Stay tuned for a new feature we are trying out. To provide us with more connection to the parish during the week, we will be posting a one-on-one conversation between the prior Sunday’s homilist and a parishioner. The inaugural episode will feature a discussion between Eduardo Crespo and Fr. John Gribowich. It will also include a preview of next Sunday’s music from Sergio Sandi, our music director.

We expect that the recording will be available on our website and our parish YouTube channel by Friday. You may want to consider subscribing to our YouTube channel, which will provide notifications when new content is available. To do so, visit https://www.youtube.com/user/stcharlesbklyn and click Subscribe.

The Liturgy of the Hours is the official prayer of the Catholic Church. As its name suggests it is the concrete expression of the Church’s desire to fulfill St Paul’s injunction to “pray without ceasing.” (1 Thess. 5:17) It is composed mostly of Psalms and other “songs” from the Old Testament and readings from both. It is often referred to as “The Breviary.” The word is derived from “breviarium” which means brief summary.  We may not find it all that brief but it does put together the Church’s prayer in one place and is remarkably easy to master. Continue reading “Praying the Liturgy of the Hours” →