Ejaculatory prayer explained

In Christian piety, an ejaculation, sometimes known as ejaculatory prayer or aspiration, is "a short prayer, in which the mind is directed to God, on any emergency."^[1] “A sigh, a devout aspiration, a holy ejaculation, will oftener pierce the sky, and reach the ear of Omnipotence, than a long set exercise of prayer...”.^[2]

Within Roman Catholicism, some common ejaculations include the Jesus Prayer, the Fatima Prayer of the Holy Rosary, Come Holy Spirit, and Eternal Rest.^{[3] [4]} In Methodism, some common ejaculations include "Praise the Lord!", "Hallelujah!" and "Amen!".^[5] The Puritan theologian William Perkins urged his pupils to "pray continually" through "secret and inward ejaculations of the heart".^[6] The Lutheran rite for corporate Confession and Absolution includes the pastor offering ejaculatory prayers after penitents recite the Confiteor.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Brown, John Newton. The Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Joseph Steen and Company. 1844. Brattleboro, VT. 493. 2020-05-25.
2. Book: Stedman, D.D., John. Sermons on various subjects. John Upham, Bath, and J. Hatchard and Son. 1830. 120. 2020-05-25.
3. Book: Glavich, Mary Kathleen. For Catechetical Leaders: Teaching Catechists to Pray: A Companion to the Catholic Way to Pray. 2013-03-10. 2010-01-01. Twenty-Third Publications. 9781585957781. 275.
4. Book: Stedman, John. Sermons on various subjects. March 10, 2013. 1830. 120.
5. Web site: Shouting Methodists. 20 January 2007. Jesus Fellowship. en. 3 April 2017. 22 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181222082112/https://jesus.org.uk/blog/radical-christian-history/shouting-methodists/. dead.
6. Book: Black, Vicki K.. Welcome to Anglican Spiritual Traditions. 1 January 2011. Church Publishing, Inc.. en. 9780819227225. 82.
7. Book: Brown, John Newton. Encyclopaedia of Religious Knowledge. 1844. en . 1259.