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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima]
-If you're Christian: Do you guys have a certain number of mandatory prayers that you do every day?  For ex, Muslims pray 5 time a day.Does it depend on what branch of Christianity you follow? What is the difference between Catholics, Protestants and Methodists? Can you guys go to each other's churches?

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Christians do not have "mandatory" prayers as far as I know but there are many different types of prayers.  Here is what I know of:

Prayer books:  many churches have prayer books with readings that you can pray with.  These readings are usually taken from the Psalms and other Biblical passages.  The Coptic Orthodox church's prayer books have five different sets of prayers, or "hours" that are read five times a day, very similar to Islam.

Personal prayer and reflection: This how people pray in movies.  They are thanking God or asking God for help, guidance, forgiveness, etc.  Giving thanks before meals would be another type of this prayer.

Liturgical prayer:  The liturgy and mass of many churches is a form of prayer, coming together with the rest of your church community and praying together.

Praying with Scripture:  Many people read a piece of scripture on it and reflect on it in prayer.  Some people keep journals where they write their thoughts and prayers down.  This is a type of prayer that I really like, because I believe that I express myself best in writing.

Praise and rejoicing:  Many people like to sing in praise of God, or even dance, as I've seen in some churches.

So there's nothing "mandatory," but as you can see, you can basically have your whole day revolve around prayer if you want to.  It's up to you as an individual.[/quote]

Interesting. We also have different sorts of prayers but there are 5 mandatory ones that need to be done daily. I never heard about the Coptic Orthodox, and that they prayed 5 times a day.  Do we have a lot of them in the US? Never heard any reference to them. I also love to write, so it's interesting that you have the liturgical prayer. Thank you for answering![/quote]

I bet you have! Lots of books on historical times (especially medieval/Renaissance) structure their day around them. So you might have a character "hear the bells for Vespers" or tend to the animals after Prime...

Matins (during the night, at midnight with some); also called Vigils or Nocturns or, in monastic usage, the Night Office
    Lauds or Dawn Prayer (at Dawn, or 3 a.m.)
    Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = approximately 6 a.m.)
    Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)
    Sext or Midday Prayer (Sixth Hour = approximately 12 noon)
    None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = approximately 3 p.m.)
    Vespers or Evening Prayer ("at the lighting of the lamps", generally at 6 p.m.)
    Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring, generally at 9 p.m.)
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