Known today as the Liturgy of the Hours, the Divine Office is the public prayer of the Church for praising God and making the entire day holy. It consists of readings in the middle of the night (matins), a morning prayer of praise (lauds), an evening prayer (vespers), and night prayer (compline). Men and women living in monasteries may even assemble at three other times for prayer. The psalms form the heart of the Liturgy of the Hours, all 150 being prayed over three weeks. This liturgy also includes poetic texts from the Old and New Testaments, other Scripture readings, hymns, intercessions, and the Our Father. This practice of communal daily prayer should move Catholics to acts of justice and charity and show us to be a people resting in the mystery of God’s infinite love and moving beyond our own needs to serve others.