Here are entered works on mental prayer as a method of promoting the spiritual life. Collections of thoughts on spiritual truths for use in meditation are entered under Meditations.
Here are entered works on informal groups gathering for prayer in homes or church facilities. Works on midweek services of public worship consisting primarily of prayers and testimonies of faith are entered under Prayer meetings.
--subdivision Prayers under uniform titles of sacred works, e.g. Bible--Prayers and subdivision Prayers and devotions under names of individual religious and monastic orders, individual religions, individual Christian denominations, classes of persons and ethnic groups for whose use the prayers are intended; under names of individual saints, deities, etc., to whom the devotions are directed; and under topical headings for prayers and devotions on those topics, e.g. Buddhism--Prayers and devotions; Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions; Jesuits--Prayers and devotions