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OFFICE, DIVINE
The canonical hours in the Roman Catholic liturgy. The revised Breviary since Second Vatican Council prescribes: Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayer (Midmorning, Midday, Midafternoon), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, including appropriate antiphons, orations, psalms, canticles, hymns, and responsories.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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