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Monks pray 7 times a day

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Answer: The Rule of St Benedict governed the daily routine of all monks in Europe throughout the medieval period. Chapter 16 states:

". . .Ergo his temporibus referamus laudes Creatori nostro super iudicia iustitiæ suæ, id est Matutinis, Prima, Tertia, Sexta, Nona, Vespera, Conpletorios, et nocte surgamus ad confitendum ei"

You can clearly see that the seven daytime Offices (services) are listed, then "and at night let us arise to glorify Him". This gives a total of 8 services, although the night Office and the morning Office (Matins and Lauds) were often held one after the other without a break.

So the correct answer is 8, not 7.

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