Morning And Evening Vespers
Vespers is a sunset evening prayer service in the orthodox roman catholic and eastern catholic anglican and lutheran liturgies of the canonical hours the word comes from the greek ἑσπέρα hespera and the latin vesper meaning evening it is also referred to in the anglican tradition as evening prayer or evensong.
Morning and evening vespers. O my god at the end of this day i thank you most heartily for all the graces i have received from you. The breviary marks specific hours of the day with prayer each of the hours having a different title. The character of morning prayer is that of praise. Or the week beginning on or after may 15 after lent.
Vespers is more specifically called evening prayer as part of the liturgy of the hours. The schedule starts with matins midnight and then continues with lauds dawn prime early morning terce mid morning sext noon none mid afternoon vespers evening and compline prior to bedtime about 9 00 pm. Through this prayer the people of god sanctify the day by continual praise of god and prayers of intercession for the needs of the world. Night prayer has the character of reflection on the day that is past and preparing the soul for its passage to eternal life.
The major hours consist of the office of readings formerly matins morning or lauds and evening prayer or vespers. Forgive me o my god and graciously protect me this night. Morning prayer lauds evening prayer vespers night prayer compline office of readings. Week 7 the week beginning on or after february 18 before lent.
I am sorry that i have not made a better use of them. Of evening prayer that of thanksgiving. Many scholars believe vespers is based on judaic forms of prayer and point to a daily evening celebration observed among jews in the 1st century bce. Through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and ever.
Vespers evening prayer in the liturgy of the hours the church fulfills jesus command to pray always luke 18 1. Vespers and lauds morning prayer are the oldest and most important of the traditional liturgy of the hours. Blessed virgin mary my. O god come to our aid.
Vespers is a fifteen minute prayer service of hymns readings and intercessions done every evening by priests and sisters but more and more laity is joining them. Vespers evening prayer monday friday 5 45pm to 6 00pm. Anglican evensong combines elements of vespers and compline. I am sorry for all the sins i have committed against you.
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