Prayer

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  Word of God  
 
Jesus went out to the mountain to pray;
all night he continued in prayer to God.
Luke 6:12
 


The highest good is prayer and conversation with God,
because it means that we are in God’s company
and in union with him.

 
Pseudo-Chrysostom, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Live in me.
Jesus; John 15:4
 


Prayer is a go-between linking us to God.
It gives joy to the soul and calms its emotions.

 
Pseudo-Chrysostom, 5th century

 
 
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Continue in prayer.
Colossians 4:2
 


Pray a great deal,
and you will avoid a multitude of faults.

 
Bl. Anne Marie Rivier, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
My soul waits...
Psalm 130:6
 


The only way to know God is to go to him in humility,
simplicity and poverty... entering his silence,
waiting there for him to reveal himself.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
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O Lord, behind and before,
you surround me.
Psalm 139:5
 


Christ be with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ at my right, Christ at my left.

 
St. Patrick, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12
 


Prayer is conversation with God.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century

 
 
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You in me, and I in you.
Jesus; John 14:20
 


Consider that you are with Jesus,
and act as you would with someone you love.

 
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Pray always.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
 


Pray, whether you are in Church or in your home;
call on God mentally;
for if you put your prayer ahead of any other activity,
then sin will have no power over you.

 
St. Ephraem, 4th century

 

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