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Lauds, or the Morning Office or Office of Aurora, is one of the most ancient Offices and can be traced back to [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostolic]] times. The earliest evidence of Lauds appears in the second and third centuries in the [[Canons of Hippolytus]] and in writings by St. [[Cyprian]], and the [[Apostolic Fathers]]. Descriptions during the fourth and fifth centuries appear in writings by [[John Cassian]], St. [[Melania the Younger]], [[Hilary of Poitiers|St. Hilary]], [[Eusebius]], and in the ''Peregrinatio Ætheriae'' by St. [[John Chrysostom]]. During the 6th century [[St. Benedict]] gave a detailed description of them in his [[Rule of St. Benedict|Rule]]. [[Gregory of Tours]] also made several allusions to this office, which he calls ''Matutini hymni''.<ref name=Catholic/>
According to John T. Hedrick, in ''Introduction to the Roman Breviary'', Lauds were not originally a distinct canonical hour but Matins and Lauds formed a single office, the Night Office terminating only at dawn.<ref name=Catholic/> The monks prayed Matins during the night and said Lauds in the early dawn.<ref name=Parsch>[http://www.cantius.org/go/liturgy_devotions/divine_office/canonical_hours/ Parsch, Pius. "The Canonical Hours", ''Commentaries on the Breviary'']</ref> In the 5th and 6th century the Lauds were called ''Matutinum''. By the Middle Ages, the midnight office was referred to as [[Nocturn]]s, and the morning office as Matins. The lengthy night office later became the liturgical
After [[Pope Pius X|St. Pius X]]’s reform, Lauds was reduced to four psalms or portions of psalms and an Old Testament canticle, putting an end to the custom of adding the last three psalms of the Psalter (148-150) at the end of Lauds every day.
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