lesson 1 prayer

8/3/2019 Lesson 1 Prayer

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Our Father in heaven,

we are your people, the work of your hands; we praise your greatness;we celebrate your goodness; we remember the story of your love.

We pray your Kingdom may come,

so that it may free us from fear and darkness; heal our brokennessand bring peace in your creation.

Give us today,

Wisdom to understand your will and your presence especially when we

are hurt by the unexpected; when we are confused by whatshappening to us; when we search for meaning in the midst of ourlosses; when we are trapped by our emotions.

Give us confidence to thank you in your daily gifts;

The gift of food that provides nourishment of our bodies; the gift of

beauty and love that provides nourishment of the mind and spirit; thegift of faith that sustains us, the gift of friends that comforts us;

Help us to forgive as you forgive us;

You cleanse away our resistance and wickedness.

Help us to reach out to others, to become healing instruments, to

build bridges rather than walls of your creation. AMEN


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1. Prayer is mans response to God in

faith

A man without faith finds

prayer a foolishness. For prayer isan act of expressing ones faith in

God.


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Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord,

let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.

Let us greet Him with thanksgiving..

Come let us bow down in worship,

let us kneel before the Lord who made

us.

For He is our God,

and we the people He shepherds,

the flock He guides. (Ps. 95:1-2,6-7)

2. Prayer : Mans response to Gods Undying

love to humanity


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3. Prayer is a living, continuous

relationship with God or thinking and

working in His presence.

Prayer can become a habit, a good habit

that leads a person more closer to God.

ItIt isis everythingeverything thatthat wewe dodo inin ourour dailydaily

liveslives inin thethe presencepresence ofof thethe LordLord..


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A Christianprayer

--intimateconversation withGod who weintimateconversation withGod who weknow loves usknow loves us(St. TeresaofAvila)(St. TeresaofAvila)

-- alwaysTrinitarian ( address to the Fatherthrough the Son in the Holy Spirit.

- a loving, conscious, personal relationship

with God, our all loving, good Father, who

has adopted us through His beloved Son,

Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit (CFC 1475)


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TypesofPrayer1. Adoration a prayer of praise, honor, glory

and worship, to express Gods excellence and

mans absolute dependence.

22.. ContritionContrition aa prayerprayer askingasking forfor

forgiveness,forgiveness, toto expressexpress regretsregrets andand

sorrowsorrow forfor thethe sinssins committedcommitted andand toto

obtainobtain fromfrom GodGod thethe pardonpardon ofof ourour sinssins

andand thethe remissionremission ofof theirtheir punishmentpunishment..


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33.. ThanksgivingThanksgiving aa prayerprayer ofof thanksthanks andandgratitude,gratitude, toto expressexpress gratitudegratitude forfor thethe

blessingsblessings andand benefitsbenefits receivedreceived fromfrom GodGod..

44.. Supplication/Supplication/ PetitionPetition AA prayerprayer askingasking

forfor something,something, toto expressexpress aa requestrequest.. WeWe

praypray notnot onlyonly forfor ourselvesourselves butbut forfor othersothersasas wellwell..


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Essential Qualitiesneededinagenuine

prayer11.. AttentionAttention prayingpraying withwith absoluteabsolute innerinnersinceritysincerity andand notnot withwith externalismexternalism..

22.. DevotionDevotion approachingapproaching GodGod inin thethe spiritspirit ofof

submissionsubmission toto HisHis willwill andand purposepurpose withwith allallhumilityhumility..

33.. ConfidenceConfidence toto believebelieve thatthat whateverwhatever wewe askask

forfor willwill bebe givengiven toto usus.. GodGod knowsknows whatwhat wewe needneed

eveneven beforebefore wewe askask forfor itit inin prayerprayer..

44.. PerseverancePerseverance nevernever getget discouraged,discouraged, nevernever

givegive upup andand nevernever loselose heartheart.. WeWe praypray

unceasinglyunceasingly withwith hopehope inin ourour heartshearts..


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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE

Old Testament :

1. Authenticprayerisalwaysrootedintheheart,andrelatedtoneighborinlovingcompassionandservice.

This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:

Setting those bound unjustly

Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke;

Sharing your bread with the hungry,

Sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;

Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning back on your own.Then your light shall break forth like the dawn

Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer,

You shall cry for help, and he will say:

Here I am!(Is.58: 6-9)


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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE

Inthe Book ofpsalm wecanfind:

1. Joyofthebeliever (Ps.1:1-2)

2. Praiseofthe Creator (Ps.8:2)

3. LongingforGod (Ps. 42:2)4. Sorrow andcontrition (Ps.5:1-3)

5. TrustandconfidenceintheLord (Ps.23:1)

*Christianprayer,then,isdirectlyaddressedtoGod,ourCreatorandLord, whileinvolvinganintrinsicrelationtoonesneighbor


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PRAYERIN SCRIPTURE

Spirit unites usto Christsince

heleads ustopray:

1. Onlythegraceofthe

Holy Spiritthatlinks us

interiorlyto Christ

making ushisdisciples

2. Wehavetoacceptand

cooperate withthisgraceby FAITH


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NecessityofPrayerfor Christian

Christ himself lived always in prayerful spirit

that blossomed easily into explicitly prayer.

