I've used the Divine Hours books for several years. Well put together. Good quality throughout. I think they can now only be purchased new as paperback which is too bad as the hard cover edition will stay open on your desk or table. The p'back will not.

A daily habit of prayers and readings.

A good help to get in the habit of daily prayer. Sort of liturgical - each session is almost like a little mini-worship service but helpful.

Wonderful gift and tool

This one of several of Phyllis Tickle’s prayer books is a wonderful way to use scripture and the words of others to pray and pause throughout the day. It also includes the opportunity to enter into some of the seasons of the church calendar. I continue to use it.

So sweet and helpful, the Divine Hours series by dear Phyllis Tickle.
I use them each according to season.

When I remember to pray through this book, I am blessed and comforted, and feel like I have hit the reset button on my relationship with God.

This could be called The Book of Common Prayer Lite -- the actual BCP is confusing (to me, anyways) but this presents a very similar prayer format, a little bit pared down and in a way that's easy to follow.

Second time I’ve gone through the book. I find it to be comforting.

love this book

I have long been drawn to fixed-hour prayer. Growing up, we were taught to have a "quiet time" or "devotional" with God once a day. This has been my regular practice through the years, though like any normal human there were seasons when it went well and times of stagnation. While I treasured reading scripture, prayer often seemed like an add-on, the time when I was supposed to do something but too often my mind wandered. At times journaling helped as writing things out helps keep focus.

A few years ago I checked out an app or two that used the Book of Common prayer and found it helpful. For convenience, I wanted an app or e-version. But I heard so much about Phyllis Tickle's prayer books that I finally bit the bullet and bought one. Most reviews said the e-version had poor formatting, so I went with a physical book. If anything, having the physical book helped me do the prayers more often.

I managed to do morning and bedtime prayers most days, sometimes working in either midday or evening (vespers). The realities of having children always gets in the way of regularity, but that is okay! Overall, I find the rhythms of these prayers incredibly helpful. I am planning to use another of Tickle's books for Lent.

If you are looking for something new to recharge your spiritual life perhaps the best place to look is something old - fixed-hour prayer. Tickle's book is a wonderful tool to be added to a journal and a Bible. It would be nice for a well-formatted e-version, but there may be something mystical about paper - paper prayer books, paper bibles and paper journals.

This volume, one of three covering the calendar year, affords those of us who haven't gotten to a nunnery a structure and discipline for Scripture-based prayer. Four times a day is a big commitment. I'll admit I don't always pray at the suggested times. But, I pray. Sometimes, I chant the prayers and sing the Vespers hymns (the dog seems to enjoy it). Phyllis Tickle's Hours series might strike some people as old-fashioned, but I've found it refreshing and had no problem fitting it into modern life, even my workplace. The prayers are mindful of the liturgical year, with a smattering of saints' days each month. I introduced the series to Mom, who's even more attached than I am. She keeps a list of prayer intentions in hers. I'd recommend the hardcover version, based on the battering my books have taken. There's also a pocket edition.

I like these prayers. They are beautiful.

A lovely reference and resource. Personally, too much to use all of it for daily practice, but wonderful for periods or used partially as time, needs, and desires permit. Has an expanded section for use during Advent. Based on ancient Benedictine hours, with a Morning Office, Midday Office, Vespers Office, and Compline (Night Office).

Like the care of the publishing and binding of the hardcopy.