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'''Prayer''', with [[fasting]] and [[almsgiving]], is one of the three "pillars of piety" ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 6:1-18).
 
'''Prayer''', with [[fasting]] and [[almsgiving]], is one of the three "pillars of piety" ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 6:1-18).
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==Personal and Private Prayer==
 
==Personal and Private Prayer==
===The Jesus Prayer===
 
The Jesus Prayer is a short contemplative prayer.
 
:''See full article: [[Jesus Prayer]].''
 
===The Our Father===
 
:''See full article: [[Our Father]].''
 
  
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* The [[Jesus Prayer]]: a short contemplative prayer.
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* The [[Our Father]]
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==Intercessory prayer==
 
==Intercessory prayer==
  
==Prayer for the dead==
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===Prayer for the dead===
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The deceased are remembered at a special service called "Saturday of the Souls" held four times a year:  the two Saturdays prior to [[Great Lent]], the first Saturday of Great Lent, and the Saturday before [[Pentecost]].  Orthodox believe that it is the duty of the living to remember and pray for the deceased.  A general prayer is said for specific individuals and all unknown souls who have no one to pray for them.  Parishoners bring small dishes of kollyva to the church and submit a list of first names of the deceased loved ones to the [[priest]].
 
The deceased are remembered at a special service called "Saturday of the Souls" held four times a year:  the two Saturdays prior to [[Great Lent]], the first Saturday of Great Lent, and the Saturday before [[Pentecost]].  Orthodox believe that it is the duty of the living to remember and pray for the deceased.  A general prayer is said for specific individuals and all unknown souls who have no one to pray for them.  Parishoners bring small dishes of kollyva to the church and submit a list of first names of the deceased loved ones to the [[priest]].
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==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Prayer rope]]
 
*[[Prayer Rule]]
 
  
==External Links==
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* [[Prayer rope]]
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8157.asp Prayer as an Important Aspect of Our Spiritual Life] by Monk Moses in ''Athonite Flowers''.  Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1999.
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* [[Prayer Rule]]
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8634.asp What is Prayer?] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] Department of Religious Education in ''Orthodox Prayer Book'': My Holy Pascha, April 14, 1985. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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* [[Orthodox Prayers]]
*[http://www.antiochian.org/1123706246 Prayer to the Saints] from the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
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*[http://www.oca.org/QA.asp?ID=6&SID=3 Mary / Prayer / Death] from the [[Orthodox Church in America]] website
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*[http://home.it.com.au/~jgrapsas/pages/orth_prayer.html Prayer in the Orthodox Christian Church] from the website of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
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==Further reading==
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===External Links===
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* [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8157.asp Prayer as an Important Aspect of Our Spiritual Life] by Monk Moses in ''Athonite Flowers''.  Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1999.
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* [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8634.asp What is Prayer?] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] Department of Religious Education in ''Orthodox Prayer Book'': My Holy Pascha, April 14, 1985. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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* [http://www.antiochian.org/1123706246 Prayer to the Saints] from the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
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* [http://www.oca.org/QA.asp?ID=6&SID=3 Mary / Prayer / Death] from the [[Orthodox Church in America]] website
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* [http://home.it.com.au/~jgrapsas/pages/orth_prayer.html Prayer in the Orthodox Christian Church] from the website of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
  
 
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Prayer, with fasting and almsgiving, is one of the three "pillars of piety" (Matthew 6:1-18).


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Personal and Private Prayer


Intercessory prayer

Prayer for the dead

The deceased are remembered at a special service called "Saturday of the Souls" held four times a year: the two Saturdays prior to Great Lent, the first Saturday of Great Lent, and the Saturday before Pentecost. Orthodox believe that it is the duty of the living to remember and pray for the deceased. A general prayer is said for specific individuals and all unknown souls who have no one to pray for them. Parishoners bring small dishes of kollyva to the church and submit a list of first names of the deceased loved ones to the priest.


See also


Further reading

External Links