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1. NO TIME TO Pray I knelt to pray but not for long. I had too much to do Must hurry up and go to work For bills would soon be due.

2. So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, And jumped up off my knees. My Christian duty was now done My soul could rest at ease.

3. All day long I had no time To spread a word of cheer. No time to speak of Christ to friends, They’d laugh at me I’d fear.

4. No time, no time , too much to do, That was my constant cry. No time to give to souls in need But at last the time to die.

5. I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes. For in His hands God held a book; It was the book of life.

6. God looked into His book and said “Your name I cannot find. I once was going to write it down…

7. But NEVER found the TIME .” -Monsignor Lawrence Luciana

8. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

9. " Prayer," St. John Damascene wrote, "is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God ."

10. At an even more basic level, a prayer is a form of communication, a way of talking to God or to the saints, just as we talk to family or friends.

11. PRAYER is COMMUNICATION with GOD.

12. When we communicate, we TALK and we NEED to LISTEN.

13. TYPES OF PRAYERS T – Thanksgiving I – Intercession P – Petition A – Adoration C - Contrition

14. TYPES OF PRAYERS T – Thanksgiving - Perhaps the most neglected type of prayer is a prayer of thanksgiving. Recognizing that God is the source of everything. Gratitude.

15. While Grace Before Meals is a good example of a prayer of thanksgiving, we should get into the habit of thanking God throughout the day for the good things that happen to us and others. Adding the Grace After Meals to our regular prayers is an excellent way to start.

16. I – Intercession - Prayers of intercession are another form of prayers of petition, but they are important enough to be considered their own type of prayer..

17. Catechism of the Catholic Church notes (Para. 2634), "Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did ." In a prayer of intercession, we're not concerned with our needs but with the needs of others.

18. Just as we ask the saints to intercede for us, we, in turn, intercede through our prayers for our fellow Christians, asking God to shower His mercy on them by answering their requests.

19. A Prayer of Parents for Their Children and these Weekly Prayers for the Faithful Departed are good examples of prayers of intercession for the needs of others.

20. P – Petition Outside of the Mass, prayers of petition are the type of prayer with which we are most familiar. In them, we ask God for things we need—primarily spiritual needs, but physical ones as well.

21. A Prayer of Parents for Their Children and these Weekly Prayers for the Faithful Departed are good examples of prayers of intercession for the needs of others.

22. Our prayers of petition should always include a statement of our willingness to accept God's Will, whether He directly answers our prayer or not.

23. The Our Father is a good example of a prayer of petition, and the line "Thy will be done" shows that, in the end, we acknowledge that God's plans for us are more important than what we desire.

24. A – Adoration - prayers of adoration or worship, we exalt the greatness of God, and we acknowledge our dependence on Him in all things.

25. The Mass and the other liturgies of the Church are full of prayers of adoration or worship, such as the Gloria (the Glory to God). Among private prayers, the Act of Faith is a prayer of adoration. In extolling the greatness of God, we also acknowledge our own humility;

26. C – Contrition – prayer acknowledging our sinfulness and being sorry for the sins we have committed against God and our fellowmen.

27. BIBLICAL BASIS OF PRAYER

28. St . Paul says, “Pray without ceasing.” (1Thessalonians 5:17) Jesus showed His love to the Father by praying. “Rising very early in the morning, while it was dark, He departed and went out to desolate place, and there He prayed.” (Mark 1:35)

29. We pray because we are grateful for the many blessings God has showered us. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.” (James 1:17 )

30. We pray to acknowledge our dependence on God. As Paul preached at the Areopagus , “In Him we live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28)

31. BASIC PRAYERS (FORMULATED PRAYERS)

32. 1. The Lord’s Prayer – (Our Father) (St. Luke 11: 2 – 4) (St. Matthew 6: 9 – 13) 2. Hail Mary – ( Lk . 1:28) 3. Glory be ( Doxology) 4. Prayer to the Guardian Angel 5. Morning Offering 6. Act of Contrition 7. Apostles’ Creed

33. GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

34. Wisdom : the gift of wisdom. For the wise person, the wonders of nature, historical events, and the ups and downs of our lives take on deeper meaning. The matters of judgment about the truth, and being able to see the whole image of God. We see God as our Father and other people with dignity.

35. Understanding : we comprehend how we need to live as a follower of Christ. A person with understanding is not confused by all the conflicting messages in our culture about the right way to live. The gift of understanding perfects a person's speculative reason in the apprehension of truth. It is the gift whereby self-evident principles are known

36. Counsel (Right Judgment): With the gift of counsel/right judgment, we know the difference between right and wrong, and we choose to do what is right. A person with right judgment avoids sin and lives out the values taught by Jesus. The gift of truth that allows the person to respond prudently, and happily to believe our Christ the Lord

37. Fortitude (Courage): With the gift of fortitude/courage, we overcome our fear and are willing to take risks as a follower of Jesus Christ. A person with courage is willing to stand up for what is right in the sight of God, even if it means accepting rejection, verbal abuse, or even physical harm and death.

38. Knowledge : With the gift of knowledge, we understand the meaning of God. The gift of knowledge is more than an accumulation of facts.

39. Piety (Reverence): With the gift of reverence, sometimes called piety, we have a deep sense of respect for God and the church. we overcome our fear and are willing to take risks as a follower of Jesus Christ. and comes before God with humility, trust, and love.

40. Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe): With the gift of fear of the Lord we are aware of the glory and majesty of God. A person with wonder and awe knows that God is the perfection of all we desire: perfect knowledge, perfect goodness, perfect power, and perfect love

41. FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

42. Love / Charity - is love, both of God and of neighbor. It is our love for God above all things for

43. for his own sake and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.

44. Joy is the happiness found in union with the Lord. As C.S.Lewis described it,

45. It is a glimpse of the perfect happiness of heaven that leads us to desire heaven.

46. Peace refers to dealing justly with the world, as well as remaining in good conscience before God.

47. Patience Also known as long-suffering refers to the tendency to endure both temptation and suffering without it leading to sin.

48. Long suffering in doing good is the tendency to avoid sin and do good. This is sometimes translated as “patience”. It is not the patience of bearing the burdens which life places upon us.

49. Long suffering in doing good Rather it is the patience of continuing to do good even when it is hard and causes us to suffer, and when we do not see the fruits of our good deeds.

50. Kindness whatever is pleasing, desirable, useful, lovely, valuable or morally good.

51. - Goodness - a disposition by which one is ready to do good to others. God is faithful: his love and his promises will never be withdrawn .

52. Generosity - is an openness to sharing one's own gifts and goods with others. It is the opposite of both gluttony and envy.

53. Faithfulness - is the standing strong in faith, and strength against diversion away from faith and virtue.

54. Gentleness - Also known as mildness, is the tendency to allow provocations to go unanswered.

55. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit in that the mastery over one's wayward desires is not something we achieve on our own. Rather, it comes from belonging to Christ. Paul is speaking not of control by the self, but of giving over control of the self to the Spirit of Jesus.

56. One who lives by the Spirit of Christ shares also in this quality, as also in the gentleness characteristic of the heart of Jesus (Matthew 11:28-29).

57. IMAGES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT