Morning, Afternoon, and Evening

All kinds of Christians follow the ancient Jewish tradition of praying in the morning, at noontime, and in the evening.

We teach this tradition to children.

Whisper a Prayer is a  song that little kids love.

It goes like this.

Whisper a prayer in the morning
Whisper a prayer at noon
Whisper a prayer in the evening
To keep your heart in tune


Then there’s the All Day Song. Instead of the word “pray”, Fischer used the word “love.”  It’s the same ancient idea.

Here is a great article from a Jewish source explaining where the idea of praying morning, noon, and evening comes from.

Basically, it is from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the three great Jewish patriarchs. The wonderful little article from Chabad.org called The Three Daily Prayers is a summary of Jewish traditions about prayer. I can see that the Liturgy of the Hours which is part of Catholic religious daily life is a continuation of this Jewish tradition. It all starts to make sense!  Catholic Christianity that is. Of course, all Christians pray, or should. I am learning to love the Catholic way, but I don’t reject my former way of praying, either. It’s just that the Catholic way is kind of new to me, and I appreciate it more each day.

Our Sages tell us that the custom of praying three times a day was originally introduced by our Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Abraham introduced prayer in the morning, Isaac—in the afternoon, and Jacob added one at night.1

 ...Abraham served G‑d with love; Isaac—with awe; Jacob—with mercy.

- Nissan Mindel 

You can find this article, The Three Daily prayers by clicking here.