Prayer this Lent
The 3 key practices of Lent:
- prayer
- fasting
- almsgiving
Do I pray to?
- praise God,
- express my love of God,
- be silent in the loving presence of God,
- express gratitude,
- seek forgiveness,
- ask…..
How do I pray? When do I pray?
Morning prayer
Prayer time during day the day
Night prayer
The Devine Office
Examen of Conscience
A Gratitude Journal – (what am I grateful to God for today?)
Mass
Daily readings during Lent
Rosary
Other forms of prayer to Mary
A Daily Devotional
Divine Mercy Chaplet
The Stations of the Cross
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Making a visit to the Blessed Sacrament
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Christian Meditation (see Laurence Freeman)
Centering Prayer (see Thomas Keating)
Lectio Divina (sacred reading)
Devotion to a Saint
Prayerful reading of the Lives of the Saints
Spiritual Reading
Inviting the guidance of the Holy Spirit
Prayerful Listening to uplifting CDs
Retreat: one day; several days
Special visit to a Catholic sacred place (eg: tomb of Mary MacKillop; Schoenstatt shrine; special church; retreat centre; monastery)
In nature: to celebrate God’s creation; to praise and give thanks
Know more about Prayer (Catechism of the Catholic Church: Part 4; nn 2558-2565)
Further quotes on prayer:
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be open to you.
Be still and know that I am God.
Speak Lord, your servant is listening.
When you pray, go into your inner room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is in that secret place. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.