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"Watchandpraysothatyouwillnotfallinto
temptation."(Mark14:38)
Prayer

PrayerAsoularmsitselfbyprayerforallkindsofcombat.Inwhateverstatethesoulmaybe,itoughttopray.Asoul
whichispureandbeautifulmustpray,orelseitwillloseitsbeautyasoulwhichisstrivingafterthispuritymustpray,or
elseitwillneverattainitasoulwhichisnewlyconvertedmustpray,orelseitwillfallagainasinfulsoul,plungedin
sins,mustpraysothatitmightriseagain.Thereisnosoulwhichisnotboundtopray,foreverysinglegracecomestothe
soulthroughprayer.
St.Faustina
Prayerisanaspirationoftheheart,itisasimpleglancedirectedtoheaven,itisacryofgratitudeandloveinthemidstof
trailaswellasjoyfinally,itissomethinggreat,supernatural,whichexpandsmysoulandunitesmetoJesus.
St.ThereseofLisieux

"PrayasthougheverythingdependedonGod.Workasthougheverythingdependedonyou."
St.Augustine
YoupayGodacomplimentbyaskinggreatthingsofHim.
St.TeresaofAvila
Itissimplyimpossibletolead,withouttheaidofprayer,avirtuouslife.
SaintJohnChrysostom

"Therearemoretearsshedoveransweredprayersthanoverunansweredprayers."
St.teresaofAvila
Virtuesareformedbyprayer.Prayerpreservestemperance.Prayersuppressesanger.Prayerpreventsemotionsof
prideandenvy.PrayerdrawsintothesoultheHolySpirit,andraisesmantoHeaven.
SaintEphraemofSyria
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"Purityisthefruitofprayer."
BlessedMotherTeresa
WhatprayercouldbemoretruebeforeGodtheFatherthanthatwhichtheSon,whoisTruth,utteredwithHisown
lips?
SaintJohnChrysostom
Prayeristheplaceofrefugeforeveryworry,afoundationforcheerfulness,asourceofconstanthappiness,aprotection
againstsadness.
St.JohnChrysostom
LetusallresignourselvesintoHishands,andpraythatinallthingsHemayguideustodoHisHolyWill...When
thoughtsofthisorthatcomeIturntoHimandsay:"Onlywhatyouwill,myGod.UsemeasYouwill".
BlessedMaryMacKillop
Themostpotentandacceptableprayeristheprayerthatleavesthebesteffects.Idon'tmeanitmustimmediatelyfillthe
soulwithdesire...Thebesteffects[are]thosethatarefollowedupbyactionswhenthesoulnotonlydesiresthe
honorofGod,butreallystrivesforit.
St.TeresaofAvila
'Hewhopraysmostreceivesmost.'
St.AlphonsusMariadeLiguori
Mylittlechildren,yourhearts,aresmall,butprayerstretchesthemandmakesthemcapableoflovingGod.Through
prayerwereceiveaforetasteofheavenandsomethingofparadisecomesdownuponus.Prayerneverleavesuswithout
sweetness.Itishoneythatflowsintothesoulsandmakesallthingssweet.Whenweprayproperly,sorrowsdisappear
likesnowbeforethesun.
SaintJohnVianney
