2697. Prayer is the life of the new heart. It ought to animate us at every moment. But we tend to forget him who is our life and our all. This is why the Fathers of the spiritual life in the Deuteronomic and prophetic traditions insist that prayer is a remembrance of God often awakened by the memory of the heart “We must remember God more often than we draw breath.”1 But we cannot pray “at all times” if we do not pray at specific times, consciously willing it These are the special times of Christian prayer, both in intensity and duration.
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529. How does one reach purity of heart?
123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?
61. In what way are angels present in the life of the Church?
13. In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?
184. How do the bishops carry out their mission of teaching?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How can wisdom protect us from evil, as revealed in Wisdom 7:28-29?
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
How does Esther’s story tell the Jewish people’s story of redemption?
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
