Resources maombi

PRAYER BOOKS
The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle
The Book of Common Prayer (1979 edition) published by Oxford Press
The Little Book of Hours published by the Community of Jesus

THEOLOGY AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Praying with the Church by Scot McKnight

A much-needed, timely book by a respected Evangelical theologian, who endorses the reengagement of the Evangelical Church in the historic practice of praying the divine hours. McKnight traces the prayer traditions of the three, major expressions of Christianity: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant-Catholic. Helpfully, McKnight also explains the Christian’s need to pray “in the Church,” “for the Church,” and “with the Church.” McKnight also gives a helpful overview of the prayer books most commonly used in each of these three, mila kubwa ya Kikristo Imani.

Fasihi na POETRY
Kitabu cha Hours: Anthology mwisho na Kevin Jackson

ubunifu, wahariri ahadi ambayo inafanya wazi maisha thabiti katika jamii za Magharibi na sasa kawaida kukubalika na kugawanywa masaa ya siku ya saa 24. Kukusanya "kubwa ya fasihi picha matukio kufafanua masaa ishirini na manne ya wakati wetu,"Jackson inachukua msomaji katika safari fasihi kupitia baadhi ya zaidi expressive akaunti authorial ya utamaduni wa Magharibi. Kwa njia hii, Jackson huleta upya simplicities zote za maisha na matatizo yote ya maisha kwa njia (ziada)siku ya kawaida, kutusaidia kujisikia na kuelewa tena mitindo ya kila siku ya muda awali ubinadamu.

Sala kuchaguliwa na mwisho na Peter Washington (Everyman ya Library Pocket Poets)

A beautiful anthology of poems structured around the divine hours of fixed-prayer: Matins (Lauds), Prime, Tierce, Sext, Nones, Vespers, Compline. Features some of the best poems from our most beloved poets. One word of caution: not all of these poems are penned by Christians, expressing the orthodox, historic, Christian Faith.

“Horae Canonicae” (Immolatus vicerit) by W. H. Auden in Selected Poems (expanded edition) selected and edited by Edward Mendelson

Written between the Summer of 1949 and the Spring of 1954, the poet Auden patiently traces a 24-hour day, penetrating the internal and external spiritual, psychological, social, economic, and political realities that make up human life. Auden orders these poetic expressions according to the historic, accustomed hours of prayer: Prime, Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers, Compline, and Lauds. A beautiful experience, yet realistic accounting, za maisha ya kila siku ambayo inaonyesha haja ya haraka ya maombi kila saa katika alikimbia, frenzied dunia ambayo mara nyingi mno kupuuza kama masomo ya kibinadamu muhimu na miungu muhimu.

Kitabu cha Hours: Sala ya Maskini Mungu (Ulaya Mashairi Classics) na Rainer Maria Rilke na Annemarie S. Kidder

Baada ya kutembelea Urusi wakati wa miaka ya ishirini ya, mshairi wa Ujerumani Rilke iliathiriwa sana na kiroho alikutana pale katika Kanisa la Orthodox Kirusi, hasa mdundo mpangilio wa maisha na sala, kulingana na masaa ya Mungu. Baada ya kurejea Ujerumani, Rilke (23) alianza kalamu katika mashairi maombi alipokea kutokana na uzoefu wake katika Urusi, kukusanya yao kama "Kitabu cha Hours" ("Masaa") kutoka 1899 mpaka 1903. Rilke influentially brought to his generation – and now potentially to ours – a renewed and deepened spirituality of and for life, being ordered through praying the divine hours.

WEBSITES
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/fixed/
This website gives helpful information and instruction for those seeking to understand and implement fixed-hour praying of the divine hours. Be sure to read these excellent essays by Phyllis Tickle:

“A Complete Guide to the Ancient Practice of Fixed-Hour Prayer”

“What Drew Me In and Kept Me Practicing Fixed-Hour Prayer”

“A Brief History of Fixed-Hour Prayer”

“The Divine Hours: An Introduction”

“Notes to Help You Use the Prayers”

“Symbols and Conventions Used”

http://www.chastitysf.com/loh.htm
This unusual website, peculiar to the Roman Catholic tradition, does provide an online version of the FULL “Liturgy of the Hours,” as well as much-need instruction on using this more detailed, comprehensive – and thus complicated – book of prayer. Those coming from or wanting to explore Roman Catholicism will greatly benefit from this free, user-friendly version of the “Liturgy of the Hours.”

http://www.calvin.edu/worship/stories/prayer.php
A Reformed perspective on the blessings of fixed-hour prayer, offering careful instruction, inspiring testimonials, links to prayer books of various traditions, and a FREE prayer book download.

http://www.bcponline.org/
Features a FREE online version of the Book of Common Prayer.

http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp
Offers a FREE online prayer book in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, “Daily Prayers for Orthodox Christians.” For the very daring, one can learn how to chant through this website, as well.