Sentence examples for the prayers lasted from inspiring English sources

The prayers lasted an hour and a half.

The parties and prayers lasted a week.

The effects of the Prayer Revival lasted a generation, but around the turn of the 20th century Christianity again evidenced decline.

Mr. Shashwat and his family returned to the Kedarnath shrine around 7 30 p.m. for the ritual prayers, which lasted for half an hour.

The funeral procession left the central mosque of Dara'a after noon prayers and lasted three hours before returning to the center of town.

Despite prayers that lasted an entire week, the demons did not vacate the boy.

"If it's not too much trouble/please hurry home on the double/we prayed the same prayer the last 24 days," he sings in one song, while the steel guitars weep.

Fazil Say, who has played with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and others, is on trial for sending tweets that included one in April that joked about a call to prayer that lasted only 22 seconds.

She also alleged an incident when Miss Wasteney put her hand on her knee in a prayer that lasted for 10 minutes, asking God to come to her.

He embodied the idea that our Christian faith demands deeds and not just words; that the "sweet hour of prayer" actually lasts the whole week long – that to put our faith in action is more than individual salvation, it's about our collective salvation; that to feed the hungry and clothe the naked and house the homeless is not just a call for isolated charity but the imperative of a just society.

The service is very unceremonial and informal, as there is no liturgy, singing, or pre-set prayers, and lasts from 15 to 30 minutes.