Each evening during the 9 Nights of Night Prayer, beginning Thursday May 23 and concluding on Friday May 31, on the Feast of the Visitation, the doors to Saint James will be opened at 8:00pm to offer a time of Night Prayer beginning at 8:15pm. Night Prayer, also known as Compline, is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, which is the universal prayer of the Church.

Join us in being nurtured with Sacred Scripture and refreshed by the loving presence of God! There will be an complimetary ice cream social in Andrews Hall (Church lower level) following the final night of prayer. 

Volunteers are welcome and needed!  Please sign up via our shortlink: https://v.gd/stjames9.

More about the LOTH From the USCCB:

"The Liturgy of the Hours [LOTH], also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God (Opus Dei), is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer.  The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer.  At times the dialogue is between the Church or individual soul and God; at times it is a dialogue among the members of the Church; and at times it is even between the Church and the world.  The Divine Office "is truly the voice of the Bride herself addressed to her Bridegroom. It is the very prayer which Christ himself together with his Body addresses to the Father." (SC 84)  The dialogue is always held, however, in the presence of God and using the words and wisdom of God."

"The hymns and litanies of the Liturgy of the Hours integrate the prayer of the psalms into the age of the Church, expressing the symbolism of the time of day, the liturgical season, or the feast being celebrated. Moreover, the reading from the Word of God at each Hour (with the subsequent responses or troparia) and readings from the Fathers and spiritual masters at certain Hours, reveal more deeply the meaning of the mystery being celebrated, assist in understanding the psalms, and prepare for silent prayer." (CCC 1177)