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Prayers in the Divine Office

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

A series of versicles and responses recited at the Canonical Hours on certain days of the year. These prayers represent a form of litanical prayer, and in substance go back to Apostolic times, when they found place at Vespers and Lauds. The prayers are of two classes:

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Entry for 'Prayers in the Divine Office'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/prayers-in-the-divine-office.html. 1910.