Prayer books

book containing prayers and devotional readings

Christian prayer book

thumb|right|The young man in the middle, who is undergoing the tarmida#Ordination|tarmida initiation ceremony, is reading the [[Sidra ḏ-Nišmata, the first section of the Qulasta, as he sits in front of the andiruna.]] The Qulasta, also spelled Qolastā in older sources (; ), is a compilation of Mandaean prayers. The Mandaic word qolastā means "collection".

thumb|200px|Emblem of the Holy See The Raccolta (literally, "collection" in Italian), is a book, published in many editions from 1807 to 1952, that collected the texts of Roman Catholic prayers and briefly described other acts of piety, such as visiting and praying in particular churches, for which specific indulgences were granted by popes. In 1968, it was replaced by a considerably altered edition, the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, listing fewer specific prayers but including new general grants that apply to a wide range of prayerful actions. The earliest editions were published in Italian, wi

The Mikagura-uta (みかぐらうた or 御神楽歌, The Songs for the Service) is one of the three Tenrikyo scriptures, along with the Ofudesaki and the Osashizu. It was composed by the foundress of Tenrikyo, Miki Nakayama, from 1866 to 1875, and revised to its current version in 1882.