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Matins
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Matins is a canonical hour in Christian liturgy, originally sung during the darkness of early morning.
A Byzantine Rite priest during matins on Good Friday.
A Byzantine Rite priest during matins on Good Friday.
Canonical hours
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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.
Opening versicle Domine labia mea aperies et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam from a book of hours, ca. a 1520
Opening versicle Domine labia mea aperies et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam from a book of hours, ca. a 1520
Breviary of Beatrice van Assendelft, 1485
Breviary of Beatrice van Assendelft, 1485
Cistercians singing the Liturgy of the Hours at Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Cistercians singing the Liturgy of the Hours at Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Traditionally, monastic communities pray the Divine Office in the choir of the church.
Traditionally, monastic communities pray the Divine Office in the choir of the church.