Night Prayer
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Night Prayer is the final daily office in the Christian Liturgy of the Hours, consisting of psalms, readings, and prayers said before going to sleep.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
canonical hour ⓘ liturgical office ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Psalm 134
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psalm 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encouragedFor |
clergy
ⓘ
laity ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Compline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prayer at the Close of Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeasonVariation |
Advent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easter Season NERFINISHED ⓘ Easter Triduum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordinary Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRubric |
normally said once each day
ⓘ
recited after evening activities ⓘ |
| includes |
Gospel canticle
ⓘ
Nunc Dimittis NERFINISHED ⓘ concluding prayer ⓘ final blessing ⓘ intercessions ⓘ psalms ⓘ responsory ⓘ scripture reading ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Office of Readings (next day) ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Evening Prayer ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
vernacular languages ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | final office of the day ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
Marian antiphon
ⓘ
examination of conscience ⓘ penitential act ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
prayer before sleep
ⓘ
sanctification of the night ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline | daily prayer habit ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
peaceful death
ⓘ
protection during the night ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Methodist churches ⓘ some religious communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.