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41None — • Essay on the daytime canonical hour recited in mid afternoon Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. None None † …
42Sext — • Article on the midday office Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sext Sext † Catholic …
43Vespers — • Historical article on Evening Prayer, one of the two principal canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vespers Vespers …
44Liturgy 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… …
45Compline — The major hour of the divine office of the Roman Catholic rite sung before retiring for the night. A chanted compline begins with a versicle followed by three or four psalms (4, 31, 91, 134), each framed by the same antiphon (usually Miserere… …
46Minor Hours — Prime (6 a.m.), Terce (9 a.m.), Sext (noon), and None (3 p.m.) of the divine office follow the same format: opening versicle Deus in adjutorium, hymn, three psalms, each framed by the same antiphon, a Biblical chapter followed by a short… …
47sursum corda — noun (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning lift up your hearts • Topics: ↑Roman Catholic, ↑Western Church, ↑Roman Catholic Church, ↑Church of Rome, ↑Roman Church • Hypernyms: ↑ …
48ver|sic|u|lar — «vur SIHK yuh luhr», adjective. of, having to do with, or consisting of versicles or verses, especially of the Bible. ╂[< Latin versiculus (see etym. under versicle (Cf. ↑versicle)) + English ar1] …
49Responsory — Re*spon so*ry, n.; pl. { ries} ( r?z). [LL. responsorium.] 1. (Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. [1913 Webster] Which, if… …
50-ries — Responsory Re*spon so*ry, n.; pl. { ries} ( r?z). [LL. responsorium.] 1. (Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. [1913 Webster]… …
