PRAYER Flashcards
“Prayer is lifting up of our minds & hearts to God” is quoted by
St. Thomas Aquinas
Prayer is the ___ of the soul to God
ELEVATION
“-we have to invoke the Holy Spirit” according to 1 Corinthians 12:3
true
Why Do We Pray?
Adoration, Thanksgiving, Contrition, and Supplication/Petition
by adoring God in expressing to Him our love and loyalty
Adoration
is by obtaining God’s pardon/forgiveness for our sins
Contrition
by thanking Him for His favors
Thanksgiving
3 Types of Adoration
Latria, Hyperdulia & Dulia
by asking graces and blessings
Supplication/Petition
adoration that is intend to God alone
LATRIA
veneration to the Saints
DULIA
veneration to Mary
HYPERDULIA
How Should We Pray?
with- ATTENTION, CONVICTION, GREAT DESIRE FOR THE GRACES WE BEG OF HIM,LOVING TRUST IN HIS GOODNESS,PERSEVERANCE & ACCOMPANIED BY SACRIFICES & ACTS OF MORTIFICATION (PENANCE)
For Whom Should We Pray?
(for the) ourselves, the church, our country and temporal rulers
2 Kinds of Prayer
Vocal and Mental Prayer