so through thy prayers and patronage in heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living.

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession, or in one of the litanies or other prayers. All then join hands for the Lord's Prayer: Our Father.

Harris originally embarked on his study to see if he could replicate a similar 1988 study of intercessory prayer ... aspects of the Harris study. The prayers were for a "speedy recovery" but ...