# Divine Office ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The Liturgy of the Hours, the public prayer of the Church which sanctifies the whole course of the day and night. Christ thus continues his priestly work through the prayer of his priestly people ([[2.1.2.1.p39#^984616|ccc-1174]]). ## Vatican II - Divine Office — "He joins the entire community of mankind to Himself, associating it with His own singing of this canticle" — [[sc-04#^sc-83|SC ¶83–101]] ## Divine Intimacy - Prayer of the Mystical Body of Christ: [[167-the-divine-office#Meditation 1|167,1]], [[167-the-divine-office#Meditation 2|167,2]]; - universal prayer offered in union with Christ and in the name of the whole Church: [[167-the-divine-office#Meditation 1|167,1]], [[167-the-divine-office#Meditation 2|167,2]]. ### Source - [[167-the-divine-office|167. The Divine Office]] --- Next: [[divorce|Divorce]]