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  THE MORNING AND EVENING OFFICES
  by St. Benedict of Nursia
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Summary: The Morning and Evening Offices should include the Lord's
Prayer to remind us of our covenant with God and the importance of
forgiveness.

Topics: "Christian Prayer", "Spiritual Discipline"
Scripture References: 1 John 1:9

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St. Benedict of Nursia emphasizes the importance of incorporating the
Lord's Prayer in the Morning and Evening Offices to prevent the growth
of scandalous behavior. By reciting the prayer aloud, individuals are
reminded of the covenant they make with God, especially in seeking
forgiveness and cleansing themselves of faults. In the other Offices,
only the last part of the prayer is to be said aloud, prompting a
communal response to seek deliverance from evil.

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The Morning and Evening Offices should never be allowed to pass without
the Superior saying the Lord's Prayer in its place at the end so that
all may hear it, on account of the thorns of scandal which are apt to
spring up. Thus those who hear it, being warned by the covenant which
they make in that prayer when they say, "Forgive us as we forgive," may
cleanse themselves of faults against that covenant. But at the other
Offices let the last part only of that prayer be said aloud, so that all
may answer, "But deliver us from evil."

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