Daily prayer
The church has prayed at these hours for over a thousand years. You need no book, no background, and no particular mood. Read it, pray it, or let your device read it aloud to you.
Morning Prayer — Matins
Psalms, a reading, the Song of Zechariah, and prayers for the day ahead. The office that sets the day going.
Evening Prayer — Vespers
Light, thanksgiving for the day that has gone, the Song of Mary, and intercession for the world.
Night Prayer — Compline
Confession, a psalm, the Song of Simeon, and a blessing to sleep on. The shortest office, the oldest, and the kindest.
Four Minutes
One psalm, one prayer, the Lord’s Prayer. For the days when you have nothing left and the full office is too much to ask.