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  Compline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Compline or Complin is the final church service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours.
In the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, Compline is divided as follows: introduction, brief examination of conscience and penitential rite, a hymn, psalmody with accompanying antiphons, scriptural reading, the responsory, the Canticle of Simeon, concluding prayer, and benediction; the final antiphon to the Blessed Virgin Mary is an essential part of the office.
The term Compline (Complin) is derived from the Latin completorium, complement, and has been given to this particular Hour because Compline is, as it were, the completion of all the Hours of the day: the close of the day.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compline   (1100 words)

  
 Compline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Every Sunday evening at 9:30PM in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Tapes and CDs of Compline are available at the Cathedral Shop in Leffler House (206-323-1040) across the parking lot.
Compline was has been featured on NPR in the "All Things Considered" segment on Youth and Religion.
www.saintmarks.org /Music/compline.html   (97 words)

  
 Now at Memorial Church: compline services, a nightcap for the soul and spirit: 5/01
Historically, compline (the word is derived from a Latin verb meaning "to complete") was a practice of monastic communities.
"Compline is offered when the work of the day is completed, and the quietness of evening settles over the hearts and minds of those who have come together in thankfulness for the blessings of the day which have passed, and in anticipation of God's gift for a new day," Sanders said.
Here in the Silicon Valley, compline is a kind of riposte to the culture of money, ambition and power that has been fed by the booming economy (at least, until recently) and technology industry, she said.
www.stanford.edu /dept/news/pr/01/compline516.html   (570 words)

  
 Christ Church New Haven
The earliest formal description of Compline is found in St. Benedict's Rule, written in the early seventh century.
The night prayer of Compline is practical again now in a way unforeseen during the Reformation.
Compline at Christ Church serves a new kind of worshipper.
www.christchurchnh.org /Compline.htm   (465 words)

  
 Christopher Rouse - Composer - Compline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Compline was composed in 1996 for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center via an award from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress; it is dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitsky.
For me, Compline is first and foremost a souvenir of my 1989 trip to Rome, a city I fell in love with instantly and that is, of course, dominated by the twin cultures of the ancient Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic church.
In Compline, as in Rome itself, the sound of bells is never far away.
www.christopherrouse.com /complinepress.html   (429 words)

  
 What Is Compline?, Saint Joseph of Arimathea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The term Compline is a derivation of the Latin word completorium, designating the last (completing) Hour of the Daily Office, or times during the day when a religious community joined in prayer.
Although Saint Basil mentions an hour between Vespers and the night Office in the fourth century, Compline is generally ascribed to St. Benedict, in the beginning of the sixth century as found in his Rule.
Compline consists of several parts, the beginning or introduction, the psalmody, with its usual accompaniment of anthems, the hymn, the capitulum, the response, the evangelical canticle, the prayer, and the benediction.
www.anglicanpck.org /seminary/music/compline.html   (219 words)

  
 Compline
Compline, from the word 'completion', is sung in its entirety by the members of the Compline Choir as their offering to the Lord to commemorate the day's end.
As it has for centuries, Compline invokes a sense of protection and peace for the night that is to come and thanks for safe passage through the day that has past.
In the words of our rector, "The Office of Compline is not a performance for people to come and hear, it is a transformance of the individual worshipper." Admittedly, the Compline service exists within the context of a society in general and the Christian Church in particular that have become increasingly secularized.
www.christchurchsavannah.org /Compline.htm   (697 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Compline, or "night prayer," is a Christian service of worship dating back to monastic life in the Middle Ages.
Compline, from the word ‘completion’, is traditionally offered when the work of the day is completed.
Compline invokes a sense of protection and peace for the night that is to come and thanks for safe passage through the day that has past.
www.stjohnstworivers.org   (218 words)

  
 compline
As is characteristic of Monastic offices, Compline consists of psalms, short passages from scripture (chapters), an office hymn, a canticle (Nunc Dimittis), a litany, collects and additional prayers.
At first, Compline was offered primarily by the monastic communities, but as Christian influence spread throughout Europe and the Mediterranean area, the offices found a place in local liturgical settings.
The Pittsburgh Compline Choir - Heinz Chapel - University of Pittsburgh
www.stmarkalaska.org /compline.htm   (549 words)

