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5. "O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of men and women this peace
Praying with Christ-Sophia: Services for Healing and Renewal (Twenty-Third Publications,1996; Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2007). This book includes hymns and rituals for seasons of the liturgical year, such as Advent and Pentecost, as well as rituals for mourning loss, for wise aging, for healing, for peacemaking, and for baby dedications.
Catholic and Orthodox Christians have their own set of children's prayers, often invoking Mary, Mother of Jesus, angels, or the saints, and including a remembrance of the dead. Some adult prayers are equally popular with children, such as the Golden Rule ( Luke 6:31 , Matthew 7:12 ), the Doxology , the Serenity Prayer , John 3:16 , Psalm 145:15 ...
Catholic peace traditions begin with its biblical and classical origins and continue on to the current practice in the twenty-first century. Because of its long history and breadth of geographical and cultural diversity, this Catholic tradition encompasses many strains and influences of both religious and secular peacemaking and many aspects of ...
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.
Memorial engraving of global religious leaders at the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi. In 1986, Pope John Paul II recited the prayer as a means of bidding farewell to the global religious leaders he hosted for the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis. [44]
Some of these prayers are found in the Roman Breviary, the Liturgy of the Hours, the Orthodox Euchologion, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. In the seasons of Advent and Lent, many Christians add the reading of a daily devotional to their prayer life; items that aid in prayer, such as an Advent wreath or ...
healing by divine grace "interceded on behalf of the sick through the invocation of the name of the Lord Jesus, asking for healing through the power of the Holy Spirit, whether in the form of the sacramental laying on of hands and anointing with oil or of simple prayers for healing, which often include an appeal to the saints for their aid" [44 ...