Family worship

During the Protestant Reformation, daily Mass was simplified in order to allow wider participation by laypeople.

Puritan minister Richard Baxter gave lengthy instructions in his Christian Directory for family worship.

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland added a chapter to the 1647 Westminster Directory for Worship on family prayer shortly after adoption.

[3] Family worship is important among Conservative Friends: Be diligent in the reading of the Bible and other spiritually helpful writings.

—The Book of Discipline of Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (2022)[4]In the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Book of Common Prayer or Shehimo is used by the families for daily prayers outside of church.