Pray with the heart…
It is not enough to pray only with the tongue: we must, according to the Apostle, pray also with the heart if we wish to receive God’s graces: “Praying at all times in the spirit.”
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Grace and desire to speak…
True, the greatest reverence is due to God; but if He gives you the grace of feeling His presence and the desire to speak to Him as to one who loves you more than anyone else, tell Him your thoughts freely and confidently.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
God always speaks..,
Whenever I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and I say to him, “Lord, I am here. Tell me what you would have me do.” If he gives me some task, I am content and I thank him. If he gives me nothing, I still thank him since I do not deserve to receive anything more than that. And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I tell him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and listen. God always speaks to you when you approach him plainly and simply.
–Saint Catherine Laboure (1806-1876)
Call upon the Lord…
In all your works, either at home or at the place of your service, do not forget that all your strength, your light and your success are in Christ and His Cross; therefore, do not fail to call upon the Lord before beginning any work, saying: Jesus, help me! Jesus, enlighten me! Thus your heart will be supported and warmed by lively faith and hope in Christ, for His is the power and glory unto ages of ages.
–Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)
Acknowledge God’s presence…
The first step then, is to acknowledge God’s presence; the second is to thank Him. The third step is a loving response. A person responds to love freely given by saying, “I love you, too.”
–Armand M. Nigro (1928-
Presence of God…
It is important that we take time peacefully and quietly (even if we have only a few minutes to pray) first to make ourselves aware of the loving, creative, sustaining, divinizing presence of God, because prayer is a personal response to God’s presence.
–Armand M. Nigro (1928-
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