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Office

See Microsoft Office.


office
1. (in Britain) a department of the national government
2. in the US
a. a governmental agency, esp of the Federal government
b. a subdivision of such an agency or of a department
3. a place where tickets, information, etc., can be obtained
4. Christianity
a. a ceremony or service, prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities, esp one for the dead
b. the order or form of these
c. RC Church the official daily service
d. short for divine office

Office - Microsoft Office


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There are "lower defection rates from celibacy and the priesthood for priests who celebrate Mass, pray the Divine Office, make a holy hour, do spiritual reading on a daily basis, and see a spiritual director regularly, the author states.
One benefit gained through regular participation in the Liturgy of the Hours, or Divine Office as it is also known, is discipline.
That takes a long time, years of the Divine Office, prayer, and, mostly, community life.
 
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