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v. t. e. Prayer in the Catholic Church is "the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." [ 1] It is an act of the moral virtue of religion, which Catholic theologians identify as a part of the cardinal virtue of justice. [ 2] Prayer may be expressed vocally or mentally. Vocal prayer may be spoken or sung.
Call to prayer. A call to prayer is a summons for participants of a faith to attend a group worship or to begin a required set of prayers. The call is one of the earliest forms of telecommunication, communicating to people across great distances. All religions have a form of prayer, and many major religions have a form of the call to prayer.
Mental prayer. Mental prayer is a form of meditational prayer, "performed without aid of any particular formula." [ 1] It is distinguished from vocal prayers, "prayers performed by means of a given formula." [ 1] The aim of mental prayer is 'to inflame souls with the love of God' and 'live without sin'. [ 2][ 3] In mystical practice, it is to ...
A Blessing for Friendship. May you be blessed with good friends. May you learn to be a good friend to yourself. May you be able to journey to that place in your soul where there is great love ...
Madonna, Filippo Lippi, 1459. Catholic Marian movements and societies have developed from the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary by members of the Catholic Church. These societies form part of the fabric of Mariology in the Catholic Church. Popular membership in Marian organizations grew significantly in the 20th century, as apparitions such ...
The Liturgy of the Hours ( Latin: Liturgia Horarum ), Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum ), or Opus Dei ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, [ a] often also referred to as the breviary, [ b] of the Latin Church. The Liturgy of the Hours forms the official set of prayers "marking the hours of each day ...
Modeh Ani. מודה אני . Modeh Ani is a short prayer recited first thing after waking in the morning. Thanking God for all he does. Elohai Neshamah. אלהי נשמה . Thanking God for restoring the soul in the morning. Said following washing the hands and Asher Yatzar blessings. Blessings over the Torah.
Christian prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms used for this practice. [ 1] Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, such as from a breviary, which contains the canonical hours that are said at fixed prayer times.