Sext

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Sext is one of the traditional daytime prayer hours in Christian liturgy, typically observed around midday.

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Label Occurrences
Sext canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical prayer
canonical hour
daytime prayer
approximateTime 12:00
approximateTimeRange 11:00–13:00
associatedWith daytime prayer cycle
category Christian liturgy
Christian prayer
correspondsToHour sixth hour of the day
etymology Latin word "sexta" meaning "sixth"
follows Terce
hasAlternativeName Hora Sexta
linked to: Sixth Hour

Sixth Hour
historicalAssociation monastic communities
languageOfName Latin
liturgicalFunction remembrance of Christ's Passion
sanctification of the middle of the day
observanceTime daytime
observedOn Sundays
feast days
weekdays
partOf Divine Office
Liturgy of the Hours
canonical hours
positionInDay midday
practicedBy clergy
lay faithful
religious orders
precedes None
Nones
relatedConcept Compline
Lauds
Matins
None
Prime
Terce
Vespers
timeOfDayType midday office
traditionalStructureIncludes collect
hymn
psalms
short reading
versicles and responses
usedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

other Western Christian traditions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.