Canonical hours
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title:
Canonical hours
text:
In the practice of Christianity, canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of fixed times of prayer at regular intervals. A book of hours, chiefly a breviary, normally contains a version of, or selection from, such prayers. In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, canonical hours are also called officium, since it refers to the official prayer of the Church, which is known variously as the officium divinum, and the opus Dei. The current official version of the hours in the Roman Ri
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Christian concept of periods of prayer throughout the day
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_hours
date created:
2003-03-31T00:02:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T21:59:16Z
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