Hastening with them to the palace, he found the king in his private chapel, attending vespers on the eve of All-Saints.
In this the writer states that Philip received intelligence of the victory from a courier despatched by Don John, while engaged at vespers in the palace monastery of the Escorial.
He also caused the vespers of Holy Days to be solemnly observed, banners to be displayed, and streamers to be hoisted, while warlike instruments were played.
The term Vespers is derived from Vesper, the star that appears toward sunset, the time appointed by ancient usage for the recital of the Evening Song.
They embraced each other for the last time, and began saying the vespers for the dead, when suddenly the gates were flung open, and the assassins rushed in from various directions.
You may go at your pleasure into the convent-garden so long as the brethren are at vespers or at their meals, but you must never on any account go outside the convent-walls.
But we must on, if we are to be there before the drawbridge rises at the vespers bugle; for it is likely that sir Nigel, being so renowned a soldier, may keep hard discipline within the walls, and let no man enter after sundown.
A strange thrill it gave to the young squire to see the well-remembered white dress once more, and to hear the measured tolling of the deep vespers bell.
Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
Violante returns flushed with success, and reaches vespers in time to sing Magnificat.
They had three meals, a light repast of bread and beer after prime in the morning, a solid dinner to the accompaniment of reading aloud in the middle of the day, and a short supper immediately after vespers at 5 or 6 p.
The afternoon passed, and the hour forvespers struck.
She felt no more that it would be dangerous to leave the church; she stole away, before vespers were over, came out into the churchyard and turned off to the northern gate.
The vespers ceased; the few monks assembled left their seats and rushed to the edge of the transept, looking wildly into the darkness.
They reminded him that vespers had begun, and that he ought to be in the cathedral.
At Sens the Feast of the Ass was associated with the Feast of Fools, celebrated at Vespers on the Feast of Circumcision.
Bizarre vespers followed, sung falsetto and consisting of a medley of extracts from all the vespers of the year.
I went to Vespers at the parish church on St. Pantelemon's day.
Peredonov now decided to go directly after Vespers to Pilnikov's rooms.
In the afternoon, at two o'clock, solemn vespers were chanted by the community, after which an eloquent and impressive sermon was preached by Rev.
From all the towers rings out the merry peal, The joyous vespers of a bloody day.
The first vespers of their patron saint having been sung by the boys, they marched the same evening through the precincts, or parish, the Bishop bestowing his fatherly blessings and such other favours as were becoming his dignity.
After the Celebrant has communicated, Vespers are sung by the choir, in place of the communion and postcommunion.
Gregorio Illuminatore Vespers are added and said in circolo: the clergy carry tapers; and the gospel is held up by the Celebrant to implore blessings on the people.
Pontifical of the Apamean church written in 1214, Vespers were sung by the Pope's chaplains, while he washed the feet of twelve subdeacons.
In the afternoon, besides Vespers there is a procession at S.
Vespers are therefore sung immediately after the mass of the Presanctified: they consist of the Our Father and Hail Mary said in secret, of five psalms with their anthems, and the Magnificat with its anthem.
Formerly after the mass there was general communion; and at Rome no Vespers were said (Alcuin), and 7 altars were consecrated.
Merati adds to the cause already assigned the wish to abridge service; particularly on account of the newly-baptised children, who communicated at this mass; and the unusual shortness of the Vespers confirms this opinion.
She trips beside the waters on the distant yellow sand While holy vespers steal across the ocean and the land, And the sea bears the reflection of the worlds that roll above And every breath of even seems to whisper but of love.
But now the last bell for vespers is already ringing; for our friends the monks went off as soon as they had heard the tenth tale, and left us to finish our discussions among ourselves.
Vespers and at Matins on Ascension Day, the last seven verses of S.
Egypt, after the Twelve Prayers at Vespers and at Matins, two Lessons were read, one out of the Old Testament and the other out of the New.
The singing at vespers and matins filled him with unutterable joy.
Vespers over, he went back to the alcalde with whom he was staying.
We slip out of Winnipeg as the bells of St. Boniface ring the vespers from their turrets twain.
I was in the cloisters," began Mary Antony, "awaiting the return from Vespersof the holy Ladies.
The servant replies that his wife went to Vespers as usual, but the priest and his wife have already sat down to sup, yet the young housewife has not returned, and his little children are neither playing nor in bed, but weeping bitterly.
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