The two most important or hinge Hours are Morning and Evening Prayer. These each include a Gospel canticle: the Canticle of Zechariah from Luke 1:68-79 for Morning Prayer (known as the Benedictus ), and the Canticle of Mary from Luke 1:46-55 for Evening Prayer (known as the Magnificat ). In 1552, he changed the end of the Sanctus to "Glory be to thee, O Lord, most high". The Benedictus was not restored in the 1928 proposed BCP, but reappeared in Series 2 (1967) as an optional anthem at the end of the eucharistic prayer. Series 3 allowed flexibility in its position or omission. The ASB placed it as an optional item in the Cistercian monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours in Heiligenkreuz Abbey. The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum), Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum), or Opus Dei ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, often also referred to as the breviary, of the Latin Church.The Liturgy of the Hours forms the official set of prayers "marking the hours Benedictus The Song of Zechariah, Luke 1:68-79. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has come to his people and set them free. In Hebrew prayer God is praised indirectly in the third-person as well as by direct address. The third- and second-persons may alternate, as for instance in the Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2) and frequently in Benedictus. 1. Having reached the end of our long journey through the Psalms and Canticles of the Liturgy of Lauds, let us pause to consider the prayer that marks the Office of Lauds every morning. It is the Benedictus, the Canticle intoned by Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, when the birth of that son changed his life, wiping away The Hail Mary Prayer (in Latin) Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, lesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. Title: The Hail Mary Prayer (in Latin) Created Date: Ave Maria - Hail Mary. Catholic Online. Prayers. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. Part 3: Liturgy of the Word. Part 5: The Concluding Rites. After hearing God's word triumphantly proclaimed in the "first table" of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word, we enter into the "second table" of the Mass, and consequently the high point of the entire Mass, the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This is where the sacrifice of Christ on The texts, psalms, and prayers are the important things, and after that, many variations are allowed according to local circumstances and tradition. Bodily posture. The General Instruction concerns itself with public celebration of the Divine Office. Benedictus, or Nunc Dimittis. Reciting the psalms. Each psalm in the Divine Office has a Luke explicitly introduces the Benedictus as "prophecy" in v. 67. Zechariah views the present events concerning John and Jesus through the lens of God's faithfulness. The births of these two babies are part of the story of a God who keeps promises and acts on behalf of the people of Israel. Zechariah praises God, characterizing God as bBBa7.