  
 Compline Choir draws youthful crowds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Sunday night Compline is a way for people who aren't enthusiastic about "traditional" church services to add some sort of spirituality to their lives.
Whatever Compline is to the individual members of the patchwork group who gather randomly under the fir beams, it is something important.
Compline is on Sundays from 9:30-10 p.m., but parking fills up quickly.
archives.thedaily.washington.edu /1999/101399/N8.st.marksco.html   (1207 words)

  
 The Minnesota Compline Choir
Now Compline — an ancient form of evening prayer — is being sung in St. Paul at Hamline United Methodist Church, across Englewood Avenue from the university of the same name.
Compline prayer is part of a Christian tradition known as the liturgy of the hours, or prayers for specific times each day.
Because Compline is a live broadcast, the choir's level of concentration is high.
www.minnesotacompline.org /page/pageShow.html?Press   (1024 words)

  
 In Oakland, a 1,600-year-old ritual of serenity and silence
There are the long, silent moments, the intervals in which the wind in the trees outside becomes perceptible and the hum of a city winding down after dark speaks to the hopes of a new week.
Then again, Benedict did not anticipate that 1,600 years later, Compline would be held against a background of city traffic, kids tossing something called a football on the lawn outside, or that Compline on a university campus would be sponsored by something called Lutheran Campus Ministries under the musical direction of a Methodist-turned-Episcopalian-become-Roman Catholic.
Compline originally was sung a cappella -- voice only -- but Schall and his predecessor, John W. Becker, include an organ prelude and an anthem for worshippers to join in.
www.post-gazette.com /columnists/20021009roddy102col2p1.asp   (710 words)

  
 Compline Group - Tucson's Residential Appraisal Specialists - Appraisals You Can Trust
Compline Group's appraisers are experienced at estimating repair costs, and evaluating the effect of repairs on market value and marketing time.
Call Compline Group for a marketing consultation, and we will help you determine the best pricing strategy for your home.
In divorce cases we are sometimes asked to skew the appraisal one way or another, depending on who ordered the appraisal and whether or not they're keeping the house.
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 The Anglican Breviary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Compline -- said at bedtime -- is the simplest office in the sense that it uses the fewest number of variable elements.
On every day of the Church Year, Compline requires only the fixed form in Section A, and the day's Psalms in Section B. Compline does not concern itself with saint's days, so there is absolutely no need to worry about whom is being celebrated.
Indeed, the basic structure of Compline is identical to that of the other offices: preliminary prayers, followed by Psalms, hymns and canticles, a collect, and closing prayers.
www.anglicanbreviary.com /compline.html   (485 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Compline
The term Complin (Compline) is derived from the Latin completorium, complement, and has been given to this particular Hour because Complin is, as it were, the completion of all the Hours of the day: the close of the day.
The Hour of Complin, such as it now appears in the Roman Breviary, may be divided into several parts, viz.: the beginning or introduction, the psalmody, with its usual accompaniment of anthems, the hymn, the capitulum, the response, the evangelical canticle, the prayer, and the benediction.
Father Pargoire therefore disputes the assertion that St. Benedict was the originator of Complin, being rather disposed to trace its source to St. Basil.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04187a.htm   (861 words)

  
 Compline
While Compline is, in a sense, the simplest of services, our observance is perhaps the most radical of our liturgical offerings since it addresses one of the deepest and most urgent imperatives of our lives: the need for openness to the leading of God in moments of genuine transcendence.
The Office of Compline originated and developed in Southern Europe and the Middle East during the first six centuries of the Christian era.
The service of Compline lasts about 25 minutes and is followed by a brief organ voluntary or improvisation, except during Advent and Lent when silence will follow the rite.
www.thechapelofthecross.org /music/compline.html   (483 words)

