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Vespers
Vespers
is the sunset evening
prayer
service in the
Orthodox
,
Western
and
Eastern Catholic
,
Anglican
, and
Lutheran
liturgies
of the
canonical hours
. The word comes from the
Greek
ἑσπέρα ("hespera") and the
Latin
vesper
, meaning "evening". It is also referred to in the Anglican tradition as
evening prayer
or
evensong
. The term is also used in some
Protestant
denominations (such as the
Presbyterian Church
and
Seventh-day Adventists
) to describe evening services.
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