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Enhancing Your Divine Office Experience: Upcoming Improvements and Features

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“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”Matthew 18:20

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We are happy to announce new features and improvements coming to DivineOffice.org. It’s our hope it will make your prayer experience more meaningful and inspiring and that it will strengthen your sense of belonging to our community. Here’s a look at what’s new with details:

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Have Your Own Prayer Light – Share Location

Part of our mission is to build, grow and protect a true community in prayer. With that in mind we ask for your permission to use your location explaining why we need the information. We display locations on the 3D globe to show where others are praying with you in the world at any given time.

So, when you choose to share your location, Your Prayer Light will appear on the globe as a glowing candle—just like the votive candles in church. This candle represents your presence in our prayer community. Find out about the meaning of Your Prayer Light here.

New Location Sharing Experience

Rest assured, to protect your privacy, these locations are stored for a few hours and are never linked to any user data, ensuring that no one can trace or identify where a member is based on the data. You have the option to delay or dismiss location sharing entirely, and we won’t ask again until you decide otherwise. Of course, you can pray and be part of this community without sharing your location.


New Download Button in the Player

New Downloads Button

We’ve simplified the way you access our audio prayers. Now, you’ll find a convenient download button directly in the player, replacing the old text link. This change makes it easier to download any of our prayers for offline listening, helping you stay connected to prayer no matter where you are.


A Redesigned Mobile Experience

We’ve made major updates to improve the mobile version of Divine Office, giving you a more intuitive and engaging experience:

New Home Page with 3D Globe interaction: Now you can interact with our globe directly from the home page, seeing how Your Prayer Light connects with thousands of others around the world.
New Tab Bar at the bottom of your screen for quick navigation.

New Mobile Experience

The new buttons include:

  • Prayers: This button brings you to the list of prayers for today. If you select a different date, it will take you to the list of prayers for the selected day.
  • Community: Access discussions, intercessory prayers, and reflections, and contribute your own.
  • Globe: Enter fullscreen mode to explore the 3D globe, zoom in and out, and see where others are praying with you.
  • Donate: Quickly support our ministry with a single click, whether it’s a one-time gift or a recurring donation.
  • Join/Login: If you’re not logged in, easily join our community or log in to your existing account.
  • Profile/Theme: If logged in, access your profile, customize your experience, and adjust your settings. Toggle between light and dark mode with a single button.
  • More: Explore additional sections, including prayers for different dates, the Office of the Dead, our blog, and more.

A Redesigned Profile Section

We’ve improved the Profile section to make it easier to manage your preferences:

New Profile Layout

The new Website Preferences section allows to:

  • Adjust the quality of our 3D globe to improve performance or disable it entirely if you prefer.
  • Save your color scheme, font size, and playback speed settings so you don’t need to reset them each time you visit.
  • Review and change your location sharing preferences.

Email notification preferences now have their own section for easier access and control.


These updates were made with our community in mind and the shared faith that binds us together. We remember and are grateful to our contributors and to all that have aided our efforts to rekindle and promote the ancient tradition of praying the Liturgy of the Hours. If you too feel called to support our work, and it’s not a burden, you can donate here.

Stay close for more news and updates. And let us continue to pray together, support one another, and spread the light of Divine Office to every corner of the globe

With gratitude,
The Divine Office Team

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3 responses to “Enhancing Your Divine Office Experience: Upcoming Improvements and Features”

  1. Mark Alfaro says:

    Thank you for making these updates. I am thankful for this resource as it is such a help to my prayer.God Bless everyone involved in providing this valuable resource and God Bless all who gather here.

  2. Rosaelisa Diaz says:

    I enjoy the Devine Office using it for a few years now. I look forward to any updates available and also looking forward to be able to share this in Spanish with my father in law very soon. Many blessings to the Devine Office Team.

  3. Deacon William Griffin, ofs says:

    God Bless Each and Every One who is involved in this Ministry and So Dedicated to improving and increasing Our Prayer and Our Faith ! I rely on this site and have been part of the Prayer Life we share for Many Years! God Bless Also All Those who enter this Sacred Space to Pray Together!!!

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