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The Anglican Breviary is a privately published Anglo-Catholic edition of the Divine Office
Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the Clergy#Christian_clergy, Christian monasticism, and laity....
 translated into English. It is based on the Roman Breviary
Breviary

A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by, bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office ....
 as it existed prior to the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965....
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It contains the liturgical offices of the Hours:






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The Anglican Breviary is a privately published Anglo-Catholic edition of the Divine Office
Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the Clergy#Christian_clergy, Christian monasticism, and laity....
 translated into English. It is based on the Roman Breviary
Breviary

A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by, bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office ....
 as it existed prior to the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965....
.

It contains the liturgical offices of the Hours:
  • Matins
    Matins

    Matins is the early morning or night prayer service in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodoxy liturgy of the canonical hours....
     or Midnight Prayer (Midnight)
  • Lauds
    Lauds

    Lauds is one of the two "major hours" in the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours. It is to be recited in the early morning hours, preferably near dawn....
     or Dawn Prayer (Dawn)
  • Prime
    Prime (liturgy)

    Prime, or the First Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the traditional Divine Office , said at the first hour of daylight , between the morning Hour of Lauds and the 9 a.m....
     or Early Morning Prayer (6 a.m.)
  • Terce
    Terce

    Terce, or Third Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the Christian liturgies. It consists mainly of psalms and is said at 9 a.m....
     or Mid-Morning Prayer (9 a.m.)
  • Sext
    Sext

    Sext, or Sixth Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the traditional Christian liturgies. It consists mainly of psalms and is said at noon....
     or Midday Prayer (12 noon)
  • None
    None (liturgy)

    None, or the Ninth Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the traditional Christian liturgies. It consists mainly of psalms and is said around 3 p.m....
     or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (3 p.m.)
  • Vespers
    Vespers

    Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Roman Catholic, Byzantine Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican, and Lutheran Liturgy of the canonical hours....
     or Evening Prayer (6 p.m.)
  • Compline
    Compline

    Compline is the final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day....
     or Night Prayer (9 p.m.)

See also

  • Anglo-Catholicism
    Anglo-Catholicism

    The terms Anglo-Catholic and Anglo-Catholicism describe people, beliefs and practices within Anglicanism that affirm the Catholic, rather than Protestantism, heritage and identity of the Anglican churches....
  • Anglican Missal
    Anglican Missal

    The Anglican Missal is a liturgical book often used at Mass by Anglo-Catholics and other High Church Anglicans instead of the Book of Common Prayer....
  • English Missal
    English Missal

    The English Missal is a missal first published by W.Knott & son Limited in 1912 as a Missal to be used by some of the more 'liturgically advanced' Anglo-Catholic parish churches....


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