[esborrany]
in the second millennium they have traditionally been recited, as shown by the use of the word “noon”, derived from Latin (hora) nona,[15][16] to mean midday, not 3 in the afternoon:
Matins (during the night, at about 2 a.m.); also called Vigils or Nocturns or Night Office
Lauds or Dawn Prayer (at dawn, about 5 a.m., but earlier in summer, later in winter)
Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = approximately 6 a.m.)
Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)
Sext or Midday Prayer (Sixth Hour = approximately 12 noon)
None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = approximately 3 p.m.)
Vespers or Evening Prayer (“at the lighting of the lamps”, about 6 p.m.)
Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring, about 7 p.m.)