Mesonyktikon
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Mesonyktikon is the Greek title of the Eastern Orthodox "Midnight Office," a monastic and liturgical service traditionally prayed around midnight.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox liturgical office
ⓘ
liturgical service ⓘ monastic office ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
daily cycle of services
ⓘ
monastic daily rule ⓘ |
| celebratedOn |
Sundays
ⓘ
weekdays ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Second Coming of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
hymns
ⓘ
litanies ⓘ prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Sunday form
ⓘ
festal form ⓘ weekday form ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Greek ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBook | Horologion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalTheme |
preparation for the Second Coming
ⓘ
remembrance of death ⓘ repentance ⓘ watchfulness ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
sanctification of the night
ⓘ
spiritual vigilance ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGreek | Μεσονυκτικόν ⓘ |
| includes |
Psalm 50 (51) in many traditions
ⓘ
Trisagion prayers ⓘ canon or selected troparia ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Psalter readings
ⓘ
nocturnal prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalDayPosition | first office of the new day in some usages ⓘ |
| mayBeAbbreviatedIn | parish practice ⓘ |
| observedMoreStrictlyIn | monasteries ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
clergy
ⓘ
laypeople ⓘ monastics ⓘ |
| precedes | Orthros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Compline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vigils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTime |
late night
ⓘ
midnight ⓘ |
| translatedAs | Midnight Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variesBy | liturgical season ⓘ |
| writtenIn | liturgical Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.