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1. Sermon Time

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   Historical Chronometry
   The earliest documented attempts to standardize Sermon Time originate from the Conciliar Decrees of Nicaea Secundus (787 CE), which mandated a minimum duration based on the caloric output required to maintain the appropriate level of congregational vigilance. Early medieval sermons, often lasting several hours, were invariably accompanied by the systematic distribution of nutrient-rich, though largely inedible, chalk figurines, whi…