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• n  the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
• n  a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
• n  a late afternoon or evening worship service

• The Latin vespers' chant rose majestic and sonorous.
• PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PTI BY Steve Liss Three times a day, the nuns assemble in the chapel for prayers, mass and vespers.
• Lincoln ministers feel they are busy enough with Sunday services, baptisms, christenings, church-meetings, vespers, Sunday schools, Bible classes.

• evensong
• evening star
• Hesperus
• Vesper
• vesper

News & Articles

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• Feast of SS. Crocifisso at Maryville this weekend
  The 17th annual Italian Feast of SS. Crocifisso will be Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, on the Maryville grounds, 1150 N. River Road, Des Plaines. The feast begins with Vespers at Marian Chapel at 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by live music performed by Enzo Incandela. On Sunday, it begins with an Italian Mass at 12:30, followed by a procession accompanied by the Sicilian Band of Chicago, a ...
  June 7, 2013 - Daily Herald

Quotes

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• Mary Delahunty in The Age
  In shaping selection criteria for the job, Ms Delahunty said her subcommittee wanted the MRC to bring "the joy of music to everyone", which meant a centre where performances ranged from "Monteverdi's Vespers through to a jazz ensemble and...