thanksgiving, blessing, grace - a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" intercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another person invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service requiescat - a prayer for the repose of...
CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION nn. 1533-1535 ARTICLE 6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS n. 1536 I. Why Is This Sacrament Called “Orders”? nn. 1537-1538 II. The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation nn. 1539-1553 III. The Three Degrees of the Sa...
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Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And
Evening Prayer- (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer evensong Anglican Church,Anglican Communion,Church of England- the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury...
“If prayer leads us into a deeper unity with the compassionate Christ, it will always give rise to concrete acts of service.”— Henri Nouwen “Prayer is a gift. It is an opportunity to connect with God, to be told what we don’t know.”— Annie F. Downs ...
The service was a combination of traditional prayer and prayerful New Orleans jazz.Supporters chanted his name with a force that was almost prayerful. When people are happy, they sometimes forget to be prayerful. He pressed his hands together in an almost prayerful way before replying. SMART ...
especially appointed by the bishop, have the right to hear confessions. InRussia, on the contrary, confessions remained a standard practice that was generally required before communion. General or group confession, introduced byJohn of Kronshtadt, a Russian spiritual leader of the early 20th century...
God was working in and through these scholars from the East, long before they followed the Star, long before they find Jesus. Is it possible that God could work through us, today? God may want us to continue to follow that Star, to find Jesus in a new way today.We may realize that...
A religious service, especially a regular one, at which people gather to pray. The community attended evening prayers together. 8 Blessing Approval or encouragement. Their parents gave their blessing to the engagement. 7 Prayer An act of communion with God, such as petition or thanksgiving. Morn...