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I believe that you are referring to the Preface.
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.Catholic AnswerThe preface is the long prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God recited by the priest that begins the Eucharistic Prayer and ends with the people reciting the Holy, Holy, Holy.
Prayer can be many things. Praise, petition, thanksgiving,a plea for Divine assistance .
What is prayer of praise:
Roman Catholic AnswerSome of the types of prayer include: thanksgiving, adoration, blessing, contemplative, intercession, meditation, praise, supplication.
The doxology which is a form of praise to God. It is usually sang but may be offered as a prayer.
The nine ways of prayer of St. Dominic de Guzman are: silent contemplation, tears, prayer of intercession, prayer of thanksgiving, prayer of petition, adoration, petition, praise, and the frequent reception of the Eucharist.
It is called the 'Office of Lauds'. Its title comes from giving praise (laud) to God at the beginning of a new day.
a prayer of praise is used to give gratitude to someone that has accomplished something in the past
Biblical case claim more power in praise than in prayer? Praise is prayer, we cannot separate the two. Not a question of power but that the Spirit is joined to our spirits to bear witness that we are children of God. The Holy Spirit teaches us how to praise. When we pray in the form of praise we know that we cooperated with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit who teaches the Church and recalls to her all that Jesus said also instructs her in the life of prayer, inspiring new expressions of the same basic forms of prayer. Basic forms of prayer are blessing, petition (foregiveness), intercession (ask on behalf of another), thanksgiving and praise. Praise is a form of prayer. Prayer of praise is entirely disinterested and rises to God, lauds him, and gives him glory for his own sake, quite beyond what he has done, but simply because HE IS. Catehcism of Catholic Church, Part 4, Christian Prayer. Come Holy Spirit, fill the Hearts of your faithfull. Let us Praise God unceasingly. Ernst Schelb, D.M.D, San Antonio, TX
It is called the 'Office of Lauds'. Its title comes from giving praise (laud) to God at the beginning of a new day.