Liturgy of the Hours

See also: liturgy of the hours

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Liturgy of the Hours (uncountable)

  1. (Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy) A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

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