• Portals of Prayer is a quarterly publication of the Concordia Publishing House of St. Louis, Missouri, the denominational publisher for the Lutheran Church–Missouri...
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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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    Concordia Publishing House (category Publishing companies of the United States)
    of resources for churches, schools, and homes and is the publisher of the world's most widely circulated daily devotional resource, Portals of Prayer...
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  • In the Catholic Church, imposing a life of prayer and penance is a type of penalty used to punish clergy for crimes and misconduct. It is typically imposed...
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  • devotionals, for example, Portals of Prayer, to large breviaries, including the Breviarium Lipsiensae and Treasury of Daily Prayer. The predominant rite used...
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    Daily devotional (category Prayer)
    seasons of Advent and Lent, in addition to other parts of the Church Year, such as Portals of Prayer. Daily Watchwords is the daily devotional and prayer book...
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    The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print...
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  • The Upper Room (1935-present), published by Upper Room Ministries Portals of Prayer (1937-present), published by Concordia Publishing House Our Daily...
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    account regarding narrative details. The gospels of Matthew and Mark identify this place of prayer as Gethsemane. Jesus was accompanied by three Apostles:...
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    Misbaha (redirect from Muslim prayer beads)
    String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads. Boston: Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 1590030109. History of the Tasbih in Iran Portals: Religion Islam...
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    southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for...
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    by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah. In Islam, the Kaaba is believed to be a sacred site built...
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  • Church of Nigeria. 1937 Concordia Publishing House begins publishing a monthly devotional booklet that, in 1948, is renamed Portals of Prayer. 1938 June...
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    are mentioned after the Lord's Prayer is given and the disciples are first sent out over the land. The woes are all woes of hypocrisy and illustrate the...
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    Diaspora west of Israel face during prayer. Practically speaking, Jews face the city of Jerusalem when praying, and those north, east, or south of Jerusalem...
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    1637 Book of Common Prayer, commonly known as the Scottish Prayer Book or Scottish liturgy, was a version of the English Book of Common Prayer revised for...
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    Mosque (section Prayer hall)
    were simple places of prayer for the early Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than elaborate buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture...
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    The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, also called the Elizabethan prayer book, is the third edition of the Book of Common Prayer and the text that served as...
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    Book of Common Prayer is the official primary liturgical book of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church. An edition in the same tradition as other versions of the...
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  • History of the Book of Common Prayer, with a Rationale of its Offices is an 1855 textbook by Francis Procter on the Book of Common Prayer, a series of liturgical...
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    in cycles of the Passion or the larger subject of the Life of Christ. Catholic tradition places the Flagellation on the site of the Church of the Flagellation...
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    Book of Common Prayer, sometimes known as the Deposited Book,: 65  is a liturgical book which was proposed as a revised version of the Church of England's...
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    The arrest of Jesus was a pivotal event in Christianity recorded in the canonical gospels. It occurred shortly after the Last Supper (during which Jesus...
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    The 1552 Book of Common Prayer, also called the Second Prayer Book of Edward VI, was the second version of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and contained...
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  • the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus which is now one of the approved Catholic devotions and for The Golden Arrow prayer. She also introduced the "Little...
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  • The 1928 Book of Common Prayer was the official primary liturgical book of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church from 1928 to 1979. An edition in the same tradition...
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    south entrances boast Djennian portals. The prayer hall comprises four bays parallel to the qibla, each formed by rows of seven pillars measuring 1 m on...
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    crucifixion of Jesus for roughly three hours. Most ancient and medieval Christian writers treated this as a miracle, and believed it to be one of the few...
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    The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. The...
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    editions of the Book of Common Prayer produced and revised for use by Unitarians. Several versions descend from an unpublished manuscript of alterations...
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