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Breviaries

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Genre/Form termBreviaries
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Variant(s)Divine Office (Breviaries)
Hours, Liturgy of the
Liturgy of the Hours
See alsoLiturgical books
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Found inMerriam Webster online, Sept. 8, 2015: divine office (the daily office for the canonical hours of prayer; especially breviary 2b) breviary (2a: an ecclesiastical book containing the daily public or canonical prayers for the canonical hours; 2b: the canonical prayers for each day)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops WWW site, Sept. 8, 2015: Liturgy of the Hours (The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God; the daily prayer of the Church; each of the five canonical Hours includes selections from the Psalms that culminate in a scriptural proclamation; most important Hours are Morning and Evening Prayer, which each include a Gospel canticle; Morning and Evening Prayer also include intercessions that flow from the scriptural proclamation just as the Psalms prepare for it) National Conference of Catholic Airport Chaplains Aug. 2013 newsletter (Liturgy of the Hours (Breviary))