lesson 1 prayer
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Our Father in heaven,
we are your people, the work of your hands; we praise your greatness;we celebrate your goodness; we remember the story of your love.
We pray your Kingdom may come,
so that it may free us from fear and darkness; heal our brokennessand bring peace in your creation.
Give us today,
Wisdom to understand your will and your presence especially when we
are hurt by the unexpected; when we are confused by whatshappening to us; when we search for meaning in the midst of ourlosses; when we are trapped by our emotions.
Give us confidence to thank you in your daily gifts;
The gift of food that provides nourishment of our bodies; the gift of
beauty and love that provides nourishment of the mind and spirit; thegift of faith that sustains us, the gift of friends that comforts us;
Help us to forgive as you forgive us;
You cleanse away our resistance and wickedness.
Help us to reach out to others, to become healing instruments, to
build bridges rather than walls of your creation. AMEN
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1. Prayer is mans response to God in
faith
A man without faith finds
prayer a foolishness. For prayer isan act of expressing ones faith in
God.
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Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord,
let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
Let us greet Him with thanksgiving..
Come let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord who made
us.
For He is our God,
and we the people He shepherds,
the flock He guides. (Ps. 95:1-2,6-7)
2. Prayer : Mans response to Gods Undying
love to humanity
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3. Prayer is a living, continuous
relationship with God or thinking and
working in His presence.
Prayer can become a habit, a good habit
that leads a person more closer to God.
ItIt isis everythingeverything thatthat wewe dodo inin ourour dailydaily
liveslives inin thethe presencepresence ofof thethe LordLord..
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A Christianprayer
--intimateconversation withGod who weintimateconversation withGod who weknow loves usknow loves us(St. TeresaofAvila)(St. TeresaofAvila)
-- alwaysTrinitarian ( address to the Fatherthrough the Son in the Holy Spirit.
- a loving, conscious, personal relationship
with God, our all loving, good Father, who
has adopted us through His beloved Son,
Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit (CFC 1475)
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TypesofPrayer1. Adoration a prayer of praise, honor, glory
and worship, to express Gods excellence and
mans absolute dependence.
22.. ContritionContrition aa prayerprayer askingasking forfor
forgiveness,forgiveness, toto expressexpress regretsregrets andand
sorrowsorrow forfor thethe sinssins committedcommitted andand toto
obtainobtain fromfrom GodGod thethe pardonpardon ofof ourour sinssins
andand thethe remissionremission ofof theirtheir punishmentpunishment..
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33.. ThanksgivingThanksgiving aa prayerprayer ofof thanksthanks andandgratitude,gratitude, toto expressexpress gratitudegratitude forfor thethe
blessingsblessings andand benefitsbenefits receivedreceived fromfrom GodGod..
44.. Supplication/Supplication/ PetitionPetition AA prayerprayer askingasking
forfor something,something, toto expressexpress aa requestrequest.. WeWe
praypray notnot onlyonly forfor ourselvesourselves butbut forfor othersothersasas wellwell..
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Essential Qualitiesneededinagenuine
prayer11.. AttentionAttention prayingpraying withwith absoluteabsolute innerinnersinceritysincerity andand notnot withwith externalismexternalism..
22.. DevotionDevotion approachingapproaching GodGod inin thethe spiritspirit ofof
submissionsubmission toto HisHis willwill andand purposepurpose withwith allallhumilityhumility..
33.. ConfidenceConfidence toto believebelieve thatthat whateverwhatever wewe askask
forfor willwill bebe givengiven toto usus.. GodGod knowsknows whatwhat wewe needneed
eveneven beforebefore wewe askask forfor itit inin prayerprayer..
44.. PerseverancePerseverance nevernever getget discouraged,discouraged, nevernever
givegive upup andand nevernever loselose heartheart.. WeWe praypray
unceasinglyunceasingly withwith hopehope inin ourour heartshearts..
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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE
Old Testament :
1. Authenticprayerisalwaysrootedintheheart,andrelatedtoneighborinlovingcompassionandservice.
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
Setting those bound unjustly
Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
Sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning back on your own.Then your light shall break forth like the dawn
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer,
You shall cry for help, and he will say:
Here I am!(Is.58: 6-9)
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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE
Inthe Book ofpsalm wecanfind:
1. Joyofthebeliever (Ps.1:1-2)
2. Praiseofthe Creator (Ps.8:2)
3. LongingforGod (Ps. 42:2)4. Sorrow andcontrition (Ps.5:1-3)
5. TrustandconfidenceintheLord (Ps.23:1)
*Christianprayer,then,isdirectlyaddressedtoGod,ourCreatorandLord, whileinvolvinganintrinsicrelationtoonesneighbor
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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE
Spirit unites usto Christsince
heleads ustopray:
1. Onlythegraceofthe
Holy Spiritthatlinks us
interiorlyto Christ
making ushisdisciples
2. Wehavetoacceptand
cooperate withthisgraceby FAITH
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NecessityofPrayerfor Christian
Christ himself lived always in prayerful spirit
that blossomed easily into explicitly prayer.
