Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 4
Lesson 7: Ways of Praying: Devotional Prayer
Expressions of prayer include meditative prayer, contemplative prayer, and devotional prayer.
Expressions of prayer include meditative prayer, contemplative prayer, and devotional prayer.
Vocations, or calls to various states of life, are not something received only by a select few. Rather, God calls each and every one of us to be holy.
The matter, form, minister, recipient, and effects of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.
We should not pray with Scripture as we might analyze a book for English class. We read it to be with God and enter into a dialogue with Him.
The recipients of the Sacraments at the Service of Communion, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony, are given the grace by Jesus to serve others and help lead them to Salvation in order to build up the People of God.
God’s love for us has four components or parts: it is free, total and self-giving, faithful, and fruitful.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints serve as models of prayer, and we can ask them to pray for us.
The matter, form, effects, minister, and symbols of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Marriage is a reflection of the Divine Love that is God, who is Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We should apply our study of Church history to our understanding of our identity as Christians and to inform our future built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
Priests can minister the Sacraments only through the power God gives them, not their own power.
The first priests, and our parish priests today, are “fishers of men.”
Jesus founded the Catholic Church and chose St. Peter to lead it.