Jesus Prayer
E7980
Christian prayer
Eastern Christian devotion
contemplative practice
invocatory prayer
repetitive prayer
short prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shantih shantih shantih | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
Eastern Christian devotion ⓘ contemplative practice ⓘ invocatory prayer ⓘ repetitive prayer ⓘ short prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Name of Jesus
ⓘ
inner stillness ⓘ theosis ⓘ |
| centralTextOf | Eastern Orthodox spirituality ⓘ |
| closelyLinkedTo | hesychast tradition ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedWith | prayer rope ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christological faith
ⓘ
appeal to divine mercy ⓘ confession of sinfulness ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | Byzantine monastic tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Russian Orthodox spirituality
ⓘ
modern Christian contemplative practice ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| originRegion | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| practiceType |
heart prayer
ⓘ
mantric repetition ⓘ mental prayer ⓘ |
| recitationMode |
silent repetition
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synchronized with breathing ⓘ vocal repetition ⓘ |
| recommendedBy |
Desert Fathers
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox spiritual fathers ⓘ Philokalia ⓘ
surface form:
Philokalic tradition
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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Luke 18:13 ⓘ Philippians 2:10-11 ⓘ |
| shortForm | "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me" ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline |
contemplative prayer
ⓘ
meditative repetition ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal |
purification of the heart
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unceasing remembrance of God ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
humility
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mercy ⓘ repentance ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| typicalForm | "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Christian lay devotion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monasticism ⓘ Philokalia ⓘ
surface form:
Hesychasm
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shantih shantih shantih