prayerful
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Scorsese says he attends Mass and is “absolutely” a prayerful person.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Clare Anne Ath, a 2018 graduate of St. Mary’s, cheered the reversal, crediting Bishop Rhoades and “the generations of faithful Catholic SMC alums who were prayerful on this matter and made their concerns known.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023
I exchanged prayerful meditation time for a litter pickup but wasn’t convinced I’d find much.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
The tables were laid, the candles were lighted, and the last rainy-day light was dying as prayerful voices rose toward the synagogue’s ornate domed ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Concentrating, prayerful, I waited for my soul to leave my body.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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