Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Compline

Compline: In the middle ages, the days were divided into a fixed sequence of hourly prayers known as canonical hours, often marked by the ringing of church bells. The last of these prayers/bells as called compline. Compline shares its etymology with complete.
A priest gave us until the compline bell to leave the bounds.
A Book for Today: Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

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