Great Compline
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Great Compline is a solemn evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, characterized by extended psalmody, penitential hymns, and supplications, especially used during Lent and major feasts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine Rite office
ⓘ
Christian prayer ⓘ liturgical service ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
monastic practice
ⓘ
parish worship in Lent ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extended psalmody
ⓘ
penitential hymns ⓘ solemn tone ⓘ supplicatory prayers ⓘ |
| contains |
Old Testament readings in some traditions
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ litanies ⓘ prayers of supplication ⓘ psalms ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Small Compline as shorter daily form ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
intercession for the living and the dead
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ |
| function | evening prayer of the Church ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Great Apodeipnon ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalStructure | fixed order with variable hymns ⓘ |
| includes |
Trisagion prayers in many traditions
ⓘ
prayers to the Theotokos in many traditions ⓘ psalm-based refrains ⓘ |
| includesChant | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | Compline ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | more solemn than daily Small Compline ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonEmphasis |
Lent
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lent
major feasts ⓘ |
| liturgicalTime | evening ⓘ |
| oftenCelebratedOn |
eves of major feasts
ⓘ
weekdays of Great Lent ⓘ |
| performedBy |
choir
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ congregation ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| purpose |
corporate evening worship
ⓘ
intensified Lenten prayer ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Compline
ⓘ
surface form:
Small Compline
|
| religiousTradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
penitence
ⓘ
preparation for the coming day ⓘ vigilance in prayer ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | late evening ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.