The practice of prayer…
What can be more excellent than prayer; what is more profitable to our life; what sweeter to our souls; what more sublime, in the course of our whole life, than the practice of prayer!
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Pray to know God’s will…
Pray simply, humbly, and fervently to know God’s will, and your path will be made clear. Then you must follow the inspiration Divine Mercy puts into your heart.
–Saint Theophane Venard (1829-1861)
Anxiety doesn’t help…
Anxiety doesn’t help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayers.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Prayer despite dryness…
A soul should be faithful to prayer despite torments, dryness, and temptations; because oftentimes the realization of God’s great plans depends mainly on such prayer. If we do not persevere in such prayer, we frustrate what the Lord wanted to do through us or within us. Let every soul remember these words: ‘And being in anguish, He prayed longer.‘ (Lk 22:44)
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)
Pray to God…
The more you pray to God in times of sorrow, the sooner you will feel His sweet consolation.
–Saint Anthony of Optina (1795-1865)
Intentional discipleship…
Intentional discipleship demands authentic prayer:
- sit at the feet of the Master;
- absorb His merciful love;
- become like Him in loving and serving others.
Prayer dispels powerlessness and empowers us to become vessels of divine mercy.
–Kathleen Beckman (2015)
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