Similarly within western liturgy this same consistency and daily routine of worship can be seen in the four cycles of prayer which all influence each other at some point. On a daily basis the way in which the Church worked was in a repetitive form, constituting in the Office and the Mass. The Office comprised of ceremonies during the evening and then six hours of worship between daybreak and dusk. A priest more readily practiced Mass by the 11th century on an individual basis. This meant that in some churches there could be up to three masses day-to-day. However, High Mass was performed after Prime and before Vespers and the scheduling was dependant on the month it took place and even on when food was consumed and how often. On top of this
