369 ways to pray Page 24 |
369 names, titles and epithets of our LORD |
Mental PrayerA man who is religious, is religious morning, noon and night; his religion is a certain character, a mould in which his thought, words and actions are cast, all forming parts of one and the same whole.
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Only begottenAnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. JOHN 1:14 NKJV |
He sees God in all things: every course of action he directs towards those spiritual objects which God has revealed to him; every occurrence of the day, every event, every person met with, all news which he hears, he measures by the standards of God's will. And a person who does this may be said almost literally to pray without ceasing; for, knowing himself to be in God's presence, he is
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In this the love of God was manifested toward us,
that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him 1 JOHN 4:9 NKJV |
continually led to address Him reverently, whom he sets always before himself
in the inward language of prayer and praise, of humble confession and joyful trust J.H.Newman "Mental Prayer ", Parochial and Plain Sermons. |
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish
but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 AV |
Metanoia ;repentance, interior sorrow for sin. It also means the action by which such sorrow
is expressed , for instance prostration. It has the meaning of conversion of life. |
Only True GodAnd this is eternal life,That they may know You, the only true God.
JOHN 17:3 NKJV " the only Lord God " JUDE 4 |
MiracleA miracle is not the breaking of the laws of the fallen world , it is the re- establishment of the laws of the kingdom of God.
Of the gifts of the Spirit; |
You alone are the LORD: You have made heaven, NEHEMIAH 9:6
O Lord our God save us from this land that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD, You alone. ISAIAH 37:20 NKJV |
Spiritual gifts are given for the common good by the Holy Spirit to every Christian,
to each one individually, just as He wills (see 1st Corinthians Ch12 v1-11.) verse 9, "to another gifts of healing" verse 10," and to another the effecting of miracles" . |
Only wise GodTo God our Saviour who alone is wise
Be glory and majesty, dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. JUDE 25 |
Since our God is actively present in divine healing and other miracles,
the person using the spiritual gift to execute a miracle is most certainly engaged in prayer Moleben Moleben ; liturgical prayers of petition.. |
I am the First and I am the Last
Beside Me there is no God ISAIAH 44:6 NKJV Indeed there is no other Rock ISAIAH 44:8 |
Needle Prayersneedle Prayers sew the material of our day to the fabric of heaven.
Giving thanks, blessing, grace before meals all draw the heart in the direction of God and draw God into our conscious. |
the One who guides all things...it is in Him that we have received our heritage, marked out from beforehand , under the plan of the One who guides all things as He decides by His own will.
EPHESIANS 1:11 New Jerusalem Bible |
Night PrayerNight prayer (Compline) is the final prayer of the day to be said before going to bed, even if after midnight. O God come to our aid.....................................
" The Lord grant us a quiet night. |
OneHear, O Israel
The Lord our God , the LORD is one DEUTERONOMY 6:4 |
Visit this house, we pray you Lord;
drive far away from it all the snares of the enemy. May your holy angels stay here and guard us in peace, and let your blessing be always upon us, through Christ our Lord. |
One God and Father of all
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Noetic PrayerNothing so puts you in communion with God and unites you with the divine Logos as pure noetic prayer, when you pray undestractedly in the Spirit , your soul clensed by tears, mellowed by compunction and illuminated by the light of the Spirit. NIKITAS STITHATHOS 11th Century
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Our FatherBlessed are You, LORD God of Israel
our Father, forever and ever. 1 CHRONICLES 29:10 |
NoneThe hour of divine office called None is to be observed in choir.
Outside of choir since VATICAN 2 , it is lawful to select any one of the three, Terce, Sect, and None whichever is most suited to the time of day. |
But now. O LORD You are our Father
We are the clay and You are the Potter ISAIAH 64 : 8 Now to our God and Father be Glory Forever and ever. Amen. COLOSSIANS 4:20 |
None may have been said to 3 o'clock
Nones; the fifth of the seven canonical hours. NovenaA NOVENA means nine days of public or private prayer for some special occasion
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And he said to them, When ye pray, say Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name . Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven so on earth. LUKE 11:2 A.V. |
or intention. Its origin goes back to the nine days that the disciples and Mary spent together in prayer between Ascension and Pentecost Sunday.
To make a novena means to persevere in prayer asking some favor over a period of nine days in succession or nine weeks. |
Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in CHRIST. EPHESIANS 1:3 NKJV |