What Is Lauds (Morning Prayer) in the Bible?
Feast
The morning prayer of the Church. The word means “praises.”
It can mean
- Its canticle: the canticle of Zechariah, the “Benedictus”: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.”
- Jesus prayed before dawn: he went out to a deserted place and prayed there.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 1:68; Mark 1:35
What the Bible says
Luke 1:68
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
Mark 1:35
And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 1174-1178; USCCB, “Liturgy of the Hours”