complies

Le soir, les moines chantaient les complies.
In the evening, the monks chanted compline.
C’est l’unique fois dans l’année, depuis la réforme liturgique au Saint-Sépulcre, que les complies sont ainsi célébrées devant le tombeau vide.
This is the only time of the year, since the liturgical reform at the Holy Sepulcher, that Compline is celebrated in this way before the empty tomb.
En outre, qu'on n'oublie pas de promouvoir les formes de prière confirmées par la tradition : la Liturgie des Heures, surtout les Laudes, les Vêpres, les Complies, de même que les Vigiles.
Efforts should also be made to encourage those forms of prayer confirmed by tradition, such as the Liturgy of the Hours, especially Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, and vigil celebrations.
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