Canonical Hours

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Canonical Hours are the fixed times of daily prayer that structure the liturgical day in Christian traditions, especially within monastic and clerical practice.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Canonical Hours canonical 1
canonical hours 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical practice
component of the Liturgy of the Hours
fixed times of prayer
associatedWith Breviary
Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Divine Office

Liturgy of the Hours
basedOn Jewish hours of prayer
early Christian prayer customs
codifiedIn Book of Common Prayer
Roman Breviary
contains canticles
collects
hymns
psalms
responsories
scripture readings
developedIn early Church
follows liturgical calendar
hasPurpose to sanctify the day with prayer
to structure the liturgical day
includesHour Compline
Lauds
Matins
None
Prime
Sext
Terce
Vespers
Vigils
languageCurrently vernacular languages
languageHistorically Latin
practicedBy clergy
monks
nuns
some lay Christians
reformedBy Second Vatican Council
regulatedBy Rule of Saint Benedict
monastic rules
standardizedIn medieval period
timeOfDay before sleep
early morning
evening
mid-afternoon
mid-morning
midday
night
usedIn Christian liturgy
Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity
clerical practice
monastic life

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

Daily Office hasAlternativeName Canonical Hours
Matins partOf Canonical Hours
this entity surface form: canonical hours