Matinswere sung in the choir, the priests giving the responses lower down in the stalls.
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Matinsincludes the invitatory, hymn, twelve responsories, and the third nocturn's four lessons and first canticle with its antiphon.
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If they arrive in the middle of a funeral or a wedding ormatinsor evensong, it is a bore for them.
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There used to be a very sensible service for elderly people:matinsand communion.
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Aftermatins, elderly people stayed behind if they had been unable to get to the 8 o'clock service.
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We do not know whether we should miss thematinsof a new day or the prolonged vespers of the old day.
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In this way we would protect the churches in the morning, withmatinsuntil 12 o'clock, nor would customers ruin the roast beef, which would make the women happy.
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The service ofmatinswas structured in three nocturnes, each with three readings and responsories.
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Other concerns were that the school was not operational, and thatmatinswere not being said at the right time.
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For some services, "e.g." vespers ormatins, he wears the epitrachil by itself.
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The first nine of them form the basis for the canon sung duringmatinsand other services.
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Matinsis the longest and most complex of the daily cycle of services.
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During the 1750s he produced various of his own compositions for thematinsservices, along with those of his uncle.
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Despite the roof requiring 7000 new tiles, the morningmatinswent ahead.
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The namematinsoriginally referred to the morning office also known as lauds.
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