Prayer is the breath of the soul! How we pray forms what we believe.
It is vital to nurturing our relationships with the Creator and also the Christian community, the Body of Christ.
Below is an explanation of a rule of prayer and there are tabs for the "Nicene Creed" and some "Common Prayers" next to this "Prayers" tab.
Rule of Prayer
A Rule of Prayer is a routine or habit of prayer established
to nurture our relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and to grow in
the spiritual life. Love of God is the foundation of our spirituality.
Concentrate on the Life of Christ, the Divine Energies, within you.
An ancient practice of Christians is to pray the Our Father
three times a day, as mentioned in the document, The Didache the Teaching of
the Apostles (c. 70-90 A.D.)
Each person needs to develop his own Rule of Prayer, as part
of the ascetical life.
Sample Rule of
Prayer
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Participate in
Divine Liturgy
on
Sundays and on Feast Days
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Morning Prayers
Matins
Divine Liturgy
Prayer before Meals
-Breakfast
-Lunch
Our Father at Noon
-Dinner
Prayer after Meals
Vespers or Compline
Evening Prayers
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(sometime during day)
Reading Scriptures
10 min
Old Testament
5 min
New Testament
Meditate on
Scriptures
Pray from the heart
Other Spiritual
Reading
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It is important that we build our routines one habit at a
time.
Develop a habit by adding one new item at a time and then being consistent.