To these elements, which make Prime similar to the other Little Hours, Prime adds some prayers that are called the office of the chapter: the reading of the martyrology, the prayer ""Sancta Maria et omnes sancti"" ("May holy Mary and all the Saints..."), a prayer concerning work, ""Respice in servos tuos . . . Dirigere et sanctificare"" ("Look upon thy servants... Direct and sanctify"), and a blessing. The fact that monks originally after Prime betook themselves to manual work or study is reflected in the prayer for the work ""... et opera manuum nostrarum dirige super nos et opus manuum nostrarum dirige"" ("...and direct thou the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct."), and the prayer ""Dirigere"". Later the reading of the martyrology, the necrology, the rule, and a prayer for the dead were added.