Invocations were directed at the goddesses Juno, Diana, Lucina, the di nixi, and a host of divine attendants devoted to birth and childrearing.

It is at this time that we should imitate the Pilgrims by accompanying our prayers of thanks with the conviction that we shall continue to be in dire need for the Lord's protection in the future, if we are to have peace ; ;

Examples of prayer which are unique to Luke include Jesus's prayers at the time of his baptism (), his praying all night before choosing the twelve (), and praying for the transfiguration ().

Many of his writings, prayers and letters are extant, and his discourses with the Western Bahá ' ís emphasize the growth of the faith by the late 1890s.

In Saudi Arabia, all businesses except hospitals are made to close during Islamic prayers, held five times daily.

Pilgrimages to holy wells are traditional at this time, and offerings and prayers to the spirits or deities of the wells are usually part of this practice.

The collects come at the close of the office and are short prayers summing up the supplications of the congregation.

* If the Venerable was not a martyr – all non-martyrs are " confessors " as they " confessed " or bore witness to their faith by how they lived their lives – it must be proven that a miracle has taken place by his or her intercession: that is, that God has shown a sign that the person is enjoying the Beatific Vision by God performing a miracle in response to the Blessed's prayers.

Such prayers are often appreciative ( that is, " Thank you for ...") rather than supplicative ( that is, " Please God grant me ...").

: Hecuba :... O Zeus, whether you are the Law of Necessity in nature, or the Law of Reason in man, hear my prayers.

You declaim bitterly against the luxury of priests, the ambition of bishops, the tyranny of the Roman Pontiff, and the babbling of the sophists ; against our prayers, fasts, and Masses ; and you are not content to retrench the abuses that may be in these things, but must needs abolish them entirely ... Look around on this ‘ Evangelical ’ generation, and observe whether amongst them less indulgence is given to luxury, lust, or avarice, than amongst those whom you so detest.

I will show you a great many who have become worse through following it .... The solemn prayers of the Church are abolished, but now there are very many who never pray at all .... I have never entered their conventicles, but I have sometimes seen them returning from their sermons, the countenances of all of them displaying rage, and wonderful ferocity, as though they were animated by the evil spirit .... Who ever beheld in their meetings any one of them shedding tears, smiting his breast, or grieving for his sins ?...

The earliest extant samples of connected ( north ) Estonian are the so-called Kullamaa prayers dating from 1524 and 1528.

Salat consists of five daily prayers according to the Sunna ; the names are according to the prayer times: Fajr ( morning dawn ), Zuhr ( noon ), Asr ( afternoon ), Maghrib ( after-sunset ), and ' Isha ' ( late evening, night ).

All of these prayers are recited while facing the Ka ' bah in Mecca.

A number of prayers, and about thirty of the canons of the Armenian Church are ascribed to Gregory the Illuminator.

After the Little Entrance, the arch-priest and arch-deacon conduct the bishop-elect before the Royal Gates where he is met by the bishops and kneels before the altar on both knees and the Gospel Book is laid over his head and the consecrating bishops lay their hands upon the Gospel Book, while the prayers of ordination are read by the eldest bishop ; after this, the newly consecrated bishop ascends the synthranon ( bishop's throne in the sanctuary ) for the first time.

When such reports are verified by the Orthodox hierarchy, they are understood as miracles performed by God through the prayers of the saint, rather than being magical properties of the painted wood itself.

In every day terms, the imam for Sunni Muslims is the one who leads Islamic formal ( Fard ) prayers, even in locations besides the mosque, whenever prayers are done in a group of two or more with one person leading ( imam ) and the others follow by copying his ritual actions of worship.

Women may not lead prayers other than if it is an all female group ( among native Muslims in China ( Hui ), women have traditionally been trained as, and practice, the role of imam among female-only congregations ; these are often the wives of imams ( see Nusi )).

In Pimen's cell the soft prayers of the monks, heard from offstage, not only help to set the scene but emphasize the contrast between young Grigori's thoughts and his situation.

