Sentences with phrase «fixed times for prayer»

[37] This in no way panders to hypochondria, because Teresa insisted on the value of fixed times for prayer.

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Apart from public worship in church or chapel, of which we shall speak separately, the most important times of private prayer are upon awaking, at bedtime, before meals, at irregular intervals through the day, and in a regular, uninterrupted, unhurried period which can be fixed for any convenient time but which ought not to be left to the mercy of circumstance.

I believe in the «times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority» (Acts 1:7) I believe that in fact God does act in the world, that he raises up prophets, that he answered Israel's deepest prayer for deliverance and sent his son.

I had just returned from St. Bernard Abbey, where for three days I participated in fixed - hour prayer, attended mass, joined the faithful in chants and hymns, wandered an ornate sanctuary, lit candles before alters, murmured the Lord's Prayer, repeated the Nicene Creed, dipped my fingers in holy water, crossed myself about a million times, and ate, slept, worked, and prayed beneath giant crucifixes that hung just about everyprayer, attended mass, joined the faithful in chants and hymns, wandered an ornate sanctuary, lit candles before alters, murmured the Lord's Prayer, repeated the Nicene Creed, dipped my fingers in holy water, crossed myself about a million times, and ate, slept, worked, and prayed beneath giant crucifixes that hung just about everyPrayer, repeated the Nicene Creed, dipped my fingers in holy water, crossed myself about a million times, and ate, slept, worked, and prayed beneath giant crucifixes that hung just about everywhere.

I enjoy spending time with family, traveling as much as possible, reading to learn and just for fun, music and films from around the world, gardening and bird - watching in my backyard, working with my husband on our fixer - upper, walking, biking the NCR trail and the peaceful solitude of prayer and meditation.