Sentences with phrase «in prayer ceremonies»

The red clay soil is used widely in prayer ceremonies and used as offerings.

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Thai medical students say prayers over the coffins of hundreds of cadavers, in a solemn ceremony to bid farewell to the corpses who helped them...
Vatican City (CNN)-- Pope Benedict XVI delivered his final public prayer ceremony Sunday to a crowd of thousands at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
The Harvard president said she would allow the black Mass to continue, citing the value of free expression on campus, but planned attend a prayer ceremony Monday night at St. Paul's Church in Cambridge.
In addition to the daily prayers, the Friday prayer, and the prayers of the two feasts, there is in Islam the funeral prayer, a religious ceremony expressing the Muslims» loyalty toward their deaIn addition to the daily prayers, the Friday prayer, and the prayers of the two feasts, there is in Islam the funeral prayer, a religious ceremony expressing the Muslims» loyalty toward their deain Islam the funeral prayer, a religious ceremony expressing the Muslims» loyalty toward their dead.
The liturgical prayers presently used in the Catholic wedding ceremony capture the Catholic doctrine on marriage:» Father, to reveal the plan of your love, you made the union of husband and wife an image of the covenant between you and your people.
Therefore it is not in the church (with its rites and ceremonies and prayers) or even through study of the Bible that we participate in his Lordship, but in the world.
This sequence of events is a significant step forward from the Texas VA Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony, where the prayer was foisted on the audience when it was not expecting the pastor to be praying «in Jesus name.
For native peoples, and specifically for my Potawatomi culture, seeing and experiencing God in this world happens through all the senses, through ceremony, through experience and prayer.
In particular, the New York Police Department will be hosting its own ceremony, which will include prayers, at Lincoln Center on September 8.
Mead offers a less compassionate portrayal of a freelance, multifaith minister who offers brides and grooms a smorgasbord of options for ceremonies, including the fabled «Apache Indian Prayer» («Now you will feel no rain / For each of you will be shelter to the other»)-- which originates not from Apache tradition but from a movie starring Jimmy Stewart — and a ceremony she concocted in which the bride and groom dab honey on each other's tongues.
Cabrera said he reached out to the mayor's office and was told there would be no prayer in this year's ceremony.
But Donahue and Cabrera said because this is the 10th anniversary, there should be clergy and prayer in the 9/11 ceremony to reflect the contribution faith, religion, and spirituality played in the recovery.
Mosques in China, as centers for spiritual inspiration and social activities, are used as a place of worship, prayer, and chanting — and also used as a meeting place, a school, a place to perform Islamic ceremonies, a funeral home, and a judicial court.
But Sunday's special ceremony at the Vatican raises an interesting question: When Francis, Peres and Abbas bow their heads in prayer, will they be talking to the same God?
Providing for the spiritual needs of the non-religious not does not include trying to force them into some religion or participate in public prayer ceremonies, it means helping these soldiers identify, live up to, and find inner - peace with their values and principles, same as what it means for religious soldiers.
The prayer of the Pharisees is a mechanical ceremony in self - deception.
«it throws off the professionalism of it» Nothing professional about including a religious prayer in a military ceremony
«I immediately pointed out that not only is a prayer at a public ceremony unconsti - tutional, but to force someone to give the illusion of religion when the individual does not believe in any religion is blatantly wrong and very illegal,» the soldier said in an e-mail to the foundation.»
We have always been a nation that recognizes the existence of God and includes prayer in public ceremonies but not as a unified body under any one religious organization.
To stand in quiet contemplation like everyone else (without prayer in this case) or to opt out of the ceremony.
If prayers were allowed at the ceremonies, they would have to include clergy of all faiths represented in New York City.
Examples are the belief in the Trinity, in Creation, in Incarnation; the concepts of a virgin birth, vicarious suffering, the death and resurrection of the redeemer god; the inspiration of sacred scripture; the sole efficacy of grace; the forgiveness of sin; infused prayer; the imitation of God; the glory of paradise; the fulfilled kingdom of God; the priesthood and monasticism; sacraments and liturgical ceremonies, including the rosary.
I once heard a Marine Corps General say a prayer during his retirement ceremony where he spoke to God's propensity to place His servants in harms way to do His work.
Sufi orders have special phrases to be repeated after the prayers and in other ceremonies.
The body was first taken to a mosque in the district of Riviera Golf for prayers ahead of the funeral ceremony.
Also, the minister said there would be «prayer at the Western Wall of the Temple of Jerusalem, visit the Nativity Church of Bethlehem, renewal of baptismal promises in the river Jordan and a ceremony of the awarding of Jerusalem Pilgrim Certificate.»
Indeed, the Church of England, since the time of the Tudors, has recognised that women «past childe byrth» might marry, omitting the prayer for the «procreacion of children» from the marriage ceremony in such circumstances.
The ceremony in West Seneca opened and closed with Native prayers and featured numerous dances featuring men, women and children.
Abubakri Agbotomokekere gave the charge on Friday in Ibadan during the special prayer for the commencement of the burial ceremonies of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1 who died last month.
In addition to the praise, there was also much prayer during the ceremony.
The ceremony included prayers, songs, and naming some of the local officers who died, and those who died in the line of duty.
Often referred to as The Golden Spice or The Spice of Life, turmeric is a common accessory in wedding rituals and prayer ceremonies.
May 14, 2018 • The U.S. selected two evangelical Christians to offer prayers at a ceremony opening its new embassy in Jerusalem.
Speaking at a recent awards ceremony in London for children who had memorized passages from the old Book of Common Prayer, the heir to the British throne lamented the state of English teaching.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a Rhode Island case that tests the constitutionality of prayers at public school graduation ceremonies.
The district adopted its policy in 1993, after the Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that clergy - led prayers at graduation ceremonies violated the...
Sacred songs, prayers and dances celebrate your union in a traditional Polynesian wedding ceremony on our private island.
Dozens of Balinese Hindus took part in ceremonies near the volcano on Sunday, offering prayers in the hope of preventing an eruption.
You may easily see in Kuta or Nusa Kambangan Street or along the road heading to Nusa Dua, many temples are decorated and Buddhists will be deeply absorbed in prayer and ceremony.
Before you see the dolphins, your group will all take part in the E'Hoi Mai Ceremony, a traditional song written by Edith Kanaole, a well known Hawaiian singer and cultural icon.The song's meaning proclaims hope that all things return to their original shape, and prayers from the Heavens.
The temple built in 1663, is still used for ceremonies to offer prayers to the Dewi Danu, or the Balinese goddess of water.
Their religious beliefs in Grizzly Bear Spirit would become entirely devoid of religious significance, and accordingly, their prayers, ceremonies, and rituals associated with Grizzly Bear Spirit would become nothing more than empty words and hollow gestures.»
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