Prayer-Books By “prayer-books” usage generally understands a collection of forms of prayer intended for private devotion, and in so far distinct from the “service books” which contain the liturgical formularies used in public worship. In the Church of England, of course, the official liturgy is entitled “The Book of Common Prayer” or more compendiously the … Continue reading “Prayer-Books”
Prayer-book
Prayer-book Since the article on this subject was written (vol. 2) the Church of England has considered the propriety of purging the Book of Common Prayer of the Athanasian Creed, which the American Church rejected. In the Irish Church (Protestant Episcopal), recently disestablished the Athanasian Creed is purged of the damnatory clauses, and retained in … Continue reading “Prayer-book”
prayer, bidding
prayer, bidding (Anglo-Saxon: biddan, to pray) The prayer just before the sermon in the Anglican Church. Originally the bidding of prayers signified the praying of prayers; later it came to signify the special prayer before the sermon. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Prayer, Apostleship of
Prayer, Apostleship of A pious association, otherwise known as a league of prayer in union with the Heart of Jesus, founded at Vals, France , by Francis Gautrelet, 1844. It owes its popularity to Henry Ramiere, S.J., who adapted its organization for various Catholic institutions, 1861. Its object is to promote the practice of prayer … Continue reading “Prayer, Apostleship of”
Prayer
PRAYER Is the offering of the emotions and desires of the soul to God, in the name and through the mediation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is the communion of the heart with God through the aid of the Holy Spirit, and is to the Christian the very life of the soul. … Continue reading “Prayer”
Pray, Prayer
Pray, Prayer “to pray (to God),” is used with this meaning in 2Co 13:7; 2Co 13:9, RV, “pray” (AV, “wish”); Jam 5:16; 3Jo 1:2, RV, “pray” (AV, wish). Even when the RV and AV translate by “I would,” Act 26:29, or “wished for,” Act 27:29 (RV, marg., “prayed”), or “could wish,” Rom 9:3 (RV, marg., … Continue reading “Pray, Prayer”
Pray, Georges
Pray, Georges a Hungarian Jesuit, noted as a historian, was born at Presburg in 1724. In 1740 he entered the Society of Jesus, taught in several of their schools, and became, after the suppression of his order, historiographer of the kingdom of Hungary, and conservator of the library of Buda. In 1790 he obtained a … Continue reading “Pray, Georges”
Pray, George
Pray, George Abbot, canon, librarian of the University library of Buda, and important Hungarian historian, b. at Ersekujvár, 11 Sept., 1723; died in Pesth, 23 Sept., 1801. His family came from the Tyrol. He studied in Pozsony, entered the Society of Jesus in 1745, spent two years in the Jesuit college (St. Ann’s) in Vienna, … Continue reading “Pray, George”
Pray Brethren
Pray Brethren The exhortation (“Pray brethren that my sacrifice and yours be acceptable to God the Father almighty”) addressed by the celebrant to the people before the Secrets in the Roman Mass. It is answered: “May the Lord receive the sacrifice from thy hands to the praise and glory of his name, and for our … Continue reading “Pray Brethren”
Praxis
Praxis (Gr. praxis) Activity that has its goal within itself; conduct, distinguished from poiesis, or production, which aims at bringing into existence something distinct from the activity itself. — G.R.M. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy