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| Lord, let my prayer be incense before you. |
| Psalm 141:2 |
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Prayer ascending from a faithful heart
is like incense rising from the altar.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth. |
| Psalm 124:8 |
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It is more necessary to call on the name of God
than it is to breathe.
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St. John Damascene, 8th century
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| Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. |
| Psalm 130:1 |
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The power of prayer has quieted confrontations, expelled demons,
opened the gates to heaven, broken away the chains of death,
cured illnesses, eradicated violence, rebuilt devastated cities;
this does not refer to prayer which consists only in moving one’s lips,
but a prayer which comes from the depths of the soul.
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St. Ephrem, 4th century
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Sing a hymn of praise;
bless the Lord for all his works. |
| Sirach 39:14 |
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Anyone possessed with his five senses should blush with shame
if he did not begin the day with a psalm.
Even the tiniest of birds open and close the day
with sweet songs of holy devotion.
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St. Ambrose, 4th century
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I will sing praise
to the name of the Lord, Most High. |
| Psalm 7:17 |
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To sing is to pray twice.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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If two of you agree on earth
about anything for which they are to pray,
it shall be granted to them by my Heavenly Father. |
| Jesus; Matthew 18:19 |
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Ask for great things
and the little things shall be added unto you.
Ask for heavenly things and the earthly things
shall be added unto you.
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Origen, 3rd century
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| Our citizenship is in heaven. |
| Philippians 3:20 |
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Life is passing, eternity draws near.
Soon we shall live the very life of God.
After having drunk deep at the fount of bitterness,
our thirst will be quenched at the very source
of all sweetness.
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St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century
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| Live in me, and I in you. |
| Jesus; John 15:4 |
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Contemplation
is to allow Jesus to live his passion,
his love, his humility in us.
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Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century
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