Compline

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Compline is the traditional Christian night prayer service, marking the final liturgical office of the day in various church traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Compline canonical 16
Small Compline 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical office
canonical hour
night prayer
associatedWith confession of sins
examination of conscience
nightly protection
etymologyLanguage Latin
etymologyMeaning completion
hasCanticle Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)
surface form: Nunc dimittis
hasLatinName Completorium
hasLiturgicalColor varies by season
hasPurpose to commend the night and oneself to God
hasTheme peace
protection from evil
trust in God during the night
includesElement blessing
canticles
hymns
prayers
psalms
responsories
scripture readings
liturgicalFunction marks the end of the liturgical day
prepares the faithful for sleep
musicTradition Anglican chant
Gregorian chant
observedOn Sundays
feast days
weekdays
partOf Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Divine Office

Liturgy of the Hours
positionInSequence final office of the day
prayedBy clergy
laity
monastics
precededBy Vespers
relatedTo Lauds
Matins
None
Sext
Terce
religiousTradition Christianity
timeOfDay night
usedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

European Lutheran churches
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Methodist churches
surface form: Methodist Churches

Old Catholicism
surface form: Old Catholic Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglican rite includesService Compline
Horologion includesService Compline
Great Compline relatedTo Compline
this entity surface form: Small Compline
Roman Breviary includesOffice Compline
Daily Office includesOffice Compline
Regina Caeli liturgicalUse Compline
Horae Canonicae hasPart Compline
Liturgy of the Hours contains Compline
Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) liturgicalUse Compline
subject surface form: Nunc Dimittis
Midnight Office relatedTo Compline
Hail Holy Queen isUsedIn Compline
Canonical Hours includesHour Compline
Salve Regina liturgicalUse Compline