The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary

by Edward J. Quigley

ART. III. AIDS DURING THE RECITATION OF THE HOURS.

(a) Suitable place. (b) Respectful and devout attitude. (c) Slow, deliberate pronunciation. (d) Distractions. (e) To apply the mind to what is read. (f) To read without critical judgments. (g) To think of Christ's Passion. (h) To think of the presence of God and of our Angel Guardian.