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"But not of the church, then, I trust, my good brother?" said the Prior. "Of church and lay," said the Friar; "and therefore, Sir Prior 'facite vobis amicos de Mammone iniquitatis' make yourselves friends of the Mammon of unrighteousness, for no other friendship is like to serve your turn."
It was in use amongst the devout Jews, and the early converts to Christianity retained the practice. The Apostolic Constitutions contain the words "Preces etiam vestras facite hora tertia." Why does the Church wish us to pray at the third hour? The question is asked by liturgists of olden times. Their replies are: 2. to remind us of the hour at which the Holy Ghost descended on the Church.
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