Office, but texts are also offered for those who wish to maintain the practice of praying Terce, Sext and None
  • Night Prayer - the final prayer of the Day 

In our parish Morning Prayer is being prayed on Zoom each morning Monday to Saturday at 8.30am - the link is provided here for all who wish to take part. All the prayers needed will displayed as 'Screen Share' during the Zoom prayer session. 


​Those who wish to make The Prayer of the Church a part of their regular pattern of prayer Morning and Evening Prayer is available as a single volume (and a shorter form based on the 4 week psalter and omitting the alternative texts for saints days etc) , and the whole Divine Office which comes in 3 volumes. Links are provided above to Amazon, but if you are wishing to buy you might prefer to visit a Catholic bookshop, such as St Paul's beside St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham, where you can see and consider the various alternatives.

Many people prefer nowadays to use the Universalis App and pray the Office from their PC, Tablet, or SmartPhone. Universalis costs £19.99 to cover all devices (so you can have it on your PC and tablet and phone) or about £10 for a single phone/tablet. In addition to the Office the App provides you with the texts for Mass each day. 

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  Our Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216

Address: 243 Jockey Rd, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5US         Telephone: 0121 354 1763  
​ Email: stnicholas.boldmere@rcaob.org.uk     Website: www.stnicholasboldmere.co.uk
Parish Blog: www.stnicholasboldmere.wordpress.com     Facebook: St Nicholas Church, Boldmere
Parish Priest: Fr Allen Morris 
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