Motif
perpetual prayer by rotating priests
perpetual_prayer_by_rotating_priests
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8401-8479 confidence: high
Perpetual prayer is performed by a succession of priests who change every hour.
A succession of priests performs continual prayer, changing every hour.
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8401-8479 confidence: high
The City of the Sun preserves Christian or Catholic elements: admiration of apostolic common goods, use of the prayer taught by Jesus, secret confession to magistrates and chief, collective absolution, perpetual prayer by hourly priests, worship of God as Wisdom, Love, and Power, the sun as divine reflection, and rejection of graven images.
A succession of priests performs perpetual prayer, changing every hour.
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