Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Prayerlessness Job 15:4; Job 21:14-15; Job 27:10; Psa 14:4; Psa 53:4; Psa 79:6; Isa 43:22; Isa 64:7; Jer 10:21; Jer 10:25; Dan 9:13; Hos 7:7; Jon 1:6; Zep 1:6 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Prayerfulness Psa 5:1-3; Psa 42:8; Psa 109:4; Psa 116:2; Dan 6:10; Luk 2:37; Act 6:4; Act 10:2; Act 10:9; Rom 1:9; Rom 12:12; Eph 1:15-16; Col 1:9; 1Th 3:10; 1Th 5:17; 1Ti 5:5; 2Ti 1:3 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Prayer to Saints SEE INVOCATION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Prayer-test This was a proposal anonymously put fomrth in the name of science in the Contemporary Review for July, 1872, with the strong endorsement of Prof. Tyndall, and couched in the following terms: I ask that one single ward or hospital, under the care of first-rate physicians and surgeons, containing certain numbers of patients afflicted … Continue reading “Prayer-test”

prayer, prescribed In general special prayers to be said at Mass in addition to the regular Collect of the Mass, when rubrics permit, e.g., those prescribed by the pope or bishop for a special cause (oratio imperata) as, for instance, prayer for the pope during his jubilee year, a prayer in time of persecution; those … Continue reading “prayer, prescribed”

prayer of quiet A peaceful internal pleasantness proceeding from the soul which is attracted and captivated by the charms of Divine Presence. It is a spiritual repose, the result of contemplative love. This prayer is the gift of wisdom, which by its light shows God present, and makes the soul experience His presence by a … Continue reading “Prayer of Quiet”

Prayer Of Manasses PRAYER OF MANASSES.See Apocrypha, 11. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Prayer of Manasses See MANASSES, PRAYER OF. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Prayer of Joseph See JOSEPH, PRAYER OF. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Prayer of Habakkuk See HABAKKUK; BETH-HORON, BATTLE OF. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Prayer of Consecration is offered in the communion service for the elements served to the people as memorials of Christ’s crucifixion. In the Church of Rome and other ritualistic bodies, this prayer is accompanied with much ceremony. In other Christia:n churches the form prescribed or adopted is in harmony with the grave occasion which it … Continue reading “Prayer of Consecration”