Sentences with phrase «prayers of the church»

Yet perhaps a meditation on the literal meaning of that Latin phrase may help us to enter more deeply into the great prayer of the Church as the priest begins the Eucharistic Prayer.

The beautiful opening of the Third Eucharistic Prayer of the Church of England's Alternative Service Book (1980) draws its inspiration from the Eucharistic prayer found in the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome (c.l70 — t ~ 236), which is thought to represent a tradition of the early third century.

Now perhaps we are ready to understand a great liturgical prayer of the church, which we may have heard and wondered about often:

The content, and to a considerable extent the form, of these materials resembles the later Anaphora or eucharistic prayer of the Church, and the passages explicitly addressed to the Lamb have reminded scholars that Pliny the Younger, in his letter about the Christians, says that they were accustomed to address a hymn (carmen) to Christ.

Similarly, one may ask what liturgically formed citizens might look like, that is, citizens who take seriously the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism and the ordinary prayers of the church as an influence on their interactions in the polis, even though they do not exploit worship for political goals.

To this type belong most of the great, time - honored prayers of the Church.

The Night Prayer of the Church as a «Rehearsal for Death» Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

I associated Dr. Dre with a particular black boy at my church becoming a pot - head after getting caught up in Dre's The Chronic, and with the anguished prayers of church folk, mine also, for that boy.

The appropriate response to me comes from the ancient prayer of the church: «Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.»

They include the enrichment of common worship by lectionary readings, the liturgical calendar, the biblical and historical prayers of the church (especially the Lord's Prayer), corporate confession of sin, and the assurance of pardon.

Janet Baxindale, who lectures around the country on the spiritual potential of Catholic traditions like the Liturgy of the Hours, comments, «Among the adults I - teach, more often than not, a simple presentation of the theology of the liturgy and the role of all the baptized in the liturgical prayer of the church is greeted with «I never knew that.»»

The virgin's recitation of the public prayer of the Church, even when prayed privately, unites her to the whole Body of Christ with whom she joins in the prayer of Christ to the Father in the Holy Spirit.

This solidarity in the end redefines what the church means when it says «poor,» for the prayers of the church, and the actions that make those intercessions informed prayers, challenge the isolation that is generally inherent in poverty.

We have a rich treasury of resources; we use the prayers of the Church to pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased, asking God to forgive their sins and to receive them into heaven.

It is given its raison d'etre by living the Prayer of the Church both in the Sacramental life and in the obligation to pray the Divine Office.

On the other hand, however, it also becomes evident that the official order of prayer of the Church as a society must also be the prayer of the Church as the people of God in the Holy Spirit.

Seems like believers not living according to Christ would find corruption their default state that wouldn't need the prayers of the church.

The prayer of the Church as taught by Paul was no longer, «Let grace come and let this world pass away.

The prayers of the Church which have been used through the centuries, such as the English Book of Common Prayer, contain many moods but center in the adoration and praise which lie at the heart of worship.

My dad used to say that the prayers of churches for their clergy went like this, «Lord, you keep»em humble, we'll keep»em poor».

He visited the island and spent some time teaching these men the basic creeds and prayers of the Church.

Guided by the prayer of the Church's Lord in John 17, the signers declare that the statement of the 1961 World Council assembly at New Delhi remains «the most adequate and comprehensive description» of the unity that we must seek.

Guided by the prayer of the Church's Lord in John 17, the signers declare that the statement of the 1961 World Council of Churches assembly at New Delhi remains «the most adequate and comprehensive description» of the unity that we must seek.

Many of the meditative phrases or sayings which I attach to the rhythms of breathing come directly out of the Scriptures (especially the Psalms) and prayers of the church.

A large part of the prayers of the Church that have come down to us through the centuries are intercessory.

This is not only personal prayer, but also and above all -LSB-...] the liturgical prayer of the Church.

«May the Lord strengthen him in faith and trust and may the prayers of the Church, which he loves so much, comfort and uphold him.»

President Akufo - Addo appealed, once again, for the support of every Ghanaian, especially the support and prayers of the Church, to help him and his government carry out its mandate successfully.

«We need the prayer of the church because there is nothing that prayer can not do.