Liturgy of the Hours

E131115

Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church, consisting of psalms, readings, and hymns prayed at set times throughout the day to sanctify the hours.

All labels observed (20)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical prayer
canonical hours
public prayer of the Church
alsoKnownAs Roman Breviary
surface form: Breviary

Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Divine Office

Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Liturgia Horarum

Opus Dei
basedOn Roman Breviary
celebratedIn churches
families
privately
religious communities
contains Compline
Daytime Prayer
Choral Evensong
surface form: Evening Prayer

Lauds
Lauds
surface form: Morning Prayer

Night Prayer
None
Office of Readings
Sext
Terce
Vespers
cycleLength four-week psalter
encouragedFor lay people
hasComponent antiphons
biblical readings
canticles
collects
hymns
intercessions
psalms
responsories
hasPurpose sanctification of the day
sanctification of time
hasTheologicalTheme participation in Christ’s priestly office
unceasing prayer of the Church
language Latin
vernacular languages
obligatoryFor bishops
permanent deacons bound by law
priests
transitional deacons
observes liturgical seasons
sanctoral cycle
partOf sacred liturgy of the Catholic Church
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
reformedAfter Second Vatican Council
regulatedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: Code of Canon Law

General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
relatedTo Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist

Mass
usedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Catholic Churches
Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church

clergy
lay faithful
religious institutes
usesSource Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Bible
surface form: Sacred Scripture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (133)

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

Horologion distinguishedFrom Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours
Quicunque vult liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Quicunque vult liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
Song of the Three Holy Youths liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
Vetus Ordo includes Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Gregorian chant usedIn Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Gregorian chant usedIn Liturgy of the Hours
Book of Blessings relatedTo Liturgy of the Hours
Triodion usedFor Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Vespers correspondsTo Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Evening Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours
Sacrosanctum Concilium affects Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Sacrosanctum Concilium influenced Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Hours reform
Octoechos usedFor Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Dominican Rite hasPart Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Dominican Divine Office
Anglican Use hasForm Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Dominican nuns practices Liturgy of the Hours
Roman Breviary organizes Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Roman Breviary usedFor Liturgy of the Hours
Roman Breviary replacedBy Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgia Horarum
Roman Breviary replacedBy Liturgy of the Hours
Carmelite Rite hasForm Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Daily Office hasAlternativeName Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Daily Office hasAlternativeName Liturgy of the Hours
Daily Office usedWithText Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Hours (Roman Catholic)
Marian antiphons usedIn Liturgy of the Hours
Marian antiphons usedIn Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Marian antiphons includedIn Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Hours books
Feast of the Holy Innocents involves Liturgy of the Hours
Regina Caeli liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
Office of Readings partOf Liturgy of the Hours
Office of Readings associatedWith Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Office of Readings canBeCombinedWith Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Office of Readings with Morning Prayer
Office of Readings textPublishedIn Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgia Horarum
Office of Readings textPublishedIn Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Hours (English 4-volume set)
Ambrosian chant liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Mother of the Church commemoratedIn Liturgy of the Hours
sede vacante hasLiturgicalMention Liturgy of the Hours
Holy Tuesday commemoratedIn Liturgy of the Hours
Marialis Cultus concerns Liturgy of the Hours
Glory Be usedInDevotion Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Glory Be usedInDevotion Liturgy of the Hours
Psalm 132 liturgicalUse Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Christian liturgy of the hours
Hail Mary usedIn Liturgy of the Hours
Compline partOf Liturgy of the Hours
Compline partOf Liturgy of the Hours
this entity surface form: Divine Office
Roman Rite liturgical calendar governs Liturgy of the Hours