Get to know Matins better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Matins meaning
- Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
- Morning prayers.
Synonyms of Matins
Using Matins
- The main meaning on this page is: Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier. | Morning prayers.
- Useful related words include: morning prayer, canonical hour.
- In the example corpus, matins often appears in combinations such as: at matins, of matins, matins of.
Context around Matins
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Matins
- In this selection, "matins" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, easter, say, prayer, service, bells and lauds stand out and add context to how "matins" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include matins of holy and after paschal matins or the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "matins" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with matins
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom is read at matins. (11 words)
The lessons are read at Matins (which is subdivided into three nocturns). (12 words)
Matins of Holy and Great Saturday The Epitaphios being carried in procession in a church in Greece. (17 words)
Matins of Holy and Great Friday The Byzantine Christian observance of Holy and Great Friday, which is formally known as The Order of Holy and Saving Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, begins on Thursday night with the Matins of the Twelve Passion Gospels. (44 words)
Saturday of the Fifth Week is dedicated to the Theotokos (Mother of God), and is known as the "Saturday of the Akathist" because the Akathist to the Theotokos is chanted during Matins on that day (again, usually anticipated on Friday evening). (41 words)
Since some of the most important readings and liturgical actions take place at Matins, it is celebrated in the evening (rather than early in the morning before dawn, as is usual for Matins) so that more people can attend. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Matins of Holy and Great Friday The Byzantine Christian observance of Holy and Great Friday, which is formally known as The Order of Holy and Saving Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, begins on Thursday night with the Matins of the Twelve Passion Gospels.
Since some of the most important readings and liturgical actions take place at Matins, it is celebrated in the evening (rather than early in the morning before dawn, as is usual for Matins) so that more people can attend.
There is also a Gospel reading at Matins on each day and the Canon chanted at Matins is much shorter, consisting of only three or four odes rather than the usual nine.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson leave after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on March 31, 2024 in Windsor, England.
Description of order According to their special constitutions the Celestines were bound to say matins in the choir at two o'clock in the morning, and always to abstain from eating meat, save in illness.
Divine office Evensong at York Minster All Anglican prayer books contain offices for Morning Prayer (Matins) and Evening Prayer (Evensong).
During Holy Week, the order of services is often brought forward by several hours: Matins being celebrated by anticipation the evening before, and Vespers in the morning.
Fisher, p. 20 and p. 23 He journeyed to Rome and went to the Castel Sant'Angelo to measure the sound of matins bells there, as they would be heard from its ramparts.
In England, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some other Anglican provinces the modern prayer books contain four offices: *Morning Prayer, corresponding to Matins, Lauds and Prime.
In the Offices of Matins and Evensong in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, these choral establishments are specified as "Quires and Places where they sing".
It had three lessons and took the psalms of Matins from the ferial office; the rest of the office was like the semidouble.
Matins of Holy and Great Saturday The Epitaphios being carried in procession in a church in Greece.
Most cathedrals have at least three services of worship every day, often taking the form of matins, Holy Communion and an evening service which is often sung by the precentor and choir.
Saturday of the Fifth Week is dedicated to the Theotokos (Mother of God), and is known as the "Saturday of the Akathist" because the Akathist to the Theotokos is chanted during Matins on that day (again, usually anticipated on Friday evening).
That night, the hangings and vestments in the church are changed to black, and Matins for Great and Holy Friday is celebrated.
The Great Canon itself is recited during Matins for Thursday, which is usually celebrated by anticipation on Wednesday evening, so that more people can attend.
The lessons are read at Matins (which is subdivided into three nocturns).
The Matins service (usually celebrated Thursday night) is officially entitled, "The Office of the Holy and Redeeming Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ", Bishop Kallistos, op.
The outdoor procession during Bright Week takes place either after paschal matins or the paschal divine liturgy.
The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom is read at matins.
Common combinations with matins
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at matins 6×
- of matins 4×
- matins of 3×
- the matins 2×
- matins on 2×
- matins service 2×
- matins and 2×
- during matins 2×
- matins for 2×