"[1] "A sigh, a devout aspiration, a holy ejaculation, will oftener pierce the sky, and reach the ear of Omnipotence, than a long set exercise of prayer...".
[5] The Puritan theologian William Perkins urged his pupils to "pray continually" through "secret and inward ejaculations of the heart".
[6] The Lutheran rite for corporate Confession and Absolution includes the pastor offering ejaculatory prayers after penitents recite the Confiteor.
[7] Ejaculatory prayers have been used for indulgences, decreasing the number of days spent in purgatory.
If recited daily with devotion for an entire month, it grants a plenary indulgence.