Privateprayerislikestrawscatteredhereandthere:Ifyousetitonfireitmakesalotoflittleflames.Butgatherthese
strawsintoabundleandlightthem,andyougetamightyfire,risinglikeacolumnintotheskypublicprayerislikethat.
SaintJohnVianney
'WemustspeaktoGodasafriendspeakstohisfriend,servanttohismasternowaskingsomefavor,now
acknowledgingourfaults,andcommunicatingtoHimallthatconcernsus,ourthoughts,ourfears,ourprojects,our
desires,andinallthingsseekingHiscounsel.'
St.IgnatiusofLoyola
Duringmentalprayer,itiswell,attimes,toimaginethatmanyinsultsandinjuriesarebeingheapeduponus,that
misfortuneshavebefallenus,andthenstrivetotrainourhearttobearandforgivethesethingspatiently,inimitationofour
Saviour.Thisisthewaytoacquireastrongspirit.
St.PhilipNeri
HowoftenIfailedinmydutytoGod,becauseIwasnotleaningonthestrongpillarofprayer.
St.TeresaofAvila
Don'timaginethat,ifyouhadagreatdealoftime,youwouldspendmoreofitinprayer.Getridofthatideaitisno
hindrancetoprayertospendyourtimewell.
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St.TeresaofAvila
JacobdidnotceasetobeaSaintbecausehehadtoattendtohisflocks.
St.TeresaofAvila
Prayeroughttobehumble,fervent,resigned,persevering,andaccompaniedwithgreatreverence.Oneshouldconsider
thathestandsinthepresenceofaGod,andspeakswithaLordbeforewhomtheangelstremblefromaweandfear.
SaintMaryMagdalendePazzi
Wemustpraywithouttiring,forthesalvationofmankinddoesnotdependuponmaterialsuccess...butonJesusalone.
St.FrancesXavierCabrini
"TheprayermostpleasingtoGodisthatmadeforothersandparticularlyforthepoorsouls.Prayforthem,ifyouwant
yourprayerstobringhighinterest."
BlessedAnneCatherineEmmerich
AnyonewhohasthehabitofspeakingbeforeGod'smajestyasifhewerespeakingtoaslave,carelessabouthowheis
speaking,andsayingwhatevercomesintohisheadandwhateverhe'slearnedfromsayingprayersatothertimes,inmy
opinionisnotpraying.Please,God,maynoChristianprayinthisway.
St.TeresaofAvila
Iwouldneverwantanyprayerthatwouldnotmakethevirtuesgrowwithinme.
St.TeresaofAvila
Lethimneverceasefromprayerwhohasoncebegunit,behislifeeversowickedforprayeristhewaytoamendit,
andwithoutprayersuchamendmentwillbemuchmoredifficult.
St.TeresaofAvila
Vocalprayer...mustbeaccompaniedbyreflection.AprayerinwhichapersonisnotawareofWhomheisspeaking
to,whatheisasking,whoitiswhoisaskingandofWhom,Idon'tcallprayerhowevermuchthelipsmaymove.
St.TeresaofAvila
Onemustnotthinkthatapersonwhoissufferingisnotpraying.HeisofferinguphissufferingstoGod,andmanyatime
heisprayingmuch
moretrulythanonewhogoesawaybyhimselfandmeditateshisheadoff,and,ifhehassqueezedoutafewtears,thinks
thatisprayer.
St.TeresaofAvila

