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Lesson 14

The Types of Prayer

The five forms, or types, of prayer are blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Types of Prayer Common Prayer
Essential Lessons
Lesson Vocabulary

  • Blessing and Adoration
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    Blessing and adoration is the form of prayer in which we tell God that we love Him because He is God our Father and we are His children.
  • Petition
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    Petition is the form of prayer in which we ask God for good things.
  • Intercession
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    Intercession is the form of prayer in which we ask God to help others.
  • Thanksgiving
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    Thanksgiving is the form of prayer in which we thank God for the good things He has given us.
  • Psalm
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    One of 150 songs, poems, and prayers found in the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament. They have been used in prayer since the time of the ancient Jews and continue to be prayed with at Mass, in the Liturgy of the Hours, and in other forms of prayer. It is believed that King David wrote around half of them. Many are originally songs or hymns meant to be sung in liturgical settings. There are different types of psalms, which include hymns, psalms of lament or sorrow, psalms of thanksgiving, royal psalms which praise the reigning king, and wisdom psalms which help us understand the ways of the Lord.

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