Jesus Prayer
E7980
Christian prayer
Eastern Christian devotion
contemplative practice
invocatory prayer
repetitive prayer
short prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesus Prayer canonical | 18 |
| Shantih shantih shantih | 1 |
| the Jesus Prayer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jesus Prayer Context triple: [Philokalia, focusesOn, Jesus Prayer]
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A.
Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
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B.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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C.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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D.
Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jesus Prayer Target entity description: The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
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A.
Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
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B.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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C.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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D.
Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
Eastern Christian devotion ⓘ contemplative practice ⓘ invocatory prayer ⓘ repetitive prayer ⓘ short prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Name of Jesus
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inner stillness ⓘ theosis ⓘ |
| centralTextOf | Eastern Orthodox spirituality ⓘ |
| closelyLinkedTo | hesychast tradition ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedWith | prayer rope ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christological faith
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appeal to divine mercy ⓘ confession of sinfulness ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | Byzantine monastic tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Russian Orthodox spirituality
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modern Christian contemplative practice ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| originRegion | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| practiceType |
heart prayer
ⓘ
mantric repetition ⓘ mental prayer ⓘ |
| recitationMode |
silent repetition
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synchronized with breathing ⓘ vocal repetition ⓘ |
| recommendedBy |
Desert Fathers
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Eastern Orthodox spiritual fathers ⓘ Philokalic tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Philokalia
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Catholicism ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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Luke 18:13 ⓘ Philippians 2:10-11 ⓘ |
| shortForm | "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me" ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline |
contemplative prayer
ⓘ
meditative repetition ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal |
purification of the heart
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unceasing remembrance of God ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
humility
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mercy ⓘ repentance ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| typicalForm | "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Christian lay devotion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monasticism ⓘ Hesychasm ⓘ
linked to:
Philokalia
|
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Subject: Jesus Prayer Description of subject: The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
Referenced by (20)
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