Prayer book
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A 'prayer book' is a book outlining the 'liturgy' of religious services.
In this sense, it may carry the following specific names in various religions:Common Worship
, in Anglicanism
Book of Hours
, in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Siddur
, in Judaism
Saint Augustine's Prayer Book
, in the Episcopal Church
Vatican Croatian Prayer Book
, a Croatian vernacular prayer book
Prayer book may also refer to:
In this sense, it may carry the following specific names in various religions:
- BreviaryBreviaryA breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office...
or MissalMissalA missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year.-History:Before the compilation of such books, several books were used when celebrating Mass...
, in Roman Catholicism - Agenda (liturgy)Agenda (liturgy)The name Agenda is given, particularly in the Lutheran Church, to the official books dealing with the forms andceremonies of divine service.- The Term; its Equivalents Before the Reformation :...
, in Lutheranism
Common Worship
Common Worship is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000. It represents the most recent stage of development of the Liturgical Movement within the Church and is the successor to the...
, in Anglicanism
- Alternative Service BookAlternative Service BookThe Alternative Service Book 1980 was the first complete prayer book produced by the Church of England since 1662. Its name derives from the fact that it was proposed not as a replacement for the Book of Common Prayer but merely as an alternative to it...
(adopted in 1980), in the Church of England - Directory of Public WorshipDirectory of Public WorshipThe Directory for Public Worship was a manual of directions for worship approved by an ordinance of Parliament early in 1645 to replace the Book of Common Prayer .-Origins:The movement against the Book of Common...
, adopted in certain areas of the Church of England in the 17th century - Book of Common PrayerBook of Common PrayerThe Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
(BCP), first published in 1549 for the Church of England
Book of Hours
The book of hours was a devotional book popular in the later Middle Ages. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and...
, in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Siddur
A siddur is a Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers. This article discusses how some of these prayers evolved, and how the siddur, as it is known today has developed...
, in Judaism
Saint Augustine's Prayer Book
Saint Augustine's Prayer Book is an Anglo-Catholic devotional book published for members of the Episcopal Church by the Order of the Holy Cross, an Anglican monastic community....
, in the Episcopal Church
Vatican Croatian Prayer Book
Vatican Croatian Prayer Book is the oldest Croatian vernacular prayer book and the finest example of early štokavian vernacular literary idiom....
, a Croatian vernacular prayer book
Prayer book may also refer to:
- Operation Prayer BookOperation Prayer BookPrayer Book was a series of military plans operations in Panama drawn up beginning in April 1988 as relations between the United States and Panama deteriorated. The operation consisted of four separate operations: Klondike Key, Post Time, Blue Spoon, and Blind Logic...
, a series of four operation orders carried out during the United States invasion of Panama - Prayer Book RebellionPrayer Book RebellionThe Prayer Book Rebellion, Prayer Book Revolt, Prayer Book Rising, Western Rising or Western Rebellion was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon, in 1549. In 1549 the Book of Common Prayer, presenting the theology of the English Reformation, was introduced...
, a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549 as a result of the BCP - Prayer Book Society of CanadaPrayer Book Society of CanadaThe Prayer Book Society of Canada or PBS is an organization within the Anglican Church of Canada which "promotes the understanding and use of the Book of Common Prayer as a spiritual system of nurture for life in Christ"...
, an organization within the Anglican Church of Canada which promotes the understanding and use of the BCP