PrayerPrayer cancan bebe acknowledgementacknowledgement ofof onesones
weaknessweakness andand dependencedependence onon GodGod..
WithoutWithout God,God, wewe cancan dodo nothingnothing.. WeWe needneed
GodsGods gracesgraces.. PrayerPrayer meritsmerits gracesgraces fromfrom
GodGod..
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KINDS OF PRAYER
1. Vocalprayer:itcomesfromthemindand
heartandisspokenbylips
2.M
editation:attentivereflectiononthemysteriesoffaith
3. Contemplativeprayer:lovingcommunion
withGodas welook athimandlistentohim
insimplefaithandadoration
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LEVELS/ FORMS OF PRAYER
1. IndividualorPrivateprayer
- Vocal
- Mental / Silent
2. Sharedorcommunalprayer
3.LiturgicalPrayers
Theselevelsofprayersarecomplementary
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Individual or Private PrayerIndividual or Private Prayer
Characteristics:
1. Addressed to God as an individual in private.1. Addressed to God as an individual in private.
2. There are no particular rules to be followed.2. There are no particular rules to be followed.3. Any place is adequate and any posture is3. Any place is adequate and any posture is
acceptable.acceptable.
4. Norequirementsonlengthoftime.4. Norequirementsonlengthoftime.
5. No fixed hour of the day.5. No fixed hour of the day.
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ExamplesofVocalPrayer1.RepetitivePrayers Litany,Angelusand HolyRosary
22. Prayer of Fixed Formula. Prayer of Fixed Formula Our Father, Hail Mary,Our Father, Hail Mary,Apostles Creed, Act of Contrition, PsalmsApostles Creed, Act of Contrition, Psalms
33.. EjaculatoryEjaculatory PrayersPrayers thesethese areare shortshort prayersprayers ofof
praise,praise, thanksgivingthanksgiving oror worshipworship toto GodGod..
4. Spontaneous Prayer a type of vocal prayer whichmeans to ones lips because of the situation in which one
finds oneself.
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Kinds of Mental Prayer
Kinds of Mental Prayer
1. Formal when one devotes a definite
period of time in making these internal
acts and does nothing else at the same
time.
22.. InformalInformal whenwhen oneone praysprays internallyinternallywhilewhile alsoalso doingdoing somethingsomething else,else, suchsuch
asas cooking,cooking, sewingsewing oror drivingdriving..
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LiturgicalPrayers
The prayer of the whole Church, and of the
family of God united together in Christ.
InIn thesethese typetype ofof prayer,prayer, thethe personperson
participatesparticipates notnot asas privateprivate individualindividual butbut
asas aa membermember ofof thethe ChurchChurch..
ItIt isis alsoalso subjectsubject toto regulationregulation toto whichwhich
privateprivate prayersprayers areare notnot..
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Characteristics:
11.. ItIt isis alwaysalways basedbased onon thethe priestlypriestly andand
redemptiveredemptive workwork ofof ChristChrist..
22.. ItIt isis associatedassociated withwith thethe ChurchChurch
HierarchyHierarchy..
33.. ItIt isis alwaysalways communalcommunal inin naturenature..
44.. ItIt isis sanctifyingsanctifying..
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Conditions:
11.. ItIt mustmust bebe aa prayerprayer inin aa formatformat oror
formulaformula whichwhich hashas beenbeen approvedapproved forfor
churchchurch worshipworship..
22.. ItIt mustmust bebe aa prayerprayer recitedrecited inin thethe
namename ofof thethe ChurchChurch..
33.. ItIt mustmust bebe ledled oror presidedpresided overover byby thethe
personperson properlyproperly assignedassigned..
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FormsofLiturgicalPrayers
aa.. MassMass thethe EucharisticEucharistic Sacrifice,Sacrifice, thethe
first,first, thethe highesthighest andand centralcentral formform ofof allall
ChristianChristian LiturgyLiturgy..
bb.. SacramentSacrament actsacts ofof worshipworship andand thethe
principalprincipal actionaction throughthrough whichwhich ChristChristgivesgives HisHis SpiritSpirit toto ChristiansChristians andand makesmakes
themthem aa holyholy peoplepeople..
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cc.. DivineDivine OfficeOffice itit isis alsoalso calledcalled
LiturgyLiturgy ofof thethe HoursHours.. TheThe termterm OfficeOffice
herehere meansmeans dutyduty oror obligationobligation..
dd.. OtherOther PublicPublic RitualsRituals suchsuch asas
Novenas,Novenas, Paraliturgy,Paraliturgy, ProcessionsProcessions andand
thethe likelike..
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Theproductofprayerisfaith,
theproductoffaithislove,
theproductofloveisservice,theproductofserviceispeace.
by Mother Theresa of Calcuttaby Mother Theresa of Calcutta