“They [in past ages] were constantly doing things out of the ordinary. They were getting up very early in the morning. Every village had daily services. At four or five o’clock in the morning, Matins would begin. The people woke up and they went to church every morning, and again to Vespers in the evening…And now, we see worldliness. Very seldom can one find a place where even daily services are celebrated in the world.”
(Fr Seraphim  Rose+, homily  ‘In Step with St Patrick)