Prime Canonical Hours

Canonical hours - Wikipedia

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The monastic rule drawn up by Benedict of Nursia ( c. 480 – c. 547) distinguishes between the seven daytime canonical hours of lauds (dawn), prime (sunrise), terce (mid-morning), sext (midday), none (mid-afternoon), Vespers (sunset), compline (retiring) and the nighttime canonical hour of vigil. See more

Canonical Hours - Breviary

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The word Prime comes from the Latin word for "first" and should be said at the first hour of the day, that is to say, the first hour of sunlight, or the early morning. The text of the Office of Prime refers continually to the …

Canonical hours | music | Britannica

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canonical hours, in music, settings of the public prayer service (divine office) of the Roman Catholic Church, divided into Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and …

Prime (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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The Eight Daily Prayer Periods - Benedictine Abbey of …

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In the Rule of Saint Benedict, written in the early 6th century, we hear of eight prayer periods: Matins or Vigils, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. Since the time of Saint Benedict’s Rule, there …

Divine office | Definition, Hours, & Facts | Britannica

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divine office, also called canonical hours, liturgy of the hours, or liturgical hours, in various Christian churches, the public service of praise and worship consisting of psalms, hymns, …

Canonical Hours – The Episcopal Church

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Benedict (c. 480-c. 547) set the basis for this pattern of daily prayer in his Rule for Monasteries. The seven “hours” are: matins and lauds (usually counted as a single hour), …

What are the 7 canonical hours? – KnowledgeBurrow.com

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Prime, or the First Hour, is one of the canonical hours of the Divine Office, said at the first hour of daylight (6:00 a.m. at the equinoxes but earlier in summer, later in …

The Canonical Hours - Fish Eaters

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The Canonical Hours. The Romans divided the hours of the day and night into two twelve-"hour" periods, with each twelve-"hour" period related to hours of lightness and darkness -- i.e., with one of the periods starting at …

How to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours - Divine Office

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Current Roman Catholic usage focuses on three Major Hours and from two to four minor hours: The Office of Readings or the Officium lectionis (formerly Matins), Major Hour …