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Bookmark or Share- Evening Prayer (Vespers) | USCCBEvening Prayer (also called Vespers) is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17).
- Universalis: Vespers (Evening Prayer)Hymn. The Lamb’s high banquet we await, In snow-white robes of royal state; And now, the Red Sea’s channel past, To Christ our Prince we sing at last. Upon the altar of the Cross. His body hath redeemed our loss; And tasting of his scarlet blood, Our life is hid with him in God.
- Liturgy of the Hours - WikipediaThe major hours are the Office of Readings, Lauds and Vespers. The Office of Readings consists of: opening versicle or invitatory; a hymn; three psalms or portions of psalms; a long passage from scripture, usually arranged consecutively from the same book of the Bible for one or more weeks
- Vespers | Definition, History, & Practice | Britannicavespers, evening prayer of thanksgiving and praise in Roman Catholic and certain other Christian liturgies. Vespers and lauds (morning prayer) are the oldest and most important of the traditional liturgy of the hours.
- Vespers - WikipediaVespers (from Latin vesper 'evening' ) is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. The word for this prayer time comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening".
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