Liturgy of the Hours

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• Liturgy of the Hours — in a monastery of Carthusian nuns. This article refers to the Liturgy of the Hours as a specific manifestation of the public prayer of the Catholic Church. For its application in other communions, see canonical hours. The Liturgy of the Hours… …   Wikipedia

• Liturgy of the Hours — n. R.C.Ch. a revision (promulgated in 1970) of the arrangement and texts of the Divine Office * * * …   Universalium

• Liturgy of the Hours — n. R.C.Ch. a revision (promulgated in 1970) of the arrangement and texts of the Divine Office …   English World dictionary

• Liturgy of the Hours —    See Divine Office …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• liturgy of the hours —  Почасовая литургия …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• Liturgy of the Hours —    See Breviary; Divine Office …   Glossary of theological terms

• Hours, Liturgy of the — • Brief essay on the historical development of the Liturgy of the Hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hours, Liturgy of the —    This term (from the Greek hōra, meaning hour ) refers to the prayers that are to be recited by priests, deacons, and members of religious communities at various times during the day: matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none,vespers, and… …   Glossary of theological terms

• Liturgy of the Mass —     Liturgy of the Mass     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Liturgy of the Mass     A. Name and Definition     The Mass is the complex of prayers and ceremonies that make up the service of the Eucharist in the Latin rites. As in the case of all… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …   Catholic encyclopedia