Abbreviated Form
The different services of the Daily Office are often combined into aggregates, often of three services, combined together into one continuous period of worship. When this happens, the full usual beginning is only performed at the first service, at subsequent services, only "O come, let us worship..." is said. Sometimes this is preceded by a blessing from the priest.
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