MuchmoreisaccomplishedbyasinglewordoftheOurFathersaid,nowandthen,fromourheart,thanbythewhole
prayerrepeatedmanytimesinhasteandwithoutattention.
SaintTeresa
Mydaughter...whydoyounottellmeabouteverythingthatconcernsyou,eventhesmallestdetails?TellMeabout
everything,andknowthatthiswillgiveMegreatjoy.Ianswered,ButYouknowabouteverything,Lord."AndJesus
repliedtome,"YesIdoknowbutyoushouldnotexcuseyourselfwiththefactthatIknow,butwithchildlikesimplicity
talktoMeabouteverything,formyearsandheartareinclinedtowardsyou,andyourwordsaredeartoMe.(2921)
St.Faustina,DivineMercyinmySoul
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Prayeristheinnerbathofloveintowhichthesoulplungesitself.
SaintJohnVianney

Iremindyou,Mydaughter,thatasoftenasyouheartheclockstrikethethirdhour,immerseyourselfcompletelyinMy
mercy,adoringandglorifyingitinvokeitsomnipotenceforthewholeworld,andparticularlyforpoorsinnersforatthat
momentmercywasopenedwideforeverysoul.Inthishouryoucanobtaineverythingforyourselfandforothersforthe
askingitwasthehourofgraceforthewholeworldmercytriumphedoverjustice.Mydaughter,tryyourbesttomake
theStationsoftheCrossinthishour,providedthatyourdutiespermititandifyouarenotabletomaketheStationsof
theCross,thenatleaststepintothechapelforamomentandadore,intheBlessedSacrament,MyHeart,whichisfull
ofmercyandshouldyoubeunabletostepintothechapel,immerseyourselfinprayertherewhereyouhappentobe,if
onlyforaverybriefinstant.IclaimvenerationforMymercyfromeverycreature,butaboveallfromyou,sinceitisto
youthatIhavegiventhemostprofoundunderstandingofthismystery.(1572)
St.Faustina,DivineMercyinmySoul
WithoutPrayernothinggoodisdone.God'sworksaredonewithourhandsjoined,andonourknees.Evenwhenwe
run,wemustremainspirituallykneelingbeforeHim.
BlessedLuigiOrione
Wemustpraywithouttiring,forthesalvationofmankinddoesnotdependonmaterialsuccessnoronsciencesthat
cloudtheintellect.Neitherdoesitdependonarmsandhumanindustries,butonJesusalone.
StFrancesXavierCabrini
Readsomechapterofadevoutbook....Itisveryeasyandmostnecessary,forjustasyouspeaktoGodwhenatprayer,
Godspeakstoyouwhenyouread.
St.VincentdePaul
Areyoumakingnoprogressinprayer?ThenyouneedonlyofferGodtheprayerswhichtheSaviorhaspouredoutfor
usinthesacramentofthealtar.OfferGodHisferventloveinreparationforyoursluggishness.
SaintMargaretMaryAlacoque,fromaletter
ItoftenhappensthatweprayGodtodeliverusfromsomedangeroustemptation,andyetGoddoesnothearusbut
permitsthetemptationtocontinuetroublingus.Insuchacase,letusunderstandthatGodpermitseventhisforour
greatergood.WhenasoulintemptationrecommendsitselftoGod,andbyHisaidresists,Ohowitthenadvancesin
perfection.
St.AlphonsusLiguori
[Thedevil]dreadsfasting,prayer,humility,andgoodworks:Heisnotableeventostopmymouthwhospeakagainst
him.Theillusionsofthedevilsoonvanish,especiallyifamanarmshimselfwiththeSignoftheCross.Thedevilstremble
attheSignoftheCrossofourLord,bywhichHetriumphedoveranddisarmedthem.
SaintAntonyAbbot
WhenIimmersedmyselfinprayerandunitedmyselfwithalltheMassesthatwerebeingcelebratedallovertheworldat
thattime,IimploredGod,forthesakeofalltheseHolyMasses,tohavemercyontheworldandespeciallyonpoor
sinnerswhoweredyingatthatmoment.Atthesameinstant,IreceivedaninterioranswerfromGodthatathousand
soulshadreceivedgracethroughtheprayerfulmediationIhadofferedtoGod.Wedonotknowthenumberofsouls
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thatisourstosavethroughourprayersandsacrificestherefore,letusalwaysprayforsinners.(1783)
St.Faustina,DivineMercyinmySoul

Wemustmeditatebefore,duringandaftereverythingwedo.Theprophetsays:"Iwillpray,andthenIwillunderstand."
Thisisthewaywecaneasilyovercomethecountlessdifficultieswehavetofacedayafterday,which,afterall,arepart
ofourwork.InmeditationwefindthestrengthtobringChristtobirthinourselvesandinothers.
SaintCharlesBorromeo
Wemustpraywithoutceasing,ineveryoccurrenceandemploymentofourlivesthatprayerwhichisratherahabitof
liftingupthehearttoGodasinaconstantcommunicationwithHim.
SaintElizabethAnnSeton
Prayeroughttobeshortandpure,unlessitbeprolongedbytheinspirationofDivinegrace.
SaintBenedict
"Inordertosucceedinit(prayer),itshouldbedonewhenwefirstawaken,whenourwholebeingiscalmand
recollected.Weneedtomakeourmeditationbeforeanythingelse.
SaintPeterJulianEymard
"Asfaraspossible,youshouldprayinquietandsilentdevotion.Trytohaveafavoritetopicofprayer,suchasa
devotiontothepassionofJesus,theBlessedSacrament,awarenessofthedivinepresencegodirectlytoJesuswithout
toomuchfuss.
SaintPeterJulianEymard
"Haveconfidenceinprayer.ItistheunfailingpowerwhichGodhasgivenus.Bymeansofityouwillobtainthesalvation
ofthedearsoulswhomGodhasgivenyouandallyourlovedones."Askandyoushallreceive,"OurLordsaid.Be
yourselfwiththegoodLord."
SaintPeterJulianEymard

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