Office of the Dead

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Christian liturgical office Roman Catholic prayer canonical hour

The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Office of the Dead canonical	3
Matins for the Dead	1
office of the Dead	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian liturgical office ⓘ Roman Catholic prayer ⓘ canonical hour ⓘ
associatedWithDay	All Souls’ Day ⓘ
associatedWithLiturgicalColor	black ⓘ violet ⓘ
celebratedOnOccasionOf	burial rites ⓘ death of a Christian ⓘ memorial days for the dead ⓘ
commemorates	faithful departed ⓘ
contains	antiphons ⓘ lessons ⓘ prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ responsories ⓘ
dateOfOrigin	early Middle Ages ⓘ
developedFrom	medieval Western monastic practice ⓘ
hasForm	Lauds for the Dead ⓘ Office of the Dead self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Matins for the Dead Masses for the Dead ⓘ surface form: Vespers for the Dead
hasKeyText	Psalm 130 ⓘ surface form: De profundis (Psalm 129/130) Requiem aeternam ⓘ
hasKeyTheme	hope of resurrection ⓘ mercy of God for the departed ⓘ
hasPurpose	intercession for the dead in purgatory ⓘ prayer for the souls of the deceased ⓘ
influenced	Gregorian chant repertory ⓘ musical settings by Renaissance composers ⓘ
isOptionalIn	post–Vatican II Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
languageOfEarliestTexts	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalUse	pre-Vatican II Roman Breviary ⓘ traditional Latin liturgy ⓘ
mayBeCelebrated	in choir ⓘ privately ⓘ
observedBy	clergy ⓘ lay faithful ⓘ religious orders ⓘ
partOf	Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ surface form: Liturgy of the Hours tradition Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ
relatedConcept	Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead ⓘ surface form: Requiem Mass suffrages for the dead ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church Western Christianity ⓘ
theologicalBasis	communion of saints ⓘ doctrine of purgatory ⓘ
usedFor	All Souls’ Day observance ⓘ anniversaries of the dead ⓘ funerals ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Roman Breviary → hasPart → Office of the Dead ⓘ

Masses for the Dead → relatedTo → Office of the Dead ⓘ

Ambrosian breviary → hasPart → Office of the Dead ⓘ

Office of the Dead → hasForm → Office of the Dead self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matins for the Dead

Carmelite Breviary → hasPart → Office of the Dead ⓘ

this entity surface form: office of the Dead