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Prayer

Discover the transformative nature of prayer as a two-sided, Trinitarian relationship with God, self, and others. Explore communal prayer, forms of prayer, and the importance of blessings, adoration, contrition, intercession, thanksgiving, and praise in your spiritual journey. Learn to communicate with God in various ways that enrich your faith and deepen your connection with the divine.

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Prayer

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  1. Prayer The Breath of Life Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  2. Prayer as Relationship • Two sided • Trinitarian • Abba, Jesus, Holy Spirit • God, Self, Others • Demands Time • Takes perseverance Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  3. Pray Always • Jesus • St. Paul • Pray without ceasing (1Thess. 5:17) • Pope John Paul II • Pray any way you like, so long as you do pray. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  4. Communal Prayer • Liturgy and Sacrament • Key ways God meets us at key times in our life, nourishes on the journey • Liturgy of the Hours • Prayer of the Church focusing on the Psalms (Songs of Faith) • Sacramentals • Rosary, Stations of the Cross Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  5. Forms of Prayer • Blessing and Adoration • Contrition • Intercession • Thanksgiving • Praise Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  6. Blessing and Adoration • Blessing: an encounter between God and Humanity • Brings God’s gifts and our acceptance in dialogue • Calls forth a response from us • Adoration: our homage to God • Acknowledges God is greater than we are • Gives assurance to our turning to God Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  7. Contrition • Rooted in hope • Awareness of our relationship to God • When we turn away in sin • When we turn back • Asking forgiveness • Prerequisite for all prayer • Opens us to desire for the Kingdom to come Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  8. Intercession • To pray as Jesus did • Asking on behalf of another • Communion of Saints • Without boundaries Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  9. Thanksgiving • Hearts overflowing with gratitude. • Every event and need can become an opportunity for thanksgiving. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

  10. Praise • Recognizes God is God. • Lauds God for God’s own sake and gives God glory. • Goes beyond what God does to because God IS. • Touches into God’s joy. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur DotEdAids@SNDdeN.org

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