Christian prayer
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Christian prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms used for this practice.
A prie-dieu, which is used for private Christian prayer, situated in the room of a historic house.
Many devout Christians have a home altar at which they (and their family members) pray and read Christian devotional literature, sometimes while kneeling at a prie-dieu.
A page of Matthew, from Papyrus 1, c. 250
Priest reading from Holy Scripture in preparation for meditation and contemplative prayer
Breviary
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A breviary is a liturgical book used in Christianity for praying the canonical hours, usually recited at seven fixed prayer times.
Pages from a breviary used in the Swedish Diocese of Strängnäs in the 15th century.
The Shehimo Book of Common Prayer is the breviary used in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.