Matins
Definition
A service of the daily cycle, performed after the Midnight Office or after Vespers when part of the All-Night Vigil; it is the longest daily service and includes fixed and changeable hymns.
Episodes
Related Concepts
Biblical References
- Psalm 50/1 (Septuagint/Hebrew) — A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the Lord has spoken, and summoned the earth to come from the east and west. From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God has come in splendor. “May our God come and not be silent.”…
- Psalm 117:27 (Septuagint) — *Praise the Lord, all you nations. Applaud him, all you foreigners. *
- Psalms 3, 37, 62, 87, 102, 142 — A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me. Many say about me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah) But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you…
- Psalms 19 and 20 — For the music director, a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. There is no actual speech or…
- Psalm 117 — *Praise the Lord, all you nations. Applaud him, all you foreigners. For his loyal love towers over us, and the Lord’s faithfulness endures. Praise the Lord. *
- Psalm 50 — A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the Lord has spoken, and summoned the earth to come from the east and west. From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God has come in splendor. “May our God come and not be silent.”…