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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
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301 Chapter III. Of the observance of one uniform rule throughout the whole of Egypt, and of the election of those who are set over the brethren. 302 Chapter IV. How throughout the whole of Egypt and the Thebaid the number of Psalms is fixed at twelve. 303 Chapter V. How the fact that the number of the Psalms was to be twelve was received from the teaching of an angel. 304 Chapter VI. Of the Custom of having Twelve Prayers. 305 Chapter VII. Of their Method of Praying. 306 Chapter VIII. Of the Prayer which follows the Psalm. 307 Chapter IX. Of the characteristics of the prayer, the fuller treatment of which is reserved for the Conferences of the Elders. 308 Chapter X. Of the silence and conciseness with which the Collects are offered up by the Egyptians. 309 Chapter XI. Of the system according to which the Psalms are said among the Egyptians. 310 Chapter XII. Of the reason why while one sings the Psalms the rest sit down during the service; and of the zeal with which they afterwards prolong their vigils in their cells till daybreak. 311 Chapter XIII. The reason why they are not allowed to go to sleep after the night service. 312 Chapter XIV. Of the way in which they devote themselves in their cells equally to manual labour and to prayer. 313 Chapter XV. Of the discreet rule by which every one must retire to his cell after the close of the prayers; and of the rebuke to which any one who does otherwise is subject. 314 Chapter XVI. How no one is allowed to pray with one who has been suspended from prayer. 315 Chapter XVII. How he who rouses them for prayer ought to call them at the usual time. 316 Chapter XVIII. How they do not kneel from the evening of Saturday till the evening of Sunday. 317 Book III. Of the Canonical System of the Daily Prayers and Psalms. 318 Chapter I. Of the services of the third, sixth, and ninth hours, which are observed in the regions of Syria. 319 Chapter II. How among the Egyptians they apply themselves all day long to prayer and Psalm continually, with the addition of work, without distinction of hours. 320 Chapter III. How throughout all the East the services of Tierce, Sext, and None are ended with only three Psalms and prayers each; and the reason why these spiritual offices are assigned more particularly to those hours. 321 Chapter IV. How the Mattin office was not appointed by an ancient tradition but was started in our own day for a definite reason. 322 Chapter V. How they ought not to go back to bed again after the Mattin prayers. 323 Chapter VI. How no change was made by the Elders in the ancient system of Psalms when the Mattin office was instituted. 324 Chapter VII. How one who does not come to the daily prayer before the end of the first Psalm is not allowed to enter the Oratory; but at Nocturnes a late arrival up to the end of the second Psalm can be overlooked. 325 Chapter VIII. Of the Vigil service which is celebrated on the evening preceding the Sabbath; of its length, and the manner in which it is observed.
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
1,213 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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1,213 chapters
301 Chapter III. Of the observance of one uniform rule throughout the whole of Egypt, and of the election of those who are set over the brethren. 302 Chapter IV. How throughout the whole of Egypt and the Thebaid the number of Psalms is fixed at twelve. 303 Chapter V. How the fact that the number of the Psalms was to be twelve was received from the teaching of an angel. 304 Chapter VI. Of the Custom of having Twelve Prayers. 305 Chapter VII. Of their Method of Praying. 306 Chapter VIII. Of the Prayer which follows the Psalm. 307 Chapter IX. Of the characteristics of the prayer, the fuller treatment of which is reserved for the Conferences of the Elders. 308 Chapter X. Of the silence and conciseness with which the Collects are offered up by the Egyptians. 309 Chapter XI. Of the system according to which the Psalms are said among the Egyptians. 310 Chapter XII. Of the reason why while one sings the Psalms the rest sit down during the service; and of the zeal with which they afterwards prolong their vigils in their cells till daybreak. 311 Chapter XIII. The reason why they are not allowed to go to sleep after the night service. 312 Chapter XIV. Of the way in which they devote themselves in their cells equally to manual labour and to prayer. 313 Chapter XV. Of the discreet rule by which every one must retire to his cell after the close of the prayers; and of the rebuke to which any one who does otherwise is subject. 