Amen.ĭo I or am I prepared to confess all mortal sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Do I examine my conscience often, even daily? Am I willing to make amends and do penance for my sins? Do I unite my sufferings with Christ's sufferings? Do I have compassion for those who suffer? Am I willing forgive as I have been forgiven? ![]() I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. Why is confession so important? When I confess my sins, who am I being reconciled to, and why is this so important? What is necessary to make a good confession? What is perfect and imperfect contrition? When should I go to confession and how often? Even though it is not required, why is it beneficial to confess venial sins? When should I call on the priest for the Anointing of the Sick or Viaticum? How do both the Sacraments of Healing show God's Justice and His Mercy? We will spend eternity with God in heaven, how much time am I willing to spend with Him here on earth? For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. In what ways have I so far communicated with God? What does it mean to "pray always"? Why is prayer essential for our relationship with God and with others? How do we participate in God's work through prayer? Therese of Lisieuxġ) Handouts: Forgiveness The Lord’s Prayer Aspects of Prayer Introduction to Prayer Jesus: Our Exemplar in Prayer Types of Prayer Christian Meditation The Heights of Prayer: Contemplation Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Holy Rosary NovenasĦ9 – What is the role of the body in prayer?ģ) CCC 971, 1028, 1174-1178, 1674-1676, 2558-2854 (YOUCAT 469-527) "For me, prayer is a surge of the heart it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." - St. Spiritual Life Part VIII (3 Stages of the Interior Life) Spiritual Life Part VII (Predominant Fault 2) Spiritual Life Part VI (Predominant Fault 1) Spiritual Life Part V (Spiritual Reading) Spiritual Life Part IV (Obstacles in Prayer 2) Spiritual Life Part III (Obstacles in Prayer 1) Amen.ĭo I pray when I know I should, even when I am tempted otherwise? Do I persevere in prayer when it is difficult to continue on?īishop Barron on the Disorienting Quality of Real Prayer ![]() My Lord and my God, detach me from myself to give my all to you. My Lord and my God, give me everything that brings me closer to you. ![]() My Lord and my God, take from me everything that distances me from you. Why is there a struggle when we pray? Where does this struggle come from or what is it's cause? How does our struggle in prayer correlate with our struggle in life with evil, both involuntarily and voluntarily experienced? How does that struggle, as difficult as it is, help us focus on what is most important? Where and how can we find the help necessary to make our prayers meaningful and effective? Augustineġ) The Battle of Prayer Lent: Period of Purification and Enlightenment The Stations of the CrossĢ) CCC 357, 2559, 2725-2745 (YOUCAT 505-510) And if death does not meet you as the victor, he should find you a warrior." - St. "As long as we live, we fight, and as long as we are fighting, that is a sign that we are not defeated and that the good Spirit dwells within us. "Here God and the devil struggle, and the battlefield is the human heart." - Fyodor M.
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