Definition: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Input: 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 .
Output:
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 .