Last year, during a visit to the Trappist Gethsemani Abbey, where recitation of the divine office is an anchor of monastic life, these words from an abbot's chapter talk touched me deeply: "The Liturgy of the Hours ... Time after time: The Liturgy of Hours restructures your mind and he...
In Roman churches, Vespers were usually sung about an hour before the Ave Maria Bell. Hence, in the example above, at about 16:45 at the 23rd hour. It’s all tied into a different way of calculating the hours of the day. It also ties into the old Six Hour Clocks, you can still ...