The Divine Office: Hours and Rites

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The Various Hours and their Names

Hour of the Day	Latin Name	English Name
During the Night	Matins	Readings
Sunrise	Lauds	Morning Prayer
First Hour of the Day	Prime	(suppressed)
Third Hour of the Day	Terce	Mid-morning Prayer
Sixth Hour of the Day	Sext	Midday Prayer
Ninth Hour of the Day	None	Mid-afternoon Prayer
As evening approaches	Vespers	Evening Prayer
Nightfall	Compline	Night Prayer

The Rites within the Hours

Rite	Office of Readings	Morning & Evening Prayer	Daytime Prayers	Night Prayer
Invitatory - Invitatory Antiphon - Psalm Antiphon - Invitatory Psalm - Doxology - Psalm Antiphon	Said only before the first Hour recited each day
Opening Antiphon & Doxology	X	X	X	X
Examination of Conscience				X
Hymn	X	X	X	X
Psalter: - Antiphon - Psalm or Canticle - Doxology - Psalm Prayer (US edition) - Antiphon (pattern repeated 1-3 times)	3	3	3	1 or 2
Antiphon (before the Readings)	X
Scripture Reading & Responsorial	X	X	X	X
Ecclesiastical Reading & Responsorial	X
Te Deum & optional Responsorial	Sundays Solemnities Feasts
Gospel Canticle - Antiphon - Canticle - Doxology - Antiphon		Benedictus (MP) Magnificat (EP)		Nunc Dimittis
Intercessions		X
Our Father		X
Prayer	X	X	X	X
Conclusion/Dismissal	X	X	X	X
Marian Antiphon/Hymn				X