Short backgrounds on daily prayer and worship times across the faiths listed on this site.
Prayer names open today's times for that faith so you can see when they are scheduled.
Coptic Compline is the Night Prayer of the Agpeya, listed about ninety minutes after sunset. It is a closing office before sleep in the Coptic book of hours. The prayers are not the same as Roman Compline. Families and monasteries choose a practical time.
Coptic Matins (the Morning Prayer of the Agpeya) is prayed at the start of the day. The listing uses sunrise as a simple marker. The Agpeya hours follow a different book and rite from Byzantine Matins or the Roman Office of Readings. Parishes and monasteries set their own times. Local churches remain the authority.
The Ninth Hour of the Agpeya is the mid-afternoon office, listed about three hours after solar noon. It recalls the Lord’s death and the confession of the centurion in Coptic usage. Treat the clock time as an approximation of the traditional ninth hour.
Prime is the First Hour of the Coptic Agpeya, associated with the beginning of daytime work. It is listed about one hour after sunrise. The prayers recall the Lord going to the vineyard and other morning themes. This is not the same as the historic Latin Prime. Confirm the parish or monastic timetable.
The Sixth Hour of the Agpeya is the midday office, placed here at solar noon. It commemorates the Crucifixion in Coptic daily prayer. It is not a Catholic or Orthodox liturgy under the same English label. Monasteries may keep it more strictly than parishes.
The Third Hour of the Agpeya is traditionally linked to Pentecost and to the third hour of the day. The time shown is about three hours after sunrise. Coptic wording and psalms differ from Catholic Terce even though the hour name is shared. Use your community’s Agpeya schedule when you need an exact hour.
Coptic Vespers (Evening Prayer of the Agpeya, often with the raising of incense in church) is listed at sunset. It belongs to the Coptic rite, not the Byzantine or Roman evening office, even when English calls all of them Vespers. Parish vespers and home Agpeya times can differ. Ask your church for its schedule.
This prayer reference covers the daily times listed on My Sacred Times. Local and regional customs can still differ. Times are approximate. If something important to your community is missing, or a description needs a correction, please write to us at info@mysacredtimes.com.
