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The Lord will accept my prayer.
Psalm 6:9
 


No prayer is ever lost.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

 
 
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Call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22
 


We need continual prayer to keep our hearts clean,
for a clean heart becomes the tabernacle of God.

 
Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
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The Lord is good to those who wait for him.
Lamentations 3:25
 


Have faith, pray with faith,
and good and overflowing measure will be given you.

 
St. Frances Cabrini, 20th century

 
 
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Persevere in prayer.
Romans 12:12
 


Whoever is attacked by the spirits of darkness
needs only to apply himself vigorously to prayer,
and he will beat them back with great success.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 
 
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Continue steadfastly in prayer.
Colossians 4:2
 


Prayer is the place par excellence of free giving,
of striving for the Invisible,
the Unexpected and the Ineffable;
a gift of the One to whom we turn.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 
 
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The Lord is close to all who call upon him.
Psalm 145:18
 


Pray with great confidence,
based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God
and upon the promises of Jesus Christ.

 
St. Louis de Montfort, 18th century

 
 
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Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
 


We must pray without ceasing,
in every occurrence and employment of our lives;
that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God
as in a constant communication with him.

 
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 19th century

 
 
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When you pray,
go into your room and shut the door...
Jesus; Matthew 6:6
 


Enter into the secret chamber of your heart;
leave everything outside but God;
And when you have shut the door,
then truly seek him.

 
St. Anselm, 12th century

 

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