Office of Readings

Office of Readings

Office of Readings. An office prescribed for Roman Catholics which may be said at any hour of the day. It includes two readings, one from the Bible and a second from the fathers or from some other Christian writing. It replaced mattins in the 1971 revision of the Breviary.

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Office of Readings

Office of Readings. The Office which in 1971 replaced Mattins. It may be said at any time of the day. The main elements are a hymn, Psalms, and two Readings, of which only the first is from the Bible.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Office of Readings." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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