Prime

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Prime is one of the traditional canonical hours in the Christian liturgy of the hours, historically recited in the early morning.

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Prime canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical hour
canonical hour
associatedWith Rule of Saint Benedict
category Catholic liturgy
Christian prayer
Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Hours of the Divine Office
contains hymn
prayers
psalms
short reading
etymology from Latin "prima hora" meaning "first hour"
follows Lauds
hasAlternativeName First Hour
Hora Prima
languageOfName Latin
liturgicalFunction beginning of daily work under God’s blessing
sanctification of the early hours of the day
liturgicalTradition pre–Vatican II Roman Breviary
observedOn Sundays
feast days
weekdays
partOf Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Divine Office

Liturgy of the Hours
precedes Terce
recitedBy clergy
monks
religious communities
some laypeople
relatedConcept breviary
canonical hours
spiritualEmphasis discipline and order at the start of the day
morning dedication to God
statusInRomanRite suppressed in the post–Vatican II Liturgy of the Hours
stillObservedIn some monastic communities
traditionalist Catholic communities
suppressedBy Second Vatican Council reforms
suppressedIn General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: 1970 Roman Liturgy of the Hours
timeOfDay early morning
first hour of daylight
tradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
traditionalTime around 6 a.m.
usedBefore Second Vatican Council
usedIn Benedictine liturgy
Monastic offices
Roman Rite
Western Christianity

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