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holy hournoun
the hour of fasting and prayer before communion is to be taken.
holy hournoun
the hour that pubs formerly had to shut in the late afternoon to comply with licencing laws.
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Holy Hour
Holy Hour is the Roman Catholic devotional tradition of spending an hour in Eucharistic adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. The official Raccolta book provides indulgences for this practice. In 1673 Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque stated that she had a vision of Jesus in which she was instructed to spend an hour every Thursday night to meditate on the sufferings of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. This practice later became widespread among Catholics. The inspiration for the Holy Hour is Matthew 26:40. In the Gospel of Matthew, during the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his crucifixion, Jesus spoke to his disciples, saying "My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me." Returning to the disciples after prayer, he found them asleep and in Matthew 26:40 he asked Peter: In 1829, the Archconfraternity of the Holy Hour was established by Père Robert Debrosse at Paray-le-Monial, Bourgogne, France. In 1911 it received the right of aggregation for the entire world. A similar society called "The Holy Perpetual Hour of Gethsemani" was formed in Toulouse in 1885 and was canonically erected in 1907. In 1909 it received indulgences from Pope Pius X.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of holy hour in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of holy hour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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