Today we discuss, briefly:
The Historical Development of the Hours
That the length of the Hours doesn’t correspond to exactly 60 minutes
How the Hours were pushed to the margins of the day by a growing obsession with productivity
How praying the Hours helps to guard against clericalism in the life of the Church
The discipline of praying the Hours emerges from a time “dominated by agrarian rhythms, free of haste, careless of exactitude, unconcerned by productivity.” - Jacques Le Goff
