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  Word of God  
 
Ask and you shall receive.
Jesus; Luke 11:9
 


Let us know how to obtain powerful graces
from the one who said: 'Ask and you shall receive'
and 'When two or more of you are gathered in prayer,
I am among you.'

 
St. Gregory Palamas, 14th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Come to my help, O God.
Lord, hurry to my rescue.
Psalm 70:1
 


We must continuously pray this verse both in adversity
that we may be delivered,
and in prosperity that we may be preserved,
and not puffed up.

 
St. John Cassian, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Speak, Lord,
for your servant is listening.
1 Samuel 3:9
 


God speaks to us without ceasing,
by his good inspirations.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
In the morning
fill us with your love.
Psalm 90:14
 


We must open ourselves totally to God
and in the quiet of our hearts encounter him.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
O God,
I will bless you as long as I live.
Psalm 63:4
 


Throughout the whole of our lives
we may enjoy the benefit that comes from prayer
if we devote a great deal of time to it.

 
St. John Chrysostom, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lord, let my prayer come before you,
incline your ear to my cry.
Psalm 88:2
 


The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.

 
St. Rose of Lima, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Pray at all times in the Spirit.
Ephesians 6:18
 


The Holy Spirit is the interior master
of Christian prayer.

 
CCC

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17
 


Prayer is the anchor of those tossed on the sea,
the treasure of the poor, the cure of diseases,
the safeguard of health.

 
St. John Chrysostom, 4th century

 

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