The phrase "a common prayer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing shared religious practices or collective expressions of faith.
Example: "The congregation gathered to recite a common prayer, uniting their voices in devotion."
Alternatives: "a shared prayer" or "a collective prayer".
Just give me a chance to prove myself -- that is a common prayer for those in my community.
Clergy from St. Andrew's and nearby St. John's have signed onto a common prayer document that was drafted in the cities of Charlotte and Tampa.
He caused further upset when he changed Church rules to allow women to take part in a male-only Lenten service, ruled out any campaigns to convert Jews and approved a "common prayer" with Lutherans for joint commemorations for next year's 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation.
Novels: 1963 Run River; '70 Play It As It Lays; '77 A Book of Common Prayer; '84 Democracy; '96 The Last Thing He Wanted.
It will never again be a book of common prayer.
In Edinburgh in April 1857, according to Theresa, William put his hand on a Book of Common Prayer and declared himself her husband.
In 1978, "Song of Solomon" won the National Book Critics Circle Award, beating out Joan Didion's "A Book of Common Prayer" and John Cheever's "Falconer".
"Never seen anything like it, but it's kind of fun," Mediate said to the gallery on the third tee, with gusts about 40 miles per hour turning the yardage book into a book of common prayer.
Just Talking Joan Didion, the author of nonfiction works like "Slouching Towards Bethlehem," novels like "Play It as It Lays" and "A Book of Common Prayer" and, with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, screenplays like "The Panic in Needle Park," is to speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Barnard College.
In 1549 Cranmer introduced a Book of Common Prayer in English, which while to all appearances kept the structure of the Mass, altered the theology so that the holy gifts of consecrated bread and wine were not offered to God as a sacrifice.
In 1979 the Episcopal Church adopted a revised Book of Common Prayer, which offered a choice of texts, one preserving the traditional language.
