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Lesson 33: Prayer
Prayer is how we talk to God.
Prayer is how we talk to God.
Prayer is a battle, and Scripture provides guidance for how to triumph.
The Church teaches that prayer is simply a conversation with God, a raising of the mind and heart to Him.
The Lord’s Prayer encompasses everything that can and must be said to the Father.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints serve as models of prayer, and we can ask them to pray for us.
The first three commandments are the fundamental requirements for loving God.
Prayer comes from our heart, where we encounter God and enter into a conversation with Him.
The Our Father is the perfect prayer.
The five forms, or types, of prayer are blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving.
The members of the Church are called to be missionary disciples who know why their faith is important and are able to express that to those around them in word and deed.
Through the Sacraments, Jesus heals us of the effects of sin and transforms us to be more like Himself.
Prayer is the raising of our hearts and minds to God. It is to enter into conversation and communion with Him.
There are six different forms of prayer: blessing, adoration, petition, intercession, thanksgiving, and praise.
Catholics are called to know Christ in Scripture through the Mass and various forms of prayer such as the Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary and Lectio Divina.
The Lord’s Prayer encompasses everything that can and must be said to the Father.