Texas governor Rick Perry proclaimed "the Response," a day of prayer and fasting in Houston this August, in reaction to natural disasters and the national debt crisis.

得克萨斯州州长里克·佩里宣布休斯顿八月将举行为其一天的祈祷和禁食的“响应”活动，用来祭奠自然灾害和国债危机。

youdao

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

我便禁食，披麻蒙灰，定意向主神祈祷恳求。

youdao

Also, let us remember that prayer, fasting, and works of charity are meant to promote holy lives, not self-destruction.

此外，让我们记住，祈祷，禁食，善行是为了使我们更圣洁，而不是自我毁灭。

youdao

For Muslims the holy month of fasting and prayer is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar year.

FORBES: The Astronomy of Ramadan

There is a familiar pattern in which youngsters turn to the movement for accommodation and then agree to follow a regime of fasting and prayer.

ECONOMIST: Fethullah Gulen

Mudiyettu performers purify themselves through fasting and prayer, then draw a huge image of goddess Kali, called as kalam, on the temple floor with coloured powders, wherein the spirit of the goddess is invoked.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage