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Monastic Compline: The Final Hour of Night Prayer
Monastic Compline: The Final Hour of Night Prayer
Compline, derived from the Latin completorium meaning "completion," is the final canonical hour of the Divine Office prayed before retiring for sleep. Tracing its ancient roots to the Rule of Saint Benedict and early Christian monasticism, Compline is designed as a prayer of spiritual protection, peace, and quiet examination of conscience at the close of the day.
Compline, derived from the Latin completorium meaning "completion," is the final canonical hour of the Divine Office prayed before retiring for sleep. Tracing its ancient roots to the Rule of Saint Benedict and early Christian monasticism, Compline is designed as a prayer of spiritual protection, peace, and quiet examination of conscience at the close of the day.
compline.mp4Image in video: "Cruxifex on Hardwood", Joshua Hart, 2011.
Header Image: Van Dyck, Anthony. Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral. Circa 1619–1620. Oil on canvas, 149 x 113.2 cm. National Gallery, London (Inventory No. NG50). Digital image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthony_van_Dyck_-Saint_Ambrose_barring_Theodosius_from_Milan_Cathedral-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.
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