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A "watch" in the bible is a period of time in which a watchman, guard, or a group of guards was to be on duty, especially during the night. [1] The phrase occurs several places in the Old Testament ( Psalms 63:6; 119:148; Lamentations 2:19) and it is suggested in the New Testament ( Gospel of Mark 13:35).
Seven canonical hours exist, corresponding largely to the Byzantine order, with an additional "Prayer of the Veil" which is said by Bishops, Priests, and Monks (something like the Byzantine Midnight Office). The hours are chronologically laid out, each containing a theme corresponding to events in the life of Jesus Christ:
Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" (Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Modern: Sha'ûl, Tiberian: Šā'ûl), perhaps after the biblical King Saul, the first king of Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed but a second name for use in communicating ...
Life of St. Paul is a series of five short films about Paul the Apostle produced by G.H.W. Productions. [1] [2] They were released between 1937 and 1939. [3] They were shot at Pinewood Studios [1] and Nettlefold Studios in England. The script was written by Margaret Cross, a writer for the Religious Film Society, and the title role was played ...
Vespers (from Latin vesper 'evening' [1]) is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. The word for this prayer time comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening". [2]
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The Fathers of the Church and the ecclesiastical writers of the third century frequently mention Terce, Sext, and None as hours for daily prayers. [5] Tertullian, around the year 200, recommended, in addition to the obligatory morning and evening prayers, the use of the third, sixth and ninth hours of daylight to remind oneself to pray.
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