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  2. Liturgical books of the Presbyterian Church (USA) - Wikipedia

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    The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is acceptable though it be written." Texts for additional festivals and seasons were added and rudimentary lectionary was included. It is significant that the southern General Assembly approved it for use by its congregations, and when presented to the 1931 General Assembly, there were no speeches ...

  3. J. Edwin Orr - Wikipedia

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    The Fervent Prayer: The Worldwide Impact of the Great Awakening of 1858, 1974. The Eager Feet: Evangelical Awakenings. 1790 – 1830, 1975. Evangelical Awakenings 1900- Worldwide, 1975. Update 2nd edition of The Fervent Prayer. Evangelical Awakenings in Africa, 1975. Evangelical Awakenings in Southern Asia, 1975.

  4. Ectenia - Wikipedia

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    the Litany of Fervent Supplication (Slavonic: Ектения сугубая / Ekteniya Sugubaya) also sometimes Impetratory Litany, Augmented Litany, Fervent Litany: This litany is remarkable because of the fervor conveyed in the petitions, and heard audibly in the responses, as indicated by the threefold response of the choir, "Lord, have ...

  5. Litany - Wikipedia

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    Litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Jewish worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions.The word comes through Latin litania from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía), which in turn comes from λιτή (litḗ), meaning "prayer, supplication".

  6. The Imitation of Christ - Wikipedia

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    On the Day of Judgement, Kempis writes that a good and pure conscience will give more joy than all the philosophy one has ever learned, fervent prayer will bring more happiness than a "multi-course banquet", the silence will be more "exhilarating" than long tales, holy deeds will be of greater value than nice-sounding words (Chap. 24). [37]

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    The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver were eager to make changes to the All-Star Game after last year's contest wasn't very competitive and finished with a final score of 211-186.

  8. Spiritual reading - Wikipedia

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    Confessions of St. Augustine. Spiritual reading is a practice of reading books and articles about spirituality with the purpose of growing in holiness.. Spiritual reading is devoted to the reading of lives of saints, writings of Doctors and the Fathers of the Church, theological works written by holy people, and doctrinal writings of Church authorities.

  9. Prayer - Wikipedia

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    Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as five thousand years ago.