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Prayer by Archbishop Iakovos (Koukouzis) – Orthodox, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; Prayer by Rev. Dr. John Barclay – Disciples of Christ, pastor of the Central Christian Church of Austin, Texas; Benediction by Rabbi Nelson Glueck – Jewish; January 20, 1965 inaugural of Lyndon B. Johnson
The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such as raising the minister's hands over the congregation, or blessing with the sign of the cross.
The origins of this book go back to compositions by St. John Damascene. Menaion (Greek: Μηναίον; Slavonic: Минїѧ, [53] Miniya)—A twelve-volume set which provides liturgical texts for each day of the calendar year, [note 3] printed as 12 volumes, one for each month of the year.
The healing of the crippled man at the temple gate occurred as Peter and John were going to the temple to pray at the "ninth hour" of prayer (about three pm). The decision to include Gentiles among the community of believers, arose from a vision Peter had while praying at noontime, ( Acts 10:9–49 ) the "sixth hour".
"Grace be with you all": is a benediction to end the letter, with the difference to other benedictions in 1 Timothy 6:21 and 2 Timothy 4:22 (cf. Colossians 4:18) only in the addition of "all" (cf. Hebrews 13:25) which extends the blessing to the churches that Titus was caring at the time.
Another part of the oldest ritual, as is recorded in the Mishnah, is the conclusion of the "Hallel" (up to Psalms 118), and the closing benediction of the hymn "Birkat ha-Shir", which latter the Amoraim explain differently, [8] but which evidently was similar to the benediction thanking God, "who loves the songs of praise," used in the present ...
Prayers for Sick Family and Friends. 21. "Dear Lord, we come to You today to ask for relief from pain. [Name] is having a hard time and hurting greatly, and we wish to ask for your mercy.
The closing prayer is used after the Holy God to end the chaplet: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion – inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is ...