On Prayer 23

As to kneeling, too, prayer suffers a variety of observance through a certain few who abstain from kneeling on the Sabbath. Since this disagreement is at present especially being argued in the churches, the Lord will give his grace, so that they either yield or follow their own opinion without offending others. We, however, as we have received, only on the day of the Lord's resurrection ought to guard not only against this but against every posture and duty of anxiety, putting off even our business, lest we give any place to the devil. Likewise too in the period of Pentecost, which is marked by the same solemnity of rejoicing. But on every other day who would hesitate to prostrate himself before God, at least at the first prayer with which we enter the daylight? And on fasts and stations no prayer should be made without kneeling and the rest of the practice of humility. For then we not only pray but also entreat and make satisfaction to God our Lord. Concerning the times of prayer nothing at all has been prescribed, except of course to pray at every time and place.