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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 in peace.
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 the Great in the 4th century.