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    The document lists the daily prayer services in the Orthodox Christian tradition: 1) Vespers is said at sunset and glorifies God as Creator and Providence. 2) Compline is said at bedtime and focuses on sleep as a symbol of death illuminated by Christ's harrowing of hell. 3) The Midnight Office is said at midnight in remembrance of Christ's prayer in Gethsemane and calls believers to be ready for his return.

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    The document lists the daily prayer services in the Orthodox Christian tradition: 1) Vespers is said at sunset and glorifies God as Creator and Providence. 2) Compline is said at bedtime and focuses on sleep as a symbol of death illuminated by Christ's harrowing of hell. 3) The Midnight Office is said at midnight in remembrance of Christ's prayer in Gethsemane and calls believers to be ready for his return.

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    Vespers, Compline, Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Ninth Hour, Typica

    Esperinos Glorification of God, the Creator of the world and its


    Vespers At sunset
    (Ἑσπερινός) Providence

    Apodipnon Sleep as the image of death, illumined by


    Compline At bedtime
    (Ἀπόδειπνον) Christ’s Harrowing of Hell after His death

    Christ’s midnight prayer in Gethsemane; a reminder to


    Mesonyktikon Midnight
    At midnight be ready for the Bridegroom coming at midnight and
    (Μεσονυκτικόν) Office
    the Last Judgment

    Morning
    Matins or The Lord having given us not only daylight but spiritual
    Orthros (Ὄρθρος) watches, ending
    Orthros light, Christ the Savior
    at dawn

    Proti Ora (Πρώτη First


    At ≈7 AM Christ's being brought before Pilate.
    Ὥρα) Hour (Prime)

    Third Pilate's judgement of Christ and the descent of the Holy


    Triti Ora (Τρίτη Ὥρα) At ≈9 AM
    Hour (Terce) Spirit at Pentecost, which happened at this hour.

    Sixth
    Ekti Ora (Ἕκτη Ὥρα) At noon Christ's crucifixion, which happened at this hour
    Hour (Sext)

    Enati Ora (Ἐνάτη Ninth


    At ≈3 PM Christ's death which happened at this hour.
    Ὥρα) Hour (None)

    Typica
    follows sixth or
    (τυπικά) or Pro- Typica .
    ninth hour
    Liturgy[note 3]

    The typica is used whenever the divine liturgy is not celebrated at its usual time, i.e., when there is a vesperal liturgy or
    no

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