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Chants of the Office started in the early 4th century , when holy men in the deserts started the tradition of singing all 150 psalms every week .

Chants of the Office , sung during the canonical hours , have their roots in the early 4th century , when desert monks following St. Anthony introduced the practice of continuous psalmody , singing the complete cycle of 150 psalms each week .