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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours

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001 01i00plural but singular or plural in construction, often capitalized02i00: an office of 01b00solemn praise02b00 to God forming with matins the first of the canonical hours02br
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001: the 01b00night office02b00 forming with lauds the first of the 01b00canonical hours02b02br
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00What is:02br
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00solemn praise?02br
00the night office?02br
00the canonical hour? 0-
  

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0 Canonical hours are particular times of the day in which Christians (especially priests and members of religious orders, such as monks and nuns) pray following a fixed scheme. 02br 00The most important ones, also called "the major hours", are Lauds (prayed in the morning, preferably around dawn but here often held at about 8:00) and Vespers (here, usually held between 17:00 and 18:00). 02br 00They usually consist of a set of psalms, which vary depending on the day of the week for Lauds and Vespers, and also contain hymns and readings.

— Tanit

  • 0 Canonical hours are particular times of the day in which Christians (especially priests and members of religious orders, such as monks and nuns) pray following a fixed scheme.
  • 02br 00The most important ones, also called "the major hours", are Lauds (prayed in the morning, preferably around dawn but here often held at about 8:00) and Vespers (here, usually held between 17:00 and 18:00).
  • 02br 00They usually consist of a set of psalms, which vary depending on the day of the week for Lauds and Vespers, and also contain hymns and readings.
  • 02br 02br 00Lauds are said to be "solemn praises" because people who pray them worship *** not with their own words (that is, not with an informal prayer), but by means of a structured prayer which is the same in all the Christian Catholic world.
  • (the meaning of praise you want here is 05100)02br 02br 00------------02br 00Disclaimer: My answer only applies to Roman Catholic Church.
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0 Canonical hours are particular times of the day in which Christians (especially priests and members of religious orders, such as monks and nuns) pray following a fixed scheme. They are: 01i00Matins 02i00(also, Vigil or Nocturn, held in the middle of the night), 01i00Lauds 02i00(at dawn), 01i00Prime 02i00(=1st hour), 01i
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0 Tanit, thank you for the explanation but I'm still confused about some things. I hope you won't mind my asking again.02br
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00What is the 01i00night office02i00? What does the phrase 01i00forming with the lauds02i00 mean? Does it mean 01i00night office plus lauds02i00 form the first canonical hours?02
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0 Hi Jackson,01blockquote
01cite10Jackson661212cite10What is the 11i10night office12i10? 12blockquote
10It is the same as 01i00matins02i00. As I said in my previous post, this was usually held in the middle of the night - that's why it's being defined by your dictionary as "night office"
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0 That will do nicely. Thanks a lot for all the explanation.02br
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