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Cistercian monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours in Heiligenkreuz Abbey. The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum), Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum), or Opus Dei ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, [a] often also referred to as the breviary, [b] of the Latin Church.
In the Coptic Church, a denomination of Oriental Orthodox Christianity, the office of Prime is prayed at 6 am in eastward direction of prayer by all members in this denomination, both clergy and laity, being one of the seven fixed prayer times. [2] Roman Catholic clergy under obligation to celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours may still fulfil ...
The 1989 New Zealand Prayer Book provides different outlines for Mattins and Evensong on each day of the week, as well as "Midday Prayer", "Night Prayer", and "Family Prayer". In 1995, the Episcopal Church (United States) published the Contemporary Office Book in one volume with the complete psalter and all readings from the two-year Daily ...
Vespers (from Latin vesper 'evening' [1]) is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. The word for this prayer time comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening". [2]
Salah, ritual Islamic prayer, prescribed five times daily: Fajr – the dawn prayer. It is a two Rakat Salaah. Dhuhr – the early afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Asr – the late afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Maghrib – the sunset prayer. It is a three Rakat Salaah. Isha'a – the night prayer. It is a four Rakat ...
When celebrated at the all-night vigil, the orders of Great Vespers and Matins vary somewhat from when they are celebrated separately. [2] [3] In parish usage, many portions of the service such as the readings from the Synaxarion during the Canon at Matins are abbreviated or omitted, and it therefore takes approximately two or two and a half hours to perform.
According to B'nai Mitzvah Academy, you can say the following prayer for each night of Hanukkah: "Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who makes us holy with your commandments ...
Compline (/ ˈ k ɒ m p l ɪ n / KOM-plin), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer liturgy (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times. The English word is derived from the Latin completorium, as compline is the completion of ...