Compline

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Compline is the final service of the day in the Catholic tradition. The term "compline" is derived from the Latin completorium, or complement, as compline can be considered to be the completion of the day.

In the Roman Catholic Breviary compline is divided as follows: the introduction, the psalmody, with accompanying anthems, the hymn, the capitulum, the response, the evangelical canticle, the prayer, and the benediction.

In the Anglican tradition, the order for compline is given as follows in the Book of Common Prayer: the Opening Sentences, the the confession of sins, the psalms and other Bible lessons, and prayers, including a benediction.

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