30 motifs match “prayers”  ·  back to the chapters

• Deity appears before human being after prayers. A189.6
• Origin of prayers. A1546.0.2
• Magic spells mixed with Christian prayers. D1273.0.2
• Prayers of nun cause Virgin Mary to show her the infant Jesus. D1766.1.2
• Imprisoned cleric comes to answer saint's prayers in ritual. D2074.2.5.1
• Mosque turns around in order to face in the true direction of Mecca after prayers of two saints. D2136.2.1
• Control of weather by saint's prayers. (Cf. V220.) D2140.1
• Church spared in flood because of prayers. D2143.2.1
• Resuscitation by nine-day dance and prayers. E63.2
• Resuscitation through prayers of holy man. (Cf. E63.) E121.5.2
• Dead grateful for prayers. E341.3
• Devil appears among youths who jest while they say their evening prayers. G303.6.2.3
• Wife of usurer saves husband through her prayers. J155.5
• Clergy in no need of spectacles. Many do not pray at all, many know their prayers by heart, and the great prelates look through their fingers J1263.5
• Numskull thinks his prayers have stopped milk boiling over. Actually his wife has added cold water. J1813.2.1
• Twenty better than ten. A numskull is asked how many daily prayers (Moslem) there are. "Twenty." – "There are only four." – "I said that there are twenty; that is even better." J2213.5
• Fools reprove each other for speaking at prayers. They speak while doing so. J2254
• Thief trusted to guard shawls during prayers. Steals them. K346.4
• Adulteress pretends to go to say her prayers. Keeps tryst with paramour. K1514.12
• Ceremonies and prayers used at unearthing of treasure. N554
• Reward for saying of prayers. (Cf. V50.) Q33
• Boy reaches into bird's nest for pigeon's eggs. A stone in the nest holds his hand for three days and nights. He is finally released by prayers. Q285.1.2.1
• Priest's concubine is unable to rise from stone. She is finally freed by prayers and repentance. (Cf. Q243.1.) Q551.2.7
• Prayers of devout woman free husband from death and imprisonment. V52.10
• Prayers of family comfort prisoner. V53
• Prayers at sunrise and sunset. V58.1
• Prayers answered – miscellaneous. V59
• Angels appear above grave of fallen girl through virtue of prayers said by her lover (young monk). V243.1
• Virgin Mary appears to erring monk and exalts him to prayer. His prayers weave her a garment. V276.1
• Seven prayers of saint. Z71.5.6.10