Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term...
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The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (Greek: Πάτερ ἡμῶν, Latin: Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer attributed to Jesus. It...
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The Serenity Prayer is a prayer or invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot...
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(The) Prayer or Prayers may also refer to: Absentee funeral prayer, a kind of funeral prayer in Islam Eid prayers, special prayers offered to celebrate...
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The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer. It is most common in Eastern Christianity and Catholicism. There are multiple...
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The Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel usually refers to one specific Catholic prayer to Michael the Archangel, among the various prayers in existence...
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Jewish prayer (Hebrew: תְּפִילָּה, tefilla [tfiˈla]; plural תְּפִילּוֹת tefillot [tfiˈlot]; Yiddish: תּפֿלה, romanized: tfile [ˈtfɪlə], plural תּפֿלות...
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Salah (redirect from Islamic prayer)
worship in Islam, consisting of a series of ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which consist of units known as rak'ah, include...
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Adhan (redirect from Prayer call)
call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin, traditionally from the minaret of a mosque, shortly before each of the five obligatory daily prayers. The adhan...
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A prayer stick is a stick-shaped object used for prayer. In the rituals of the Puebloan people of the American Southwest contain many prayers; thus the...
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The flood prayer (German: Sindflutgebet) is a prayer written by Martin Luther in 1523 and attached to the baptismal liturgy. In 1523, Luther translated...
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"Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi from their third studio album, Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora...
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The fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as fadjr prayer, and also known as the subh prayer, is a salah (ritual prayer) offered in the early morning...
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"Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1989 fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on...
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Christian prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms used for this practice. Christian prayers are diverse:...
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The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the title given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches...
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Morning Prayer may refer to: Prayers in various traditions said during the morning Morning Prayer (Anglican), one of the two main Daily Offices in the...
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Friday prayer, or congregational prayer (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized: Ṣalāh al-Jumuʿa), is the meeting together of Muslims for communal prayer and...
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Hail Mary (redirect from Ave Maria (prayer))
Angelical Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the...
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the Prayer of Saint Francis (or Peace Prayer, or Simple Prayer for Peace, or Make us an Instrument of Your Peace) is a widely known Christian prayer for...
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A Tibetan prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding...
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Anglicanism (section Book of Common Prayer)
the daily offices such as Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the foundational prayer book of Anglicanism. The original...
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period for Maghrib prayer starts just after sunset, following Asr prayer, and ends at the beginning of night, the start of the Isha prayer. As for Shia Muslims...
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Prayer beads are a form of beadwork used to count the repetitions of prayers, chants, or mantras by members of various religions such as Christian denominations...
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Zoroastrian prayer covers a wide range of invocations and utterances, aimed at connecting the faithful with Ahura Mazda or other Zoroastrian divinities...
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The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals...
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(Arabic: صلاة العصر) is the 3rd of the 5 mandatory five daily Islamic prayers. The Asr prayer consists of four obligatory cycles, rak'a. As with Dhuhr, if it...
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The Lord's Prayer is a central prayer in Christianity. Lord's Prayer may also refer to: The Lord's Prayer (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album), 1959 The Lord's...
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Rosary (section Mysteries prayer schedule)
referring to the prayer, the word is usually capitalized ("the Rosary", as is customary for other names of prayers, such as "the Lord's Prayer", and "the Hail...
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apostles via holy orders. The Book of Common Prayer, a collection of rites, blessings, liturgies, and prayers used throughout the Anglican Communion, is...
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