Consecrate your day to the Lord by committing your early mornings to the universal prayer of the Church. The Office of Lauds reminds the Christian that the first act of the day should be praise, and that one's thoughts should be of God before facing the cares of the day. Text of today's prayer is available at http://www.ibreviary.com/ Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Make it a daily habit. God bless your day.

Daily scripture readings, psalms, and prayers that follow in the ancient traditions of the Church. Follow along using the session outlines at DivineOffice.org or by using the Divine Office iPhone, iPod, iPad app or Android app. From ancient times the Church has had the custom of celebrating each day the liturgy of the hours. In this way the Church fulfills the Lord’s precept to pray without ceasing, at once offering praise to God the Father and interceding for the salvation of the world. For ...