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The canonical hours of the Breviary owe their remote origin to the Old Covenant when God commanded the Aaronic priests to offer morning and evening sacrifices.

Other inspiration may have come from David's words in the Psalms " Seven times a day I praise you " ( Ps.

119: 164 ), as well as, " the just man meditates on the law day and night " ( Ps.

1: 2 ).