Divine Office for Dodos

By Madeline Pecora Nugent. Self-help instruction manual on how to pray the Divine Office. Uses a set of bookmarks and ribbons to guide the learner in praying the Office. The Divine Office for Dodos is an optional text for First Year Novice Formation in the Confraternity of Penitents.

 

DODOS BOOKMARK AND RIBBON SET: The Divine Office for Dodos provides instruction using bookmarks and ribbons. Instructions on how to construct these are in the book. However, many people wish to have a pre-made set. Therefore, the Confraternity of Penitents has made available a sturdy, flexible plastic, pre-printed bookmark and eight differently colored ribbon set to accompany The Divine Office for Dodos (optional).

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Read part of the Introduction to The Divine Office for Dodos:

 

Hi! Let's start with a secret.

 

You're not a dodo! Not only do you not have a hooked beak and fluffy gray feathers, you're even pretty smart! . I mean, you know how to tie your shoe laces, brush your teeth, and set an alarm clock, don't you?

 

But, seriously, you really do know a good deal about many things, but the Divine Office isn't one of them. Regarding the Divine Office, you might be a bit confused. Maybe more than a bit. Probably also frustrated. And maybe a little angry. You want to become a holier person. Someone told you that praying the Divine Office would be a nudge in that direction. Maybe they even tried to help you. Maybe they gave you some instructions to read. But you can't understand what to do! So you feel like a dodo.

 

Here's another secret.

 

You aren't alone!

 

Most folks who try to pray the Divine Office experience just what you are experiencing. Confusion. Frustration. Anger.

There's hope in these pages. You really are going to learn to pray the Divine Office. Honest! Then you'll join the ranks of other clergy, religious, and laity, some of whom are non-Catholic, who pray the Divine Office every day.

 

Maybe you already know that the Divine Office is the official, formal prayer of the Church that was written to pray throughout the day. When you pray the Divine Office, your prayers are united with those who are praying the very same prayers around the world. Great graces come from such communal prayers. Maybe you knew that, too, but isn't that something!

 

You might be wondering about me. How did I learn to pray the Divine Office? Well, I cheated. I had help you probably don't have. In order to prepare to write a book about St. Clare of Assisi, I stayed for a week with a convent of Poor Clares. One of the sweet sisters was assigned to me to help me with the Divine Office. She very patiently took this dodo under her wing and showed me each office (and the sisters prayed all seven offices in the Divine Office) and how to pray it and where to find it. By the time the week was up, I had practiced fifty offices and knew what I was doing. If you can find a convent of Poor Clares to stay with for a week, then you won't need this book. But, if you can't, then Divine Office for Dodos* is your next best bet.

 

Praying the Divine Office as Part of a Rule of Life

 

So who prays the Divine Office? Clergy and religious do. So do lay people who belong to certain Third Orders and Associations. So do other lay people who just want to pray this prayer of the Church daily. Doesn't matter which category you fall into. This book will help you.

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The Divine Office for Dodos is used in First Year Novice Formation in the Confraternity of Penitents as an Optional Text.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE DIVINE OFFICE FOR DODOS Section One: Getting Familiar with the Breviary Section Two: General Instructions Section Three: Praying Night Prayer Section Four: Praying Morning and Evening Prayer on Week-Days during Ordinary Time Section Five: Praying Morning and Evening Prayer on Saturdays and Sundays during Ordinary Time Section Six: Praying Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer throughout the Seasons of the Church Year Section Seven: Praying Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer during Advent/Christmas Section Eight: Praying Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer during Lent/Easter Section Nine: Propers and Commons Section Ten: Praying Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer on Solemnities and Feasts Section Eleven: Praying Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer on Memorials Section Twelve: The Minor Offices Section Thirteen: Options (Includes praying the Office when clergy are present and combing the Office with Mass) Appendices Glossary
We receive many comments on the Divine Office for Dodos. Here are some.


I am a Benedictine Oblate who has been praying the Divine Office for about 10 years.  I recently bought your book, "Divine Office for Dodos", and am LOVING it!!!   I am learning ways which I have incorrectly prayed the Office (though I suspect God forgave me  :-)) -- Renee Zakia, NC

“Your book is great!” – Mary McCurry, Pacifica, CA

"There simply isn't anything else that has helped me as much as this book! I pray the Office every day (Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer), and now my husband and seven-year-old son are learning to pray it, too!" -- Holly Bodoh, Milwaukee, WI.

“Thank you for writing such a wonderful book.”  – Walter Bobola, Acushnet, MA

“Thanks for this wonderful book. It is helping me immensely.” – Scott Guild, West Palm Bean, FL

“Thank you. I ordered two more copies of the book today!” – Ralph Quane, Ferndale, MI

“Thank you for such a clever book.” – Carolyn Simonds, Simi Valley, CA

“I’m Lutheran, but have been doing a modified Liturgy of the Hours for years. This book is helping me to expand and understand more.” – Karen Whitley, Ocean Springs, MS

“Thank you for the beautiful book. I have learned so much. God bless you.” – Lynn Hudak, Sumter, SC

“I have just purchased a copy of your book, which I am very happy with. My future wife and I are very keen to learn how to pray the Divine Office together.” – James Cullen, Fintona, Northern Ireland

“Marvelous book, many thanks!” – P.W. Marriott, Wilmington, NC

“Thank you for this fantastic book!” – Kathleen Englert, Summit, NJ

“Love the book! Thanks!” – Amanda Sumner, Mt. Pocono, PA

“My husband purchased The Divine Office for Dodos, and it has assisted me with that confusion, frustration and anger that your introduction speaks about.; Thanks you for … writing and publishing this book.” – Mary Jo Knapp-Bespalko, Binghamton, NY.

"This is the best tool out there for learning to pray the Office. I should get royalties for the number of times I have recommended this book to people. Everyone who has bought it has come back to me with rave notices. This book is so easy to use, so careful in its incremental presentation of the complexities of praying the office, and so handy in size. The light-hearted tone is perfect for people who may tend towards a bit of scrupulosity. You make it clear (as someone recently said) that "not doing it right isn't the same as doing it wrong." Your presentation gives people the baby steps that build the "correct" patterns of praying the Office without a burdening of false perfectionism. I love this book! Part of what makes it work is that you flesh out a lot of the details that simply do not appear in the GILH." -- Karen Sadock, Dumont NJ 

I am a graduate student, studying Pastoral Ministry.  Our assignment this week was to prepare a prayer service using the Liturgy of the Hours.  I just wanted to tell you how helpful it was to have your book on hand. When I prepared the service, I did so with the intention of introducing people to the Liturgy of the Hours.  So, the service handout had little information snippets in the margins that explained what we were doing and why.  The explanations in The Divine Office for Dodos are very readable and easy to understand.  They were perfect for the margin boxes. I am so glad to hear that demand for your book exceeds supply.  It is a good one! -- Peace, Barbara Harris, Elgin OK