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Lauds, Vespers and Compline is an abbreviated, single volume edition in English only of the aforementioned title, and presents a more readily available and affordable form of the latter.
More on the Divine Office: Private Recitation by the Laity 2009
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In the same year, on the Feast of St. AEgidius, and after Compline, that is to say about the middle of the seventh hour, died that devout Laic,
The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas
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To help bring balance to a busy season, Zion Lutheran Church will be hosting a unique worship service called "Compline" during the month of December.
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It contains a mind-boggling number of chants for Mass, Vespers, Compline, and every occasion that one can imagine.
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All of the elements which traditionally define the liturgical hour, such as the invariable collects of Prime and Compline, and hymns such as “Jam lucis orto sidere”, are omitted.
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The day closed with the old form of monastic Compline.
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The second day closed with the new rite of monastic Compline (shown above).
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The Retreat (picture from a previous year above) involves a great deal of singing: there is Missa Cantata each day, Vespers and Benediction on Saturday, and Compline on Friday and Saturday.
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Perhaps pray Lauds (Morning Prayer), Vespers (Evening Prayer), or Compline (Night Prayer), or some combination thereof.
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The Divine Office of Holy Saturday was rearranged in such a way that Saturday itself has both Vespers and Compline, where formerly Vespers, that is, the first Vespers of Easter, was sung as the Postcommunion of the vigil, and Compline shortly after.
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