Office of Vigils

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The Office of Vigils is a traditional name for the Office of Readings, a major liturgical hour in the Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Office of Vigils canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic liturgical practice
canonical hour
liturgical hour
part of the Liturgy of the Hours
contains hymns
orations
responsories
developedFrom ancient Christian night vigils
focusesOn extended readings
hasLiturgicalCharacter contemplative
meditative
hasPurpose to nourish prayer through extended scriptural and spiritual reading
hasTraditionalNameOf Office of Readings
includes patristic readings
psalms
readings from Sacred Scripture
spiritual readings
isAlsoCalled Matins
isAssociatedWithTimeOfDay early morning
night
isCelebratedBy clergy
religious
isConnectedWith Office of Readings after Second Vatican Council
isIncludedIn Roman Rite
isLinkedTo sanctification of time
isMajorHourIn Liturgy of the Hours
isObligatoryFor clerics bound to the Liturgy of the Hours
religious bound to the Liturgy of the Hours
isObservedBy Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
isPartOf Liturgy of the Hours
surface form: Divine Office
isPartOfDailyPrayerOf Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
isRegulatedBy General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
isSometimesCalled Midnight Office
surface form: Night Office
isSometimesClassifiedAs major hour of the Divine Office
isStructuredAccordingTo liturgical calendar
liturgical seasons
isTraditionalNameFor Office of Readings
languageOfCelebrationIncludes Latin
vernacular languages
mayBeCelebrated at any time of day
mayBeCelebratedBy lay faithful
precedes Lauds
wasHistoricallyCelebrated during the night

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Office of Readings hasAlternativeName Office of Vigils