Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours
Psalms chanted at dawn, dusk and dead of night, sanctifying the whole turning day
The Divine Office, or Liturgy of the Hours, is the fixed daily cycle of prayer services, such as Matins, Vespers and Compline, that mark the hours with psalms, hymns and readings. Witnessed in early sources like the Apostolic Tradition, Egeria's account, and the Rule of St. Benedict, it is kept across Catholic, Orthodox and Oriental churches with differing structures. Anglican and Lutheran reforms reduced it to morning and evening prayer, while many Free churches set it aside.
How it traveled
- The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods— · 360explains
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420applies
- Letters of St. AugustinHippo Regius · 430applies
- The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal FaultsMarseille · 435explains
- The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext CouncilConstantinople (Istanbul) · 692explains
Key passages(20)
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods · The Ecumenical Councils
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
Christian Cautions · Jonathan Edwards
Letters of St. Augustin · Augustine of Hippo
The Letters of St. Jerome · Jerome
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council · The Ecumenical Councils
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council · The Ecumenical Councils
The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus · Socrates Scholasticus
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
Book II. Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons · Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious Men · Jerome
On Fasting. · Tertullian: Part Fourth
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods · The Ecumenical Councils
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen · Gregory of Nazianzus