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Invocation by Myrlie Evers-Williams, the first woman and non-clergy to deliver an inaugural prayer. Benediction by Rev. Dr. Luis León – Episcopalian, fourteenth rector of St. John's Church . Pastor Louie Giglio had originally been tapped by the inaugural committee but withdrew amid controversy regarding a sermon perceived by some as anti-gay ...
In Islam, invocation is a prayer of supplication or request. [2] [3] Muslims regard this as a profound act of worship. One of the earliest treaties on invocations, attributed to a scholar named Khālid ibn Yazīd, has survived on a papyrus booklet dated 880-881. [4]
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor .
A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
The Ancient Greek term epíklēsis (ἐπίκλησις; literally 'calling upon') can be translated as 'surname, additional name', or as 'invocation, appeal'. [1]In ancient Greek religion, the epiclesis was used as the surname that was associated with a deity during religious invocations, in contrast to the more general term 'epithet' (ἐπίθετον), which is used in poetic contexts.
Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Akbar invocation of a Dua prayer. Dua is essentially an expression of submission of faith to God and of one's neediness. [13] Type I: Du'ā al-mas'alah (دُعَاءُ الْمَسْأَلَة du'ā'u 'l-mas'alah), or the 'du'a of asking.' This type of du'a is when one asks for the fulfillment of a need, or that ...
This simple invocation of faith developed in the tradition of prayer under many forms in East and West. The most usual formulation, transmitted by the spiritual writers of the Sinai, Syria, and Mt. Athos, is the invocation, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners."
The Anaphora, [a] Eucharistic Prayer, [b] ... Epiclesis: is the "invocation" or "calling down from on high" by which the priest invokes the Holy Spirit ...