Prayers
Liturgy of the Hours
1
Benedictus — Canticle of Zechariah (Lk 1:68-79)
Canticle of Zechariah prayed every morning at Lauds — blessing for God's saving visit in Christ.
2
Magnificat — Canticle of Our Lady (Lk 1:46-55)
Canticle of Our Lady prayed every evening at Vespers — My soul doth magnify the Lord.
3
Nunc Dimittis — Canticle of Simeon (Lk 2:29-32)
Canticle of Simeon in the Temple, prayed every night at Compline — Now thou dost dismiss thy servant…
4
Te Lucis Ante Terminum — Latin hymn of Compline
Latin hymn of Compline, chanted before night's rest for more than fourteen hundred years.
5
Phos Hilaron — Greek vesper hymn (Gladsome Light)
The most ancient vesper hymn of the Catholic Church known outside Sacred Scripture — witnessed by St Basil…