GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH, WE LEARN TO PRAISE, THANK AND PRESENT OUR NEEDS TO GOD
Compendium 548-565 Romans 8: 26-27 Psalm 145
The essentials of prayer are perfectly found in the Eucharist: Blessing, Adoration, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving and Praise.
The prayer of Adoration acknowledges that we owe our very existence to God. In Petition we present our spiritual and material needs. Intercessory prayer includes not only our family and friends but all those in need and even for our enemies that they will be touched by the love of Christ. Eucharist means "Thanksgiving" and we join in Christ's perfect thanksgiving and Praise when we participate in this sacrament. We pray for his Kingdom which is realized when we live the commandments in the spirit of the beatitudes. We ask for forgiveness and intercede for one another especially for our enemies that we may be reconciled. We never pray alone but always with and through Christ who makes our prayers acceptable and worthy and enables us to pray without ceasing with the angels and saints. Prayer formulas help and guide us in prayer. The Rosary is a powerful meditation on the life of Jesus with Mary, The Icon of prayer, and the Magnificat summarizes the heart of the Old Testament.
Parents are the first and most important and essential teachers of their children in the ways of prayer and faith.
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