The Life Of Prayer

Matthew 15:22And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.

Mark 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!

The Lord’s prayer

Where did it come from?

1) Matthew 6:5-15 (Sermon on the mount)– Do it secretly. – Do not use vain

repetition.

2) Luke 11:1-4

The Agpeya

• Used by the Coptic Orthodox Church• Agpeya means “Book of Hours”• Contains prayers for 7 hours• Each hour contains:

– Introduction: Lord’s prayer, the Prayer of Thanksgiving, Psalm 51

– Psalms– Holy Gospel– Litanies– Lord Have Mercy (41 times)– Orthodox Creed– Conclusion Of Every Hour

The hours of the Agpeya6:00 1st hour (Prime) Eternity, Incarnation, Resurrection.

9:00 3rd hour (Terce) Christ’s trial by Pilate, Ascension, Holy Spirit

12:00 6th hour (Sext) Crucifixion

15:00 9th hour (None) Death on the cross, acceptance of right thief

21:00 11th hour (Vespers) Taking down Christ’s body from the cross.

21:00 12th hour (Compline) Burial of Christ

24:00 Midnight Second coming

St. Bishoy

St. Bishoy lived in a cave in St. Mary’s monastery in El-Surian, Egypt.

1 Thessalonians 5:17Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.