This article was written for
Summer Camp 2024. Therefore it is unpolished and lacking formatting and information. Feel free to comment with any questions or requests for clarification.
Prayer is an important part of worship in
the Faith, with most practitioners offering up their devotion to
the Mother at least twice a day. It is expected to be the first thing you do when you wake up, and the last thing you do before you go to sleep.
To pray, a person must kneel on the floor with their forehead resting on a
prayer block, their hands flat either side of their head. A prayer block is usually a piece of
wood, often intricately carved, that has been blessed by a
priest; in the
Caillish Orthodoxy, the prayer block is more often made from
metal. Babies are given their prayer block at their
Welcoming ceremony. If a person is unable to assume the proper prayer decision, it is allowed for them to pray in any position that is comfortable for them, as long as they are touching their prayer block.
Prayers are often requests for protection, of oneself and one's family, and usually include select lines from
the Numinen, the Faith's holy book. A special prayer,
the Mother's Prayer, is always recited during
church services, and some also include it in their daily routine. It is believed that praying is connecting with the Mother directly.
Are there things one can do if they are not able to pray twice a day? or do they just have to pray twice as hard the next time? :) Also: love the cute placeholder shrimp :)
Thanks, I love my shrimp :D As long as there is a reasonable reason you haven't been able to pray, you are fine. The Mother is generally seen as a forgiving goddess (unless you follow the Orthodoxy, in which case you definitely have to make that prayer up later).