The Divine Office - Considered From a Devotional Point of View #226848

I. — First Practice: to begin by reflecting and asking for grace to pray well, II. — Second Practice: to excite ourselves by pious considerations, III. — Third Practice to unite with Our Lord as the Head of the Church, IV. — Fourth Practice to propose some special end, V. — Fifth Practice to fix the mind and heart upon the words pronounced, vi.-sixth Practice: to maintain a religious attitude, VII. — Seventh Practice: to choose time, place, and circumstance, most favourable for prayer, VIII. — Eighth Practice to avoid hurry in the recitation, IX. — Ninth Practice: to determine some particular parts of the Office at which we will arouse our attention and reanimate our piety.