vespers
Example Sentences
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Francis spoke in the homily of a previously planned New Year's Eve vespers of thanksgiving in St. Peter's Basilica.
From Reuters ● Dec. 31, 2022
It was my vespers, my evening prayer, my way of honoring creation and the sacred.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
Francis will also celebrate New Year’s Eve vespers and New Year’s Day Mass in the basilica.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2020
These ascents are called vespers flights, or vesper flights, after the Latin vesper for evening.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Bells call them to vespers, to matins, to noonday prayer.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
