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The third movement, "Terce," inspired by a poem by the contemporary poet Sara Goudarzi, was a gorgeous aria for cello, delivered most expressively by John Dunlop, the VSO's longtime principal.
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According to the Roman Missal the celebrant after Terce, in stole and cope of purple colour, standing at the epistle side of the altar, blesses the candles (which must be of beeswax).
Candlemas, The Feast of the Presentation and Purification 2009
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This is an excerpt from the chapter ‘Terce’, which explores – wrong word; inhabits, celebrates, bathes us in – the natural delights of the months of May and June.
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It is a single volume, parallel Latin-English edition of the Benedictine Office of 1963, and includes the hours of Prime, Lauds, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline.
More on the Divine Office: Private Recitation by the Laity 2009
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This will comprise of Matins (at midnight), and during the day Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline.
More Encouraging News from the Franciscans of the Immaculate: Their House in Lanherne, England 2009
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According to the first Ordo Romanus, the catechumens were prepared for baptism on the morning of Holy Saturday, around the time for Terce, and then dismissed, to return for the vigil in the evening, which began after None.
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(At Prime, St. Matthew 27, 1-56; at Terce, St. Mark 15, 16-41; at Sext, St. Luke 23, 32-49; at None, St. John 18, 28 – 19, 37.)
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The exact time of each office varied depending on the season, but the sequence remained the same: the night office of Vigils was followed by Lauds at daybreak, and thereafter the daily offices of Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and the concluding office of Compline.
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Ditto for the business about reading one or all of Terce, Sext and None.
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S.C. also said that one was free to choose any one of Terce, Sext, or None, depending on time of day.
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