In the roman Catholic church, a canonical hour is one of the 7 specified times of the day devoted to prayer, as described in canon law.
The first canonical hour is at daybreakThe second canonical hour is about 6am
The third canonical hour is about 9am
The fourth canonical hour is about noon
The fifth canonical hour is about 3 pm
The sixth canonical hour is early evening
The final seventh canonical hours is just before retiring to bed
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Prime is the first hour of the day, meaning the first hour of daylight, or 6:00 AM. Lauds was earlier, and Terce came after Prime. There were eight Canonical Hours, and they came three hours apart by the clock.
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The first bell marks the top of the hour.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
Augustus' major cultural achievement was his support of literature. The three canonical poets of Latin literature, Virgil, Horace and Ovid.