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- proper noun Christianity A
Christian service held in the lateafternoon or earlyevening ;evensong
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Now the term Vespers pertains to the ecclesiastical and means a worship service held in the late afternoon or evening in many Western Christian churches.
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He is speaking here of hymnody used in Vespers and Benediction and other occasions, and not so much and often at Mass itself.
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New Liturgical Movement: Assumption Vespers from the Birmingham Oratory skip to main | skip to sidebar
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The Magnificat antiphon for 2d Vespers from the Discalced Carmelite usage:
Well, it's been a quiet week here at The Inn. . . . John 2009
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New Liturgical Movement: Solemn Vespers from the Toronto Oratory skip to main | skip to sidebar
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The Magnificat antiphon for 2d Vespers from the Discalced Carmelite usage:
23 January -- Festa in Desponsatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis John 2009
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Having an opportunity to share sung Vespers is never an opportunity I find I can pass up.
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This very brief Vespers is already found in the Compiègne antiphonary, a manuscript of the ninth century; but inasmuch as an analogous rite is also found in the Ambrosian Easter vigil, it is probably much older.
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For my own part, I had the joy to attend Vespers at the Toronto Oratory yesterday evening, and now today, I am happy to share with you some clips of solemn Vespers from the Birmingham Oratory, shared in turn by Mrs. Jackie Parkes.
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This evening service a long-standing tradition at Mount Allison is called Vespers, meaning literally "evening prayers"; it is a blend of tradition and contemporary worship elements from a variety of Christian traditions.
Progressive Bloggers 2009
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