Morning Prayer is one of the daily Offices of Prayer in the Divine Office, (The Liturgy of the Hours).

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 

During the current lockdown, Morning Prayer is being prayed on Zoom at 9am - 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. 

The texts for each day are provided here also - for those who wish to pray the Office alone, or who might like to arrange their own time of Zoom prayer with others.


Sunday November 29th
Monday November 30th
Tuesday December 1st
Wednesday December 2nd

For those who wish to make Morning Prayer 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 weishing 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.