  
 Christ Church Cathedral - Vancouver, BC Canada - Compline
The ancient monastic service of Compline is the last of seven daily services before those in religious orders retire for the night.
Compline was incorporated into Evensong in the 16th century but exists again today as a separate service found in the Book of Common Prayer.
Those who have experienced Gregorian Chant in the context of Compline find that its quiet, meditative nature is the perfect way to end the day.
www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca /worship/compline.htm   (130 words)

  
 Contemplating life's challenges - Saturday, 01/24/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The compline service is an age-old ritual that is part of the liturgy of the hours, a traditionally Catholic way of prayer that is still observed by priests and in monasteries.
Compline is the last prayer service held before monks go to bed for the night.
She remembers that the first time she came to the compline service it struck her that she'd never experienced anything similar.
www.tennessean.com /local/archives/04/01/45944015.shtml?Element_ID=45944015   (715 words)

  
 Compline Choir Recordings
The Compline Choir has recorded a half-length CD comprised of six American folk songs and spirituals in new arrangements for the Compline Choir by former or current members Richard Proulx, Brian Fairbanks, and Jeff Junkinsmith.
There are copious notes on the Office of Compline by Peter Hallock, and The Psalms by Walter Deller, of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto.
An Annotated Compline, produced by Loft Recordings / Gothic Records, is an edition of an Organ Loft radio program that was aired in January of 1995, and includes excerpts from Feathers of Green Gold, as well as an interview of Peter Hallock by the Organ Loft's host, Roger Sherman.
www.complinechoir.org /record.html   (437 words)

  
 The Minnesota Compline Choir
The Compline Choir of Minnesota is pleased to announce that the Compline worship service will return to the radio beginning Saturday, October 22, 2005 on local station KKMS, AM 980.
The Minnesota Compline Choir was invited to sing at the assembly this past weekend (August 12-14, 2005) during which we had several opportunities to sit in and observe the Lutheran Church at work.
The 30-minute Compline program was consistently one of the highest rated programs on the station, with many thousands of committed listeners.
www.minnesotacompline.org /page/pageShow.html?News   (1194 words)

  
 yaledailynews.com - Compline caters to students of all faiths   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Even in the center of modern New Haven, many Yale students, regardless of their religious backgrounds or lack thereof, are making the ancient tradition of compline part of their weekly schedules.
She said she heard about the compline service a few weeks ago through a recommendation and has attended three services since then.
The church conducts the compline service only while Yale is in session and always welcomes visitors.
www.yaledailynews.com /article.asp?AID=23942   (650 words)

  
 LITURGICAL TEXTS - Compline
Compline; bedtime or after; supper prayer; is basically a private office.
Great compline is a church service commemorating such occasions as the Eve of the Nativity of Christ or providing a structure to pray the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete during Lent.
Compline ends with a brief set of intercessions, prayers for those on your prayer list and a small dismissal.
www.goarch.org /en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_compline.asp   (3847 words)

  
 christianaesthetic.com » Compline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Last Sunday was my first opportunity to attend the Compline service at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin.
Compline is the last of the daily prayers chanted by monks, and has been practiced for well over 1000 years.
When I arrived at the 120 year old candlelit sanctuary I was met by the fragrant smell of burning incense.
www.christianaesthetic.com /2005/10/09/34   (414 words)

  
 SMN Article
Benedict, the founder of western monasticism, ordered that after Compline "no one shall be allowed to say anything from that time on." Compline remains, even today, the last sound of a monk's day.
The Compline choir consists of 12 singers with three members each in the soprano, alto/countertenor, tenor and bass sections.
Information about the choir, the Service of Compline, choir auditions, and the history and ministries of Christ Church can be found at (www.christchurchsavannah.org) or by calling the church at 912-232-4131.
www.christchurchsavannah.org /SMNArticle.htm   (1191 words)

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