Daily Office

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The Daily Office is a structured pattern of daily Christian prayer services, especially in liturgical traditions, that organizes psalms, readings, and prayers throughout the day.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Morning Prayer 3
Daily Office canonical 2
Anglican Daily Office 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical practice
form of daily prayer
aimsTo sanctify the day with prayer
associatedWith fixed-hour prayer
liturgical spirituality
basedOn Jewish hours of prayer
early Christian prayer customs
developedFrom monastic prayer traditions
frequency daily
hasAlternativeName Canonical Hours
Divine Office
Liturgy of the Hours
Office
hasComponent canticles
hymns
intercessions
prayers
psalms
scripture readings
thanksgivings
hasPurpose formation in Christian spirituality
regular recitation of scripture
structured daily worship
includesOffice Compline
Lauds
linked to: Matins

Matins
None
Prime
Sext
Terce
Vespers
organizedBy liturgical calendar
times of day
practicedBy clergy
lay Christians
monastics
primarySources Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms

Epistles
Gospels
New Testament
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
usedInTradition Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some Reformed churches
usedWithText Book of Common Prayer
Liturgy of the Hours (Roman Catholic)
breviary

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord’s Prayer componentOf Daily Office
Holy Saturday hasLiturgicalHour Morning Prayer
linked to: Daily Office
Anglican rite includesService Morning Prayer
linked to: Daily Office
Anglican rite includesService Daily Office
Common Worship liturgicalUse Morning Prayer
linked to: Daily Office
Nunc Dimittis isPartOf Anglican Daily Office
linked to: Daily Office
Book of Divine Worship hasSection Morning and Evening Prayer
linked to: Daily Office