Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A Prayer for a Friend to Travel Safely "Heavenly Father, This prayer of safe travel is for my friends for them to have their safe trip. Oh God, who hast commissioned thy angels, allow very little ...
Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis' Day at an Episcopal church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Annually now, on or around October 4, Christians worldwide celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis with a blessing of animals and prayers for creation. [7] Catholicism [12] has specific liturgies for the blessing of animals, highlighting creation and ...
A Prayer for Peace and Protection. Merciful Father, Thank you for the friends I have experienced in my life. I pray for your grace and favor upon them.
Protection against 'songstress snakes'. [28] 38. Protection against hostile animals. 39. Protection against snakes. [28] 40. Protection against "him who swallowed a donkey", a snake who is shown eating a donkey. [28] 41. Prevents the deceased from being slaughtered by demonic servants of Osiris. [29] 42. Served the same purpose as 41, but also ...
Patron of physicians and midwives, invoked for the protection of domestic animals, and invoked against cancer and tuberculosis. Vitus (Guy) 15 June: Against epilepsy, chorea, lightning, the bites of animals (especially those who were venomous or rabid), and storms, and for protection of domestic animals.
Life release, also known as merit release, mercy release, fangsheng (from Mandarin Chinese 放生) or prayer animal release, is a Buddhist practise of releasing animals held captive with the presumed intention of saving their lives, if they were destined for slaughter, or of giving them back their freedom, as animals nowadays are commonly sold with the explicit purpose to be released for ...
It begins with a generic prayer to the gods for protection. Garuda, Indra, the sun-god Surya and Brihaspati are invoked for their blessing. The prayer ends with the wish: Let there be Peace. [5] The text declares this knowledge was taught by the god Brahma to the sage Narada. It was passed through successive teachers: Narada, Brihatsena, the ...
An Essay on Humanity to Animals is a 1798 book by English theologian Thomas Young. It advocates for the ethical treatment and welfare of animals. It argues for recognising animals' natural rights and condemns the various forms of cruelty inflicted upon them in human activities. Drawing on moral, scriptural, and philosophical reasoning, Young ...