complete signification and they are united sufficiently in one round of
prayer by the intention formed of continuing the Hour, or even by the
actual continuation. Gury states that a priest interrupting the office
between the verses of a psalm is not bound to repeat the entire psalm on
resuming the recitation, as he says each verse has its own
signification.

May Matins be said separately from Lauds without any excusing cause?
Yes, for it was the practice of the early Church to say these parts of
the liturgy at times separated by intervals. But if Matins be said
separately, without Lauds following immediately. _Pater Noster_ with
Dominus Vobiscum and the prayer of the day should be said at the end of
the _Te Deum_, If Lauds follow Matins immediately the _Pater_ and _Ave_
should not be said, for the Congregation (same decree) says "_Laudes
incohandas ut in Psalterio_," but in the Psalter the _Pater_ and _Ave_
are not assigned for the beginning of Lauds.

A notable time may elapse between the nocturns of Matins without any
excusing cause. In the early Church intervals occurred between each
nocturn. Some authors state that an interval of three hours between two
nocturns is quite lawful, even when there be no cause for the delay.
With a reasonable cause the interval may last as long as the excusing
cause requires.




ARTICLE VI.--INTENTION AND ATTENTION.

The valid recitation of the Divine Office requires that the priest