The catholic church teaches us that the liturgy of the hours is like an extension of the eucharistic celebration ccc 1178 accomplishes our sanctification gilh 14 permeates and transfigures the time of each day ccc 1174 reaches all of humanity and contributes greatly to the salvation of the world gilh 27 and unites our praise to that of christ and all his angels and saints in heaven gilh 15 16. The liturgy of the hours also known as the divine office is a beautiful and ancient tradition in the church that is not reserved for priests and religious but can also be prayed by the lay. Typically it has special antiphons and prayers for the hours prayed on sundays throughout the year during seasons such as lent there are specific readings and prayers for each day for now you can place the ribbon on page 344 you will see that it says fourth week of lent and monday morning prayer at the top of the page. The liturgy of hours also known as the divine office is the daily prayer of the church the purpose is to give god his due worship throughout the hours of our day as a natural result of this like all proper worship we become sanctified too the words and wisdom of god