So, Matins & Lauds + Half-an-hour of mental prayer is 90 minutes (105 on big feasts). If all this is to happen on a day when Prime can't be later than 7:10 AM, then I need to be on the way over to unlock the church no later than 5:40 AM (or 5:25 AM on big feasts). But if I were to pause briefly for ten minutes, as I'm doing now, between M/L and MP, this pushes the unlock time to 5:15 AM.
In other words, the scheme I've worked out is practical for school days. Non-school days lets me advance the whole thing 30 minutes—which is how long it takes me to go and come back for the 7:40 AM prayer.
Sundays, I'll keep the 4:30 AM wake up, because it feels great to have time on Sundays rather than to be rushing.
There are a few hinges in this: Prime is either at 7:10 AM or 7:40 AM; Matins/Lauds is either 60 or 75 Minutes. Fasting begins at 5:20 AM.
Sunday fasting can begin as late at 5:35 AM. Interesting. I'll have to come back to that.
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