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Five sutra recitations are made each morning (silent prayers 1-5). Three sutra recitations are made each evening (silent prayers 2,3,5). These five morning and three “silent prayers” style (五 座 三 座, Goza-Sanza) for the purpose of the following: Protection from the Buddhist gods (Shoten Zenjin) Prayer to the Dai Gohonzon
From the time of the early Church, the practice of seven fixed prayer times has been taught, which traces itself to the Prophet David in Psalm 119:164. [6] In Apostolic Tradition, Hippolytus instructed Christians to pray seven times a day, "on rising, at the lighting of the evening lamp, at bedtime, at midnight" and "the third, sixth and ninth hours of the day, being hours associated with ...
Cistercian monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours in Heiligenkreuz Abbey. 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.
Evening or Ramsho prayer (Vespers) Drawing of the Veil or Sootoro, meaning "Protection", from Psalm 91, which is sung at this prayer, "He who sits under the protection of the Most High" (Compline) Midnight or Lilyo prayer (Matins) Morning or Saphro prayer (Prime, 6 a.m.) Third Hour or Tloth sho'in prayer (Terce, 9 a.m.)
Various spiritual traditions offer a wide variety of devotional acts. There are morning and evening prayers, graces said over meals, and reverent physical gestures. Some Christians bow their heads and fold their hands. Some Native Americans regard dancing as a form of prayer. [6] Hindus chant mantras. [7]
In the Catholic Church, since the reform of the Liturgy of the Hours mandated by the Second Vatican Council, they are called the office of readings, morning prayer and evening prayer. The minor hours, so called because their structure is shorter and simpler than that of the major hours, are those celebrated between lauds and vespers (morning ...
It has echoes of a similar prayer service said for Pope John Paul II when he was seriously ill in 2005. A nun prays in St. Peter’s Square, where Pope Francis would ordinarily lead the Angelus ...
Even as the ritual in both the inner and outer shrines are being held throughout the day and night, the routine morning and evening sessions of chanting and meditation in the monastery or temple are not neglected; some sponsors may choose to stay in retreat at the monastery during that time to join the daily sessions.