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Lesson 16

Sources, Guides, and Expressions of Prayer

Prayer can be expressed both visually and mentally, since both involve a conversation with God.

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Intercession
    :
    (n.): Prayer for the needs of others.
  • Ark of the Covenant
    :
    (n.): A chest made of the finest materials — described in Exodus 25 — which contained the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, a piece of manna, and the staff of Aaron. Ark of the Covenant is also a title for Mary, the God-bearer: she carried God Himself in her body for nine months before delivering Him into the world.
  • Tabernacle
    :
    A tabernacle is a special container that keeps the Eucharist safe. There is a tabernacle in every Catholic church.
  • Temple of Jerusalem
    :
    (n.): God’s dwelling place on earth during the time of the Davidic Kingdom. It was the primary Jewish house of worship destroyed and rebuilt three times between 1000–20 BC. All that remains of the third Temple is the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
  • Theology
    :
    (n.): The study of God based on divine revelation.
  • Liturgy of the Hours
    :
    (n.): The public prayer of the Church which sanctifies the whole course of the day and night. It consists of a variety of prayers, Scripture readings, most especially the Psalms, and writings of the saints, divided into “hours,” which are prescribed to be prayed at specific times of day.
  • Liturgy of the Word
    :
    (n.): The first part of the Mass in which we receive the written Word of God. Here, the Scriptures are proclaimed and the priest teaches in a homily. We also join together in prayer for others and profess our faith.
  • Rosary
    :
    (n.): A prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which repeats the 'Hail Mary' prayer in "decades" of ten prayers, each preceded by an "Our Father" and concluded by a "Glory Be," accompanied by meditation on the mysteries of Christ's life. It is typically prayed using a chain of beads.
  • The Hail Mary
    :
    (n.): A traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • The Angelus
    :
    (n.): A Catholic prayer commemorating the Incarnation, traditionally said at noontime.
  • Lectio Divina
    :
    (n.): An ancient form of praying with Scriptures that is a slow thoughtful encounter with the Word of God. Latin for "divine reading."
  • Meditation
    :
    (n.): A form of mental prayer in which we focus our minds - our thoughts, imagination, feelings, and desires - on discerning what God wants for us.
  • Contemplation
    :
    (n.): A type of prayer in which we simply be in God’s presence. It is a simple expression of the mystery of prayer: a gaze of faith fixed on Jesus, an attentiveness to the Word of God, a silent love.
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