Home›Devotional Practices›Cadence›Seasonal, at set points in the yearBrowse BySeasonal, at set points in the yearThis page groups practices by how regularly they are repeated. Wikipedia notes that "some degree of recurrence in place and repetition over time of ritual action is necessary for a cult to be enacted, to be practiced." Browsing by cadence lets a visitor separate a practice performed on a fixed schedule from one performed only rarely or once.FactsLearn MoreSeasonal, at set points in the yearSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe sustained acts by which adherents attend to a deity, ancestor or holy figure - prayer at fixed hours, recitation and chant, offerings at a shrine or home altar, veneration of saints and images, pilgrimage. It is the widest and loosest of these groupings and holds acts that are obligatory in one tradition and freely optional in another. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPractices 1ComparisonPrimary Academic DisciplineWell-attestedComparative Religion 3Learn MoreThe Devotional Practices This group gathers devotional practices, the acts by which the faithful express love, reverence and dependence toward the divine: prayer, worship, praise, offering, the reciting of names and the observance of daily and seasonal devotion. It is the largest practice grouping in the atlas, reflecting how central devotion is to religious life. The browser will find devotional practices from across the world's traditions. The entries describe each practice's form, purpose and setting, noting the tradition to which it belongs and how it is performed.Seasonal, at set points in the yearFilter Results4 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-195 (1)1195 (1)1400 (1)1946 (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (2)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Alexandrian Wicca (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1)Church of England (1)Church of Ireland (1)Church of Sweden (1)Church of the Nazarene (1)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1)Free Methodist Church (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Lutheranism (1)Methodism (1)Moravian Church (1)Roman Catholicism (2)The Episcopal Church (1)The United Methodist Church (1)Wesleyan Church (1)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Clergy or ordained officiants (2)Initiates only (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (4)ObligationAllOptional and voluntary (1)Undertaken only with authorisation or transmission (1)In GroupAllChristian Devotional Practices (2)East Asian Devotional Practices (1)New Religious Movement Practices (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Coven-based initiatory worshipSeasonal, at set points in the yearLiturgical ColorsSeasonal, at set points in the yearShidianSeasonal, at set points in the yearStations of the CrossSeasonal, at set points in the yearSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Worship and Devotional LifeView the Source3. Wikipedia: Comparative religiontier 2WikipediaComparative religion, opening definitionQuote, Comparative religion, opening definitionComparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.