Prayer is the…
Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Prayer is a plant…
Prayer is a plant, the seed of which is sown in the heart of every Christian, but its growth entirely depends on the care we take to nourish it. If neglected, it will die.
–Blessed Catherine McAuley (1778-1841)
Prayer is neither…
Prayer is neither word nor gesture, chant nor sound.
It is to be in still communication with our Ground.
–Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
By contemplation…
By meditation, the soul walks afoot with labor; by contemplation, it flies without trouble. Thus Saint Teresa said, that when God had admitted her to this sort of prayer, her difficulties ceased at once, and she experienced a powerful attraction towards acts of all virtues, attended with a marvellous relish and sweetness.
–Louis Lallemant (1578–1635)
Morning prayer is…
The essence of morning prayer is to thank God for sleep, rest and regained strength and to pray that He will help us do everything to His glory. Express this to Him with your mind and with your whole heart.
–Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)
Pray your own prayers…
Accustom yourself to pray your own prayers. For instance: it is the essence of evening prayer to thank God for the day and everything that happened, both pleasant and unpleasant; to ask forgiveness for all wrongs committed, promising to improve during the next day; and to pray that God preserve you during sleep. Express all this to God from your mind and from your whole heart.
–Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)
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