Evensong

Evening prayer often takes the form of Choral Evensong, such as this service at Westminster Abbey.

Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. It is loosely based on the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Old English speakers translated the Latin word vesperas as æfensang, which became 'evensong' in modern English. Typically used in reference to the Anglican daily office's evening liturgy, it can also refer to the pre-Reformation form of vespers or services of evening prayer from other denominations, particularly within the Anglican Use of the Catholic Church.[1][2]

  1. ^ "evensong". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ Dipippo, Gregory (21 April 2022). "Ordinariate Pontifical Vespers and Benediction in NYC Tomorrow Evening". New Liturgical Movement. Retrieved 25 April 2022.