Compline Book for the use of the Laity frequenting Dominican Churches

Authors

Permissu Superiorum (by permission of the superiors)

Files

Description

Compline, the last service of the day, while a simple part of the official daily prayer of the Church, has a special place in the hearts of Dominicans especially due to the procession afterwards during which the brothers and sisters sing the "Salve Regina", a medieval antiphon to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and then the antiphon to Saint Dominic "O lumen ecclesiae".

As time went by with fewer friars in each community, the Compline became one of the few parts of the daily official prayer (Divine Office) which remained completely sung because of its relatively simple and repetitive nature.

Publication Date

1902

Publisher

Browne and Nolan, Limited

City

Dublin

Disciplines

Christian Denominations and Sects | Liturgy and Worship | Religion

Recommended Citation

Superiorum (by permission of the superiors), Permissu, "Compline Book for the use of the Laity frequenting Dominican Churches" (1902). Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents. 11.
https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/catholic_documents/11