A sacred fire is often a place for the offering of prayers, herbs, food, and sacrifices of artwork.

March 17 has also been designated as a day of spiritual renewal and the offering of prayers for worldwide missionaries.

The offering of prayers and the Sacrifice of the Mass for deceased members was especially fostered.

Offerings of prayers, flowers, candles, and even food are made, while Chinese Filipinos additionally burn incense and kim.

These are the holy days that Chinese Buddhists celebrate by visiting temples to make offerings of prayers, incense, fruits, flowers and donations.

These ceremonies, however, had exactly the same goals: the offering of prayers for good crops (not to mention, the chance for young men and women to meet!)

In Lee v. Weisman (1992), the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the offering of prayers by religious officials before voluntarily attended ceremonies such as graduation.

Buddhism had gradually become infected by secular tendencies and involvements, such as fortune-telling and the offering of prayers and rituals for success in secular endeavors.

Jaiveer has also represented one of the two sides in a controversial dispute regarding the offering of prayers at a site claimed by two religious communities in Karnataka state.

A Display of Commitment The Hindu groups decided that a mass offering of prayers and symbolic construction would take place, activity sufficient to demonstrate both Hindu power and commitment.

Worship of Heaven in China continued with the erection of shrines, the last and greatest being the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and the offering of prayers.

Similarly, an example of an Anglican apostolate is The Saint Martin Apostolate of Prayer, whose aim is the "sanctification of all priests through the continual offering of prayers on their behalf by the faithful."

Just a few hours after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Santorum's Senate office released a statement of congratulations that went well beyond the routine offering of prayers and best wishes.

Devotees celebrate Maha Shivaratri with observing fasting, singing bhajans and Dhoon, maha puja, recital of Sanskrit sholaks, offering of prayers, flowers, fruits, Shreefal ( coconut ), and special food that is prepared in honor of the deity.

Among his more notable services was the offering of prayers in the chapel for the Duchess of Windsor in her last years, though there was some criticism of the fact that her name was not mentioned during her burial service due to an overly strict adherence to the rules.