It can be the only distinguishing feature between certain words, thus creating minimal pairs ( for example, bønder " peasants " with stød versus bønner " beans " or " prayers " without ).

He taught them that true Divine service consisted of not only religious scholarship, but also a sincere love of God combined with warm faith and belief in the efficacy of prayer ; that the ordinary person filled with a sincere belief in God, and whose prayers come from the heart, is more acceptable to God than someone versed in and fully observant of Jewish law who lacks inspiration in his divine service.

A Tallit ( four-cornered prayer shawl ) is donned for evening prayers ; the only evening service of the year in which this is done.

For example, the Mishnah mentions that the Shema need not be said in Hebrew A list of prayers that must be said in Hebrew is given in the Mishna, and among these only the Priestly Blessing is in use today, as the others are prayers that are to be said only in a Temple in Jerusalem, by a priest, or by a reigning King.

It was only near the end of the Second Temple period that the eighteen prayers of the weekday Amidah became standardized.

Visiting a mosque is allowed only between prayers ; visitors are required to wear long trousers and not to wear shoes, women must cover their heads ; visitors are not allowed to interrupt praying Muslims, especially by taking photos of them ; no loud talk is allowed ; and no references to other religions are allowed ( no crosses on necklaces, no cross gestures etc.

: In Poland there are only three places when you can feel free: In churches, but only for prayers ; in prisons, but not everyone can go to prison ; and on the streets: they are the freest places.

In addition to these changes, the Pope noted that his revision considerably modified other sections of the Missal, such as the Proper of Seasons, the Proper of Saints, the Common of Saints, the Ritual Masses and the Votive Masses, adding: " In all of these changes, particular care has been taken with the prayers: not only has their number been increased, so that the new texts might better correspond to new needs, but also their text has been restored on the testimony of the most ancient evidences.

It was only near the end of the Second Temple period that the eighteen prayers of the weekday Amidah became standardized.

Some siddurim have only prayers for weekdays ; others have prayers for weekdays and Shabbat ( Jewish Sabbath ).

As part of the preparation for the mission, in 862 / 863, the Glagolitic alphabet was created and the most important prayers and liturgical books, including the Aprakos Evangeliar ( a Gospel Book lectionary containing only feast-day and Sunday readings ), the Psalter, and Acts of the Apostles, were translated.

Israel's agriculture depends heavily on rains that come only seasonally, so Jewish prayers for rain are prominent during Israel's rainy ( winter ) half of the year.

However, there are certain prayers that are communal prayers and therefore can be recited only by a minyan.

Before the reform of Pope Pius XII, only the priest received Communion in the framework of what was called the " Mass of the Presanctified ", which included the usual Offertory prayers, with the placing of wine in the chalice, but which omitted the Canon of the Mass.

Palaic, spoken in the north-central Anatolian region of Pala, extinct around the 13th century BC, is known only from fragments of quoted prayers in Old Hittite texts.

Often her gaze is directed out at the viewer, serving as an intercessor, or conduit for prayers that flow from the Christian, to Her, and only then, to Her Son.

The Mishnah tractate Megillah mentions the law that a town can only be called a " city " if it supports ten men ( batlanim ) to make up the required quorum for communal prayers.

Certain medieval scholars — including Al-Tabari ( 838 – 932 ), Abu Thawr ( 764 – 854 ), Al-Muzani ( 791 – 878 ), and Ibn Arabi ( 1165 – 1240 )— considered the practice permissible at least for optional ( nafila ) prayers ; however, their views are not accepted by any major surviving group.

Modern Islamic scholars such as Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, based on the Umm Waraqah hadith mentioned above, consider it permissible for a knowledgeable woman to lead mixed prayers within her own household, as he considers this to largely obviate the danger of the men being aroused by her presence.

Well-known early jurists — including Al-Tabari ( 838 – 932 ), historian, exegete and founder of a now defunct juristic school ; Abu Thawr ( 764 – 854 ), mufti of Iraq ; Al-Muzani ( 791 – 878 ); and Ibn Arabi ( 1165 – 1240 ) — considered the practice permissible at least for optional ( nafl salat ) prayers.