It all Makes Sense Now

Every now and then when I'm reading a book, I come across something that I understand the gist of but all the same, don't fully understand or know.  Sometimes, I look it up and find out. More often than not though, I'm enjoying reading so much that I just don't bother.

Weeks or months later, I tend to come across those little pieces of information and suddenly everything falls into place.

In this case, I was reading some of the Brother Cadfael books. Although I knew when Matins, Vespers and Compline were, I certainly didn't remember (if I ever knew) the rest of the monastic hours. So here they are:

 Midnight:      Matins
3am:            Lauds
6am:         Prime
9am:       Terce
Noon:       Sext
3pm:        None
Sunset:        Vespers
Nightfall:           Compline

You never know when it might come it useful.