Knowra Liturgy of the Hours Liturgy of the Hours The Catholic Church’s cycle of daily prayer services, also called the Divine Office. Its services sanctify the day through psalms, readings, hymns, and prayer.
Lauds : The morning prayer service in the Liturgy of the Hours, traditionally celebrated at daybreak. As the principal morning office, Lauds begins the daily cycle with praise.
Liturgical calendar : The annual cycle that assigns seasons, feasts, and commemorations to Christian worship. It selects the readings, hymns, and other proper texts used on each day.
Jewish prayer : The varied forms of prayer practiced in Jewish religious life, including fixed-time prayer and psalmody. Christian daily prayer developed amid Jewish customs of prayer at set times.
Roman Missal : The liturgical book containing texts and instructions for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. The Missal serves Eucharistic worship, while the Hours organize prayer across the day.
Liturgy of the Hours (book) : The four-volume English-language Roman Catholic edition of the daily office published after the Second Vatican Council. This edition provides the texts used by many English-speaking Catholics praying the reformed cycle.
Vespers : The evening prayer service in the Liturgy of the Hours, traditionally celebrated near sunset. Its evening psalms and canticles make it the cycle’s other principal daily office.
Lectionary : An ordered collection of biblical readings appointed for use in worship. The Hours include readings assigned according to the office and liturgical day.
Early Christianity : The diverse Christian communities and practices of the first centuries after Jesus. Early Christians adapted inherited prayer patterns into communal and daily worship.
Mass : The central Eucharistic liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike the Hours’ repeated offices, Mass is a distinct Eucharistic celebration.
Christian worship : Collective and personal practices through which Christians praise God and express faith. The Hours are a recurring form of worship alongside sacramental and communal services.
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