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  2. Walter Lord - Wikipedia

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    Lord's grave in the family plot at Green Mount Cemetery. Lord died at age 84 on May 19, 2002, after suffering from Parkinson's disease, at his Manhattan home. [6] Noted historian David McCullough said of Lord at his death, "He was one of the most generous and kind-hearted men I've ever known, and when I had stars in my eyes and wanted to become a writer, he was a great help.

  3. Vigil (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    The readings and prayers of such vigil Masses differ from the texts in the Masses to be celebrated on the day itself. The solemnities that have a vigil Mass are: Easter Sunday; The Ascension of the Lord; Pentecost; The Nativity of St John the Baptist (24 June) St Peter & St Paul (29 June) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August)

  4. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Rachmaninoff) - Wikipedia

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    St. John Chrysostom, Icon by Dionisius. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (Russian: Литургия Иоанна Златоуста), is a 1910 musical work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of his two major unaccompanied choral works (the other being his All-Night Vigil).

  5. List of prayers - Wikipedia

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    Fajr – the dawn prayer. It is a two Rakat Salaah. Dhuhr – the early afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Asr – the late afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Maghrib – the sunset prayer. It is a three Rakat Salaah. Isha'a – the night prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Besides the five daily prayers, other notable forms ...

  6. Prayer in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Mental prayer was defined by John A. Hardon in his Modern Catholic Dictionary as a form of prayer in which the sentiments expressed are one's own and not those of another person. Mental prayer is a form of prayer whereby one loves God through dialogue with him, meditating on his words, and contemplating him. [9]

  7. Vesting prayers - Wikipedia

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    Vesting prayers are prayers which are spoken while a cleric puts on vestments as part of a liturgy, in both the Eastern and Western churches. They feature as part of the liturgy in question itself, and take place either before or after a liturgical procession or entrance to the sanctuary , as depends on the particular liturgical rite or use ...

  8. National Day of Prayer Thursday at the courthouse - AOL

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    Apr. 30—Lawrence County will be celebrating National Day of Prayer at noon on Thursday on the steps of the Lawrence County Courthouse. This year's theme is "Lift up the Word, Light up the world."

  9. Lity in Eastern Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Lity or Litiyá (Greek: Λιτή (Liti), from litomai, "a fervent prayer") [1] is a festive religious procession, followed by intercessions, which augments great vespers (or, a few times a year, great compline) in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches on important feast days (and, at least according to the written rubrics, any time there is an all-night vigil [2]).