Daily Spiritual Exercise for Priests

Here is a daily horarium recommended for parish priests, beginning in the seminary, as contained in my Regula cleri, Avenione: Merande, 1757, 17-18. Find it also here.

Exercitia
Pro ipsa recollectionis Die.
Ordo Diei

Hora 5. surges.

Semiquinta, oratio, meditatio, Prima & Tertia.

Hora 7. praeparatio ad confessionem totius mensis praeteriti, & ad missam aut communionem.

Hora 9. dispositio testamenti, Sexta & Nona, prandium & recreatio.

Hora 1. post meridium, examen particulare, rosarium, & consideratio de angustiis in hora mortis.

Hora 2. Vesperae, Completorium, acceptatio mortis, actus religionis, & aliqua pro defunctis oratio.

Hora 3. meditatio, Matutinum officium pro crastina die.

Semiquarta, consideratio ad crucifixum, aspirationes ad felicem mortem postulandam, spiritualis administratio Extremae-unctionis, protestationis, & visitatio Sanctissimi-Sacramenti.

Post coenam & recreationem, commendatio animae, scriptio fructus recollectionis, & lectio documentorum pro eo conservando.


Below are two previous posts on the same topic. I have followed this schedule since Summorum pontificum, 2007, and find it very well adapted to my spiritual needs as a parish priest.

Easy Horarium for Parish Priest Breviary (pre-1962)

Accomplishing the Hours of the Extraordinary Form (1962 Breviary)

If you love the ancient liturgy of the Church, there is nothing stopping you from praying that ancient liturgy with Her every day of your life on earth, in anticipation for your participation in the eternal liturgy of heaven.

Purchase your copy of the Breviarium Romanum, 2 vols., here.