What is Compline and Why Do We Do it?

Paul and Fr. Nathaniel break down Compline for us. What is it, what's in it, and who can chant it?

00:00 Intro with Paul Rose and Fr. Nathaniel Sanders
00:23 Why do we pray Compline? To praise God, prepare for sleep and prepare for death
1:01 Etymology of Compline
02:00 Format: Compline's a little different than the other offices
02:31 What's different?
03:08 When do we sing "Salve Regina"?
03:45 When do we sing "Alma Redemptoris Mater"?
04:19 More on the Format of Compline
04:58 A New Official Translation!
05:35 How does it start? The Deus in Adjutorium and Confiteor
06:19 Sing the Confiteor
07:11 St. Augustine and the Examen
08:13 The Psalm
08:53 The Reading
09:16 The Responsory - "Into Your hands, Lord."
10:22 Different seasonal modes for the responsory.
10:41 The Gospel Canticle - "Nunc dimittis" or the "Canticle of Simeon."
11:02 Three Gospel Canticles
11:46 Concluding Prayer and Marian Antiphon
11:55 Bring it to your Domestic Church
13:32 The Grand Silence
14:30 Join us on Sing the Hours
15:27 Final thoughts with Fr. Nathaniel

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