Prayer

Question 1

Another very distinct activity of the NT church was their observance of … prayer.

Answer 1

daily

Question 2

“They all met together and were constantly united in prayer”. Prayer was both personal and …

Answer 2

corporate

Question 3

The development of monasticism in Egypt as a means of renouncing the world began to evolve. In the mid-fourth century, Basil drew up a set of monastic rules with eight daily occasions for prayer. About 530 AD, Benedict of Nursia developed a pattern of seven … during the day and one-night office

Answer 3

offices

Question 4

This Western Monastic Cycle of the Daily Offices included:

• … (at end of working day
• Compline (before bedtime)
• Nocturns or Vigils or Matins (during middle of the night)
• Lauds (daybreak)
• … (shortly after daybreak)
• Terce (during middle of morning)
• … (at Noon)
• None (during middle of afternoon)

Answer 4

Vespers
Prime
Sext