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Biblia Sirech Knigi Kiev 1756 Tetragrammaton

Complutensian Polyglott 1522 ebre!" #ramaic" $ree%" &atin

$uttenberg Bible

King 'ames Bible o( 1611

)ycli((e*s Bible" en+ o( 1,thcentury

Biblia Bohemica -irst C.ech Bible" 'an uss"

/0n Christianity burning bush (oresha+o!s virgin birth o( 'esus

$reat monastic centers3 4alaam" Solovets" Pochaev" Kiev" St Sergius onastery in Sergiev Posa+

shrines in 4la+imir" ostov" aroslavl

/Canonical hours 8atins" &au+s" Prime" Terce" Se9t" :one" 4espers" Compline;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_hours

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Canonical hoursorNonesare +ivisions o( time !hich serve as increments bet!een the prescribe+prayerso(

the +aily roun+ #Book of Hourscontains such a set o( prayers

0n !estern Catholicism"canonical hours may also be calle+ offices" since they re(er to the o((icial set o( prayer

o( the oman Catholic Churchthat is %no!n variously as theDivine Office8(rom the&atinofficium divinummeaning

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on nights prece+ing Sun+ays an+ (east +ays" the o((ice may be e9pan+e+ to a vigilby inserting three ?l+

Testamentcanticlesan+ a rea+ing (rom thegospels

the hymn Te Deum8solemnities" (easts" an+ Sun+ays outsi+e o( &ent;

the conclu+ing prayer

a short conclu+ing verse 8especially !hen praye+ in groups;

The character o( orning Prayer is that o( praise o( Avening Prayer" that o( than%sgiving Both (ollo! the same(ormat3

a hymn" compose+ by the Church

t!o psalms" or one long psalm +ivi+e+ into t!o parts" an+ a scriptural canticle 8ta%en (rom the ?l+Testament in the morning an+ the:e! Testamentin the evening;

a short passage (rom scripture

a responsory" typically a verse o( scripture" but sometimes liturgical poetry

a canticle ta%en (rom the$ospel o( &u%e3 the Canticle o( Dechariah 8Benedictus; (or morning prayer" an+

the Canticle o( ary 8Magnificat; (or evening prayer

intercessions" compose+ by the Church

the &or+s Prayer

the conclu+ing prayer" compose+ by the Church

a blessing given by thepriestor+eaconlea+ing orning or Avening Prayer" or in the absence o( clergy an+in in+ivi+ual recitation" a short conclusion

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