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.
Orthodox Compline (Apodeipnon) is the after-supper office, listed about one hour after sunset. Small or Great Compline is used according to the season. It is a different book from Roman Compline. Monasteries keep it more regularly than most parishes.
The Hours (First, Third, Sixth, Ninth) are short offices in the Orthodox daily cycle. This row is a single daytime marker about two hours after sunrise, not four separate services. Cathedrals and monasteries may read them in full; parishes often abbreviate. Use the posted parish schedule.
The Divine Liturgy is the Eucharistic service of the Orthodox Church. The time shown is a late-morning solar estimate, not a promise of when your parish celebrates. Sunday and feast liturgies are announced locally and can be much earlier or later. Always check the parish calendar.
Orthodox Matins (Orthros) is the morning office of the Byzantine rite, often joined to First Hour or to the Divine Liturgy. This site lists it about thirty minutes before sunrise as a simple marker. It is not the same service as Coptic Matins or Catholic Office of Readings. Parish start times are set by the priest and typikon in use.
Orthodox Vespers opens the liturgical day in Byzantine practice and is listed here at sunset. Saturday evening Great Vespers looks toward Sunday. This is not Catholic Evening Prayer or Coptic Agpeya Vespers, even when English uses the same word. The parish typikon sets the real hour.
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.
