• Prayer for the Living is a 1934 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. A witty, engrossing, unique novel about the life of masters and boys in a Scottish...
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  • "Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi from their third studio album, Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora...
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  • Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus", distinguishing the situation of Onesiphorus from that of the still living Prisca and Aquila. Prayer for the dead is...
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    The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be...
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    The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer, esteemed and advocated especially in Eastern Christianity and Catholicism: Lord...
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    Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term...
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    The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is an evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by...
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    Christian prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms used for this practice. Christian prayers are diverse:...
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    The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically...
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    thou knowest very well." The deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees 12:43–46 speaks explicitly about the prayer of the living for the dead: "And making a gathering...
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  • Prayer for the French Republic is a 2022 dramatic stage play by American playwright Joshua Harmon. It centers on a Jewish family living in France as they...
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    bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated within the religious tradition of Bon. In Bon, shamanistic...
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    Prayer beads are a form of beadwork used to count the repetitions of prayers, chants, or mantras by members of various religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism...
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  • The anonymous text that is usually called the Prayer of Saint Francis (or Peace Prayer, or Simple Prayer for Peace, or Make us an Instrument of Your Peace)...
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  • The Hunter's Prayer is a 2017 action crime film directed by Jonathan Mostow, based on the 2004 novel For the Dogs by Kevin Wignall. The film tells about...
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    A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a cylindrical wheel (Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ།, Wylie: 'khor lo, Oirat: кюрдэ) for Buddhist recitation. The wheel is installed...
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    Ben Okri (category Living people)
    Like Lions: Poetry for the Many". Socialist Review (438). Prayer for the Living. Head of Zeus. Oloko, Babi (2 February 2021). "The Immensity of Brevity:...
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  • The Gestalt prayer is a 56-word statement by psychotherapist Fritz Perls that is taken as a classic expression of Gestalt therapy as a way of life model...
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  • "Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1989 fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on...
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    Salah (redirect from Islamic prayer)
    which the Quran is recited, and prayers from the Sunnah are typically said. The number of rak'ah varies from prayer to prayer. Minor details of performing...
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  • concepts: obligatory prayer and devotional prayer (general prayer). The act of prayer is one of the most important Baháʼí laws for individual discipline...
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    Purgatory (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
    they make the souls' own prayers for the living effective, since the merits of the saints in Heaven, on Earth, and in Purgatory are part of the treasury...
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    صلاة الجنازة) is the name of the special prayer that accompanies an Islamic funeral. It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all...
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    Rosary-based prayers are Christian prayers recited on a set of rosary beads, among other cords. These prayers recite specific word sequences on the beads that...
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  • Prayer in a certain direction is characteristic of many world religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. Jews traditionally...
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    prayer times, and in times of temptation. Intercessory prayer is prayer offered for the benefit of other people. There are many intercessory prayers recorded...
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  • There are two types of prayer in the Baháʼí Faith: obligatory prayer and general or devotional prayer. Both types of prayer are composed of reverent words...
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  • The common table prayer is probably the best known mealtime prayer among North American Lutherans. Several other variations also exist. The earliest known...
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    An assisted living residence or assisted living facility (ALF) is a housing facility for people with disabilities or for adults who cannot or who choose...
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    for over 360 years, the 1662 prayer book is the basis for numerous other editions of the Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical texts. Noted for both...
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