PrayerPrayer cancan bebe acknowledgementacknowledgement ofof onesones

weaknessweakness andand dependencedependence onon GodGod..

WithoutWithout God,God, wewe cancan dodo nothingnothing.. WeWe needneed

GodsGods gracesgraces.. PrayerPrayer meritsmerits gracesgraces fromfrom

GodGod..


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KINDS OF PRAYER

1. Vocalprayer:itcomesfromthemindand

heartandisspokenbylips

2.M

editation:attentivereflectiononthemysteriesoffaith

3. Contemplativeprayer:lovingcommunion

withGodas welook athimandlistentohim

insimplefaithandadoration


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LEVELS/ FORMS OF PRAYER

1. IndividualorPrivateprayer

- Vocal

- Mental / Silent

2. Sharedorcommunalprayer

3.LiturgicalPrayers

Theselevelsofprayersarecomplementary


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Individual or Private PrayerIndividual or Private Prayer

Characteristics:

1. Addressed to God as an individual in private.1. Addressed to God as an individual in private.

2. There are no particular rules to be followed.2. There are no particular rules to be followed.3. Any place is adequate and any posture is3. Any place is adequate and any posture is

acceptable.acceptable.

4. Norequirementsonlengthoftime.4. Norequirementsonlengthoftime.

5. No fixed hour of the day.5. No fixed hour of the day.


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ExamplesofVocalPrayer1.RepetitivePrayers Litany,Angelusand HolyRosary

22. Prayer of Fixed Formula. Prayer of Fixed Formula Our Father, Hail Mary,Our Father, Hail Mary,Apostles Creed, Act of Contrition, PsalmsApostles Creed, Act of Contrition, Psalms

33.. EjaculatoryEjaculatory PrayersPrayers thesethese areare shortshort prayersprayers ofof

praise,praise, thanksgivingthanksgiving oror worshipworship toto GodGod..

4. Spontaneous Prayer a type of vocal prayer whichmeans to ones lips because of the situation in which one

finds oneself.


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Kinds of Mental Prayer

Kinds of Mental Prayer

1. Formal when one devotes a definite

period of time in making these internal

acts and does nothing else at the same

time.

22.. InformalInformal whenwhen oneone praysprays internallyinternallywhilewhile alsoalso doingdoing somethingsomething else,else, suchsuch

asas cooking,cooking, sewingsewing oror drivingdriving..


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LiturgicalPrayers

The prayer of the whole Church, and of the

family of God united together in Christ.

InIn thesethese typetype ofof prayer,prayer, thethe personperson

participatesparticipates notnot asas privateprivate individualindividual butbut

asas aa membermember ofof thethe ChurchChurch..

ItIt isis alsoalso subjectsubject toto regulationregulation toto whichwhich

privateprivate prayersprayers areare notnot..


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Characteristics:

11.. ItIt isis alwaysalways basedbased onon thethe priestlypriestly andand

redemptiveredemptive workwork ofof ChristChrist..

22.. ItIt isis associatedassociated withwith thethe ChurchChurch

HierarchyHierarchy..

33.. ItIt isis alwaysalways communalcommunal inin naturenature..

44.. ItIt isis sanctifyingsanctifying..


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Conditions:

11.. ItIt mustmust bebe aa prayerprayer inin aa formatformat oror

formulaformula whichwhich hashas beenbeen approvedapproved forfor

churchchurch worshipworship..

22.. ItIt mustmust bebe aa prayerprayer recitedrecited inin thethe

namename ofof thethe ChurchChurch..

33.. ItIt mustmust bebe ledled oror presidedpresided overover byby thethe

personperson properlyproperly assignedassigned..


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FormsofLiturgicalPrayers

aa.. MassMass thethe EucharisticEucharistic Sacrifice,Sacrifice, thethe

first,first, thethe highesthighest andand centralcentral formform ofof allall

ChristianChristian LiturgyLiturgy..

bb.. SacramentSacrament actsacts ofof worshipworship andand thethe

principalprincipal actionaction throughthrough whichwhich ChristChristgivesgives HisHis SpiritSpirit toto ChristiansChristians andand makesmakes

themthem aa holyholy peoplepeople..


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cc.. DivineDivine OfficeOffice itit isis alsoalso calledcalled

LiturgyLiturgy ofof thethe HoursHours.. TheThe termterm OfficeOffice

herehere meansmeans dutyduty oror obligationobligation..

dd.. OtherOther PublicPublic RitualsRituals suchsuch asas

Novenas,Novenas, Paraliturgy,Paraliturgy, ProcessionsProcessions andand

thethe likelike..


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Theproductofprayerisfaith,

theproductoffaithislove,

theproductofloveisservice,theproductofserviceispeace.

by Mother Theresa of Calcuttaby Mother Theresa of Calcutta

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