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...

prayers comprising the canonical hours, often also referred to as the breviary, of the Latin Church. The Liturgy of the Hours forms the official set of...

structure Canonical coronation, an institutional act of the pope to legally crown images venerated by the faithful through a papal bull Canonical hours, the...

was in reference to the canonical hour, also called the vigil, which was originally celebrated by monks from about two hours after midnight to, at latest...

seven canonical hours are known as the First Hour (Prime [6 am]), the Third Hour (Terce [9 am]), the Sixth Hour (Sext [12 pm]), the Ninth Hour (None [3...

children at home from their families. The Coptic Orthodox cycle of canonical hours is primarily composed of psalm readings from the Old Testament and...

ordinary, in Catholic liturgies, refers to the part of the Mass or of the canonical hours that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the...

Books of hours (Latin: horae) are Christian prayer books, which were used to pray the canonical hours. The use of a book of hours was especially popular...

century BCE. This structure tracked a 24-hour day using both sundials and mechanical hour indicators. The canonical hours were inherited into early Christianity...

entirely from a text, such as from a breviary, which contains the canonical hours that are said at fixed prayer times. While praying, certain gestures...