314 Chapter XVI. How no one is allowed to pray with one who has been suspended from prayer. 315 Chapter XVII. How he who rouses them for prayer ought to call them at the usual time. 316 Chapter XVIII. How they do not kneel from the evening of Saturday till the evening of Sunday. 317 Book III. Of the Canonical System of the Daily Prayers and Psalms. 318 Chapter I. Of the services of the third, sixth, and ninth hours, which are observed in the regions of Syria. 319 Chapter II. How among the Egyptians they apply themselves all day long to prayer and Psalm continually, with the addition of work, without distinction of hours. 320 Chapter III. How throughout all the East the services of Tierce, Sext, and None are ended with only three Psalms and prayers each; and the reason why these spiritual offices are assigned more particularly to those hours. 321 Chapter IV. How the Mattin office was not appointed by an ancient tradition but was started in our own day for a definite reason. 322 Chapter V. How they ought not to go back to bed again after the Mattin prayers. 323 Chapter VI. How no change was made by the Elders in the ancient system of Psalms when the Mattin office was instituted. 324 Chapter VII. How one who does not come to the daily prayer before the end of the first Psalm is not allowed to enter the Oratory; but at Nocturnes a late arrival up to the end of the second Psalm can be overlooked. 325 Chapter VIII. Of the Vigil service which is celebrated on the evening preceding the Sabbath; of its length, and the manner in which it is observed.
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
1,213 chapters English Public domain
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1,213 chapters
301 Chapter III. Of the observance of one uniform rule throughout the whole of Egypt, and of the election of those who are set over the brethren. 302 Chapter IV. How throughout the whole of Egypt and the Thebaid the number of Psalms is fixed at twelve. 303 Chapter V. How the fact that the number of the Psalms was to be twelve was received from the teaching of an angel. 304 Chapter VI. Of the Custom of having Twelve Prayers. 305 Chapter VII. Of their Method of Praying. 306 Chapter VIII. Of the Prayer which follows the Psalm. 307 Chapter IX. Of the characteristics of the prayer, the fuller treatment of which is reserved for the Conferences of the Elders. 308 Chapter X. Of the silence and conciseness with which the Collects are offered up by the Egyptians. 309 Chapter XI. Of the system according to which the Psalms are said among the Egyptians. 310 Chapter XII. Of the reason why while one sings the Psalms the rest sit down during the service; and of the zeal with which they afterwards prolong their vigils in their cells till daybreak. 311 Chapter XIII. The reason why they are not allowed to go to sleep after the night service. 312 Chapter XIV. Of the way in which they devote themselves in their cells equally to manual labour and to prayer. 313 Chapter XV. Of the discreet rule by which every one must retire to his cell after the close of the prayers; and of the rebuke to which any one who does otherwise is subject. 314 Chapter XVI. How no one is allowed to pray with one who has been suspended from prayer. 315 Chapter XVII. How he who rouses them for prayer ought to call them at the usual time. 316 Chapter XVIII. How they do not kneel from the evening of Saturday till the evening of Sunday. 317 Book III. Of the Canonical System of the Daily Prayers and Psalms. 318 Chapter I. Of the services of the third, sixth, and ninth hours, which are observed in the regions of Syria. 319 Chapter II. How among the Egyptians they apply themselves all day long to prayer and Psalm continually, with the addition of work, without distinction of hours. 320 Chapter III. How throughout all the East the services of Tierce, Sext, and None are ended with only three Psalms and prayers each; and the reason why these spiritual offices are assigned more particularly to those hours. 321 Chapter IV. How the Mattin office was not appointed by an ancient tradition but was started in our own day for a definite reason. 322 Chapter V. How they ought not to go back to bed again after the Mattin prayers. 323 Chapter VI. How no change was made by the Elders in the ancient system of Psalms when the Mattin office was instituted. 324 Chapter VII. How one who does not come to the daily prayer before the end of the first Psalm is not allowed to enter the Oratory; but at Nocturnes a late arrival up to the end of the second Psalm can be overlooked. 325 Chapter VIII. Of the Vigil service which is celebrated on the evening preceding the Sabbath; of its length, and the manner in which it is observed.
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