complin
complin
(Latin: completorium, complement) The concluding hour of the Divine Office. Its institution in the West is generally ascribed to Saint Benedict of Nursia . Originally it was recited after the evening meal or before retiring; it now follows immediately after Vespers. It includes a short lesson, the Pater Noster, Confiteor , three psalms, little chapter , respond, invariable hymn, and the Canticle of Simeon with its antiphon and collect .