When do Catholic religious pray?

Answer 1

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Catholic AnswerAll Catholics should pray regularly throughout the day, and ask God for the grace of contemplation with is to pray without ceasing. Religious, whose vocation is to pray usually pray the Divine Office and Mass together. The classic Office consists of:

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Matins (middle of the night)

Lauds (when you get up)

Prime (beginning of the day)

Terce (9 am)

None (noon)

Sext (3 pm)

Vespers (5 pm)

Compline (before going to bed)

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plus, of course, Mass in the morning, and various other devotions throughout the day.

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The current schedule for most religious omits Prime since Vatican Council II, and, depending on the Order Terce and None are optional so the post Vatican II schedule looks like this:

Office of Readings (moveable)

Morning Prayer

(one or all of the following day time hours)

Mid-morning prayer

Mid-day prayer

Evening Prayer

Night time prayer

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plus Mass.

Mid-afternoon prayer