Home›Devotional Practices›Cadence›WeeklyBrowse ByWeeklyThis 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 MoreWeeklySourcesComments (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.WeeklyFilter Results10 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-1000 (1)70 (1)850 (1)1500 (1)1550 (1)1652 (1)1800 (1)1920 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone or together (2)Performed by a gathered group (7)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Alevism (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Baptist (1)Beta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (3)Calvinism (Reformed) (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (3)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1)Church of Cyprus (1)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (1)Church of Ireland (1)Church of Scotland (1)Church of Sweden (1)Church of the Nazarene (1)Conservative Judaism (3)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Dutch Reformed Church (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1)Evangelicalism (1)Free Methodist Church (1)Georgian Orthodox Church (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Greek Orthodox Church (1)Haredi Judaism (3)Hasidic Judaism (3)Humanistic Judaism (1)Jehovah's Witnesses (1)Karaite Judaism (1)Lutheranism (1)Methodism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (3)National Baptist Convention of America (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Orthodox Judaism (3)Presbyterianism (1)Progressive National Baptist Convention (1)Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends) (1)Reconstructionist Judaism (2)Reform Judaism (2)Roman Catholicism (1)Romanian Orthodox Church (1)Russian Orthodox Church (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (1)Seventh-day Adventism (1)Sufism (1)The Episcopal Church (1)The United Methodist Church (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1)Wesleyan Church (1)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (6)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Lay people (1)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (8)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (10)ObligationAllObligatory (2)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (2)Optional and voluntary (1)In GroupAllChristian Devotional Practices (3)Islamic Devotional Practices (3)Jewish Devotional Practices (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Altar callWeeklyDoor-to-door evangelismWeeklyFriday prayerWeeklyKabbalat ShabbatWeeklyMusafWeeklyObserving the SabbathWeeklySama (spiritual music and whirling)WeeklySermonWeeklyThe Cem ceremonyWeeklyUnprogrammed silent worshipWeeklySources1. 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.