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Word: sext (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Today Solesmes is the recognized center of Catholic liturgical music. The monks have made recordings that are known around the world; choirmasters and music lovers look to the monastery as a place of pilgrimage. From Matins at 5:30 a.m. through Lauds, Prime, Mass, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline, the monks sing their way through each day, striving always for perfection. If one flats a note or stumbles over a word he falls to his knees in penance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Singing of Solesmes | 1/16/1956 | See Source »

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