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- Vespers - Wikipedia
Vespers, also called Evening Prayer, takes place as dusk begins to fall Evening Prayer gives thanks for the day just past and makes an evening sacrifice of praise to God (Psalm 141:1) [7] The general structure of the Roman Rite Catholic liturgy of vespers is as follows:
- Vespers (Evening Prayer) - Universalis
Christ the Lord is a priest for ever Like Melchizedek he made an offering of bread and wine while I make your enemies your footstool ” and you will rule in the midst of your foes among the sacred splendours Before the dawn, I begot you from the womb a priest of the priesthood of Melchisedech ” and on the day of his anger he will shatter kings
- Evening Prayer (Vespers) | USCCB
Evening Prayer (also called Vespers) is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
- Vespers | Definition, History, Practice | Britannica
vespers, evening prayer of thanksgiving and praise in Roman Catholic and certain other Christian liturgies Vespers and lauds (morning prayer) are the oldest and most important of the traditional liturgy of the hours
- Vespers | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
Origin of Vespers: Period anterior to the Sixth Century —The Rule of St Benedict was written about 530-43 and represents the Office of Vespers drawn up in the manner shown above Much earlier than this we find an evening Office corresponding to both that of Vespers and that of Compline
- What Are Vespers in Catholic Church? Evening Prayer Traditions
Vespers, also known as Evening Prayer, is a traditional prayer service in the Catholic Church that takes place in the late afternoon or early evening It is one of the four main offices of the Liturgy of the Hours, which are prayers recited at various times throughout the day
- Vespers - Encyclopedia. com
vespers a service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day) In modern Roman Catholic use, the services for Sundays and solemn feasts begin on the preceding evening with first vespers and end with second vespers
- VESPERS: THE EVENING LITURGICAL PRAYERS according to THE BYZANTINE RITE . . .
In this leaflet, we will limit ourselves to the service of Vespers which begins the liturgical day in accordance with the day of creation – as indicated by the Holy Scriptures: “There was evening and there was morning, the first day” (Gen 1:5)
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