The Divine Office
From the earliest days of the Church there have existed two primary forms of liturgical Christian worship:
Divine Liturgy (Holy Communion)
“The Liturgy is meant to become our life, and the continual entry into the new life that is granted to us in Christ. The Church’s teachings are inseparable from the Liturgy, and all of her theological definitions that she proclaims (such as the Creed) are confirmed by and revealed through the Liturgy.” (Acquiring the Mind Of Christ - Bower)
Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours)
“Without perseverance no discipline, whether prayer, fasting or vigil, ever bears fruit. The end of your labor will be just the same as its beginning.” (St Isaac the Syrian, in “The Four Books”)
“Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is union with God Himself. We believe that the Church’s primary responsibility is to teach people to pray, and that proficiency in prayer is the foundation of all ministry, mission and service to the community. Whether it be the Sunday Liturgy, the Daily Offices of Prayer, the ongoing conversation we are called to have with God, or the receptive silence we cultivate before Him, our parish life is defined by praying together and celebrating the life we have in Christ through that prayer.” https://www.stmatthewsnewport.com
Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours)
The customary times for saying the Divine Office are:
Lauds - Dawn/Sunrise
Prime - 6:00 A.M. (Start of the day)
Terce - 9:00 A.M. (Third Hour of the day)
Sext - 12:00 Noon (Sixth Hour of the Day
None - 3:00 P.M. (Ninth Hour of the day)
Vespers - Dusk/Sunset
Compline - Just prior to retiring for the day
One helpful habit to begin and end each day is to quietly pray the words of the Office Hymns for Prime (the start of the day) and Compline (just before retiring for the night), then close with a prayer (Collect).
Hymn - PRIME
Now that the daylight fills the sky, we lift our hearts to God on high, That he in all we do or say, would keep us safe from harm today. Would guard our hearts and tongues from strife; From anger's din would hide our life; From all ill sights would turn our eyes;
Would close our ears from vanities.Would keep our inmost conscience pure; Our souls from folly would secure; Would bid us check the pride of sense, with due and holy abstinence.
So we, when this new day is gone, and night in turn is drawing on, With conscience by the world unstained shall praise his Name for vict'ry gained.
All laud to God the Father be; All praise Eternal Son to thee; All glory as is ever meet, To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen.
The Collect
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn - COMPLINE
To thee before the close of day, Creator of the world, we pray, That, with thy wonted favour, thou Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.
From all ill dreams defend our sight, From fears and terrors of the night, Withhold from us our Ghostly foe, That spot of sin we may not know.
O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son, who with the Holy Ghost and thee, Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
The Collect
Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy: let thy holy Angels dwell herein, to preserve us in peace; and let thy blessing be always upon us. Through Jesus Christ, thy son our Lord. Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Source: Prime & Compline (words and music) (jhttp://commonprayer.org/offices/hour_n.cfm
1928 Book of Common Prayer-Daily Offices
http://commonprayer.org
Divine Hours
https://www.liturgy.io/?style=LINED&trans=KJV&psalt=DEF
Liturgy.io Anglican Breviary
https://www.liturgy.io/anglican-breviary?hour=19&day=1&month=1&year=2021&minute=38&style=LINED&trans=KJV&psalt=DEF