Out loud

I feel odd if the Daily Office isn't participated out loud. Perhaps it is the communal feel to it or the reality that ritual should require a unique posture; at least some of the time. I am finding beauty in the structure as it foreshaddows a life of discipline. I suspect that it will help to firm up other disciplines in my life such as fasting, cleaning, reflective eating, and keeping up with homework. If kept with pace of the class, I'm not sure that I'll be able to tell how this impacts overall, but so far so good.