an evening service to end the day; although the service is an old Christian usage, it has only recently been added to the Prayerbook of the Episcopal Church
a Christian church service held late in the evening, especially in the Roman Catholic church
A monastic evening service used to end the day, and included for the first time in the 1979 prayer book It is pronounced "comp-lyn," not "comp-line "
The little Hour of the Divine Office, the latest Hour to be adopted (5th century), which closes the day The theme of this hour is the peaceful sleep of the faithful and, as a parallel, their peaceful falling asleep in a good Christian death
The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset
The bed-time prayers of the community of faith See the Book of Common Prayer beginning on page 127 Note the bed-time prayer suitable for small children on page 134, Guide us waking
(Gr Apodeipnon; Sl Velikoye PovecheAye) A woship service performed after dusk It is often combined with Vespers, to form an all-night vigil There is a Great Champlain and its abridgement, known as Little Champlain