in the Little Hours they are the answer to the chapter. According to the Church, the versicles reply to the short reading, and the brief response "is a kind of acclamation, and enables the word of God to penetrate more deeply into the mind and heart of the person reciting or listening".

In the prayer of a monastery, the hebdomadarian recites the first part of the verse, and the convent or congregation responds.Versicles are also part of the rite of various blessings and consecrations. The episcopal