The evening song or service.
the evening service of the Orthodox Catholic Church, which includes the singing and reading of psalms, hymns, stichera, and troparia, as well as litanies and various prayers (see also All-Night Vigil)
the evening servive of the Office, usually performed at twilight or when lamps are lit indoors. The service consists of two different parts. The first part is composed of the psalmody, or the singing of psalms, canticles, and responsories. The second part of the service consists of the formulae and the capitulum. The end of the service consists of prayers and the benediction. Five psalms are sung each service. There is a choice of psalms to choose from, but during special religious periods, for example Christmas, certain psalms must be sung and read. Vespers probably originated in the fourth century. [SJK
the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
the evening service of divine office, recited before dark
One of the Divine Offices of the Roman Catholic Church, held at twilight.
the canonical office for sunset
The evening prayer service in the Orthodox Church.
Even-song. The evening Service.
A church service performed at night. Vechirnia represents the Old Law, creation of the world, the happy life of our first parents in paradise, their fall into original sin, the promise of the Redeemer made by God to Adam and Eve, the Incarnation of the Word of God and the redemption of men by the death of Jesus on Calvary.
(Evensong) Latin vesper, "evening" -- an evening prayer or service; the sixth of the seven canonical hours in the Roman Catholic Church, recited or sung in the late afternoon; Evensong in the Anglican Church. A vesperal is a book containing the chants and psalms used at vespers (also a cloth cover for protecting the altar cloth between services).
or Evening Prayer, the liturgy of the Church celebrated in the early evening as daylight ends.
A portion of the Church’s divine office recited each day by priests. (see Evening Prayer)
A service of thanksgiving usually conducted in the evening. Vespers was originally observed at 6 p.m. The two canticles commonly sung in this service are Mary's Magnificat and Simeon's Nunc Dimittis.
Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Roman Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox liturgies of the canonical hours. The word comes from Latin vesper, meaning "evening." The term is also used in some Protestant (especially Lutheran) denominations to describe evening services, and in some Anglican circles is used unofficially to refer to Evening Prayer. http://www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca/worship/evensong.htm http://www.christchurchdeerpark.org/.