Intercession of saints

A prayer is a prayer in which one prays to God for someone else asks. Prayers can be prayed both in personal prayer and within the church liturgy.

In the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches it is the custom to ask her intercession to Holy God. This is rejected by other Christian churches, or at least viewed critically. Especially in charismatic circles marked the blessing prayer is practiced: a help seeker shares his prayer requests with one or more worshipers, who then in his presence pray for him and bless him. Used in free churches are forms of " community of prayer ," in which certain topics intercession is held.

• 2.1 Basic
• 2.2 forms of intercessions Prayer 2.2.1 Form 1: call to prayer with the call to prayer of the community ( Litany of supplication )
• 2.2.2 Form 2: Diaconal prayer
• 2.2.3 Form 3: litany ( Preces )
• 2.2.4 Form 4: Without prayer calls the church ( Prosphonese )

The prayers in the liturgy of the Catholic Church

Holy Mass

The " prayer of the faithful " ( the baptized ) was for many centuries, not part of the Mass; it was taken first by the Second Vatican Council again in the Eucharistic celebration. Previously prayers were spoken only on Good Friday in intercessory prayer, a form of the Litany, the community exercises their ministry from. The prayer of intercession, therefore, carries the Missal also the title Prayer of the Faithful ( Oratio fidelium ) or General Prayer ( the believers).

The intercessions be initiated by the principal celebrant of the Mass by a declaration addressed to the church invitation and completed by his prayer and the "Amen " of the community. The recitation of the prayer requests in the intercessions is the task of the deacon, the lector or other creditors.

The petitions are either uniform in God the Father or Jesus Christ, the Lord directed. The concerns should come in the following ranking for language:

• For the Church
• For the government and for the salvation of the whole world,
• For the needy
• For the local church or community

However, this basic scheme can be waived.

The identity of the different prayer request is answered by the community with a sung or spoken prayer, usually "We beseech Thee, hear us ."

Other forms of worship

In the Good Friday liturgy is in the Great Intercessions the early church ceremony, three -part form of intercession obtain the priest sings an invitation to prayer with the names of the concern; he or a present deacon asks, to bend the knee. In the kneeling of the community follows a silent prayer. After the prompt, " Arise " summarizes the priest 's prayer concerns with the Oration together, the answer to all with " Amen."

Also for the Divine Office in the so-called Lauds Preces include (Ask for the day) and in the Vesper prayers. The last prayer of Vespers always applies to the dying or dead.

In more modern service concepts and advanced forms of intercessions be practiced. So worshipers can eg write down their requests; these are then subsequently added service in individual prayer requests or read before. The priest may encourage worshipers to additionally own prayer request to formulate silent. In group worship the intercessions are sometimes spoken freely and spontaneously. Add Word of God can celebrate in the individual petitions from the manager, the speakers of the intercessions or all celebrants are laid for burning incense in a bowl in front of the altar (Ps 141.2 EU).

The prayer of intercession in the evangelical church

Basics

The prayer of intercession, which was formerly called General Church prayer can be in different places of worship, for the most part it forms the conclusion of the second part of worship, preaching and confession ( cf. Liturgy ). If the Lord's Supper is celebrated, then done sometimes connect to the prayer of thanks at the end of the Upper part.

His inner structure according to the prayer of intercession follows the traditional structure of the Our Father:

• To the coming of the kingdom of God
• To the spread of the Gospel and the Church's ministry
• For state and community, as well as home and work
• For people on the margins of society or people in need
• For the congregation.

Thus, it has essentially the same aspects as the prayer of intercession in the Roman Catholic mass.

Forms of intercessions Prayer

Form 1: call to prayer with the call to prayer of the community ( Litany of supplication )

From a prayer leader / prayer leader of a prayer request to post which with a call to prayer, such as " Have mercy on thee, God," takes up the community. The mention of prayer requests can be done either as an information or call ( option 1) or as a prayer (Variant 2). The old name of this form of prayer is Litany of supplication (gr. " endurance ").

Form 2: Diaconal prayer

The diaconal prayer requires several parties:

Form 3: litany ( Preces )

When Preces, individual prayer groups or change with prayer requests or short the call to prayer from.

Form 4: Without prayer calls the church ( Prosphonese )

When Prosphonese the prayer requests are put forward without interruption by community calls by a prayer.

The prayer of intercession in the Byzantine Liturgy

In the Byzantine liturgy as it is celebrated especially in Orthodox Christianity, take intercessions prayers a wide space; this applies both to the Divine Liturgy (the Byzantine Eucharist ) as well as all other forms of worship.

The intercessions are here basically by the deacon, only exceptionally even singing put forward by the head; the congregation answered each concern mostly with " Kyrie eleison ", dct. " Lord, have mercy ." The sequence of prayers prayers, called Ektenien, follows its own, the litany comparable scheme. The texts of the individual prayer requests are defined virtually unchanged for many centuries. The intercessions traditional final prayer priest has become largely a non- perceived by the municipality Still prayer.