vêpres

A vesper is an evening song. It also refers to evening prayers, and then it's usually plural as vespers. Whether it's a church service or a jazz band at sunset, if it's in the evening, it's a vesper.

The service of Vespers takes us through creation, sin, and salvation in Christ. It leads us to the meditation of God's word and the glorification of his love for men. It instructs us and allows us to praise God for the particular events or persons whose memory is celebrated and made present to us in the Church.

evening Vespers (from Latin vesper 'evening') is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. The word for this prayer time comes from the [vesper, meaning "evening".

The structure of the Hour Vespers begins with two psalms, followed by a canticle from the New Testament. Many of these canticles were used liturgically by the earliest Christians, some of them even before the Gospels were written down. A short reading follows.

1. : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon. 2. : a service of evening worship.

The Vespers are an Americana band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is made up of two brothers, Taylor and Bruno Jones, and two sisters, Callie and Phoebe Cryar. Bruno plays upright bass, guitar, a little banjo, ukulele, and mandolin.

The early evening office of prayer in the church. The term is from the Latin word for “evening.” Lucernarium (lamp or lamp-lighting time) was an early name for vespers.

A service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day). In modern Roman Catholic use, the services for Sundays and solemn feasts begin on the preceding evening with first vespers and end with second vespers.

1. : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon. 2. : a service of evening worship.

At Evening Prayer, those assembled sing or recite the Canticle of Mary, also called the Magnificat after the first word in the Latin text of this prayer. This canticle comes from Luke 1:46-55.

The word breviary, etymologically a compendium or abridgment, is applied to the liturgical work which contains the psalms and the hymns, the readings from Sacred Scripture and from the writings of the Fathers, the prayers and the responses, which are combined to form the canonical hours of the divine office of prayer ...

The early evening office of prayer in the church. The term is from the Latin word for “evening.” Lucernarium (lamp or lamp-lighting time) was an early name for vespers.