Worship and prayer

Manichaean worship The Manichees had no sacrifices, but four daily prayers, preceded by ablutions and accompanied by prostrations. They observed Sunday, with the intention of honouring the sun, for them equivalent with the redeemer. They had weekly, monthly and yearly fasts. They rejected all festivals but in March they celebrated the martyrdom of their appointed teacher, Mani. They sacraments were mysteries of the elect alone, so little information has come down to us concerning these. Their worship, then, has little or no resemblance with Christian worship, in which the preaching of the Word, prayer, singing of hymns, and the observance of the ordinances are prominent.