vespers

Example Sentences

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In the afternoon, he presides at a vespers service in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Quebec City.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 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

Because I was mad with Sister Claire for her narrow views, and with myself for being so cowardly, I decided to go to vespers at St. Jean Bosco.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple