What is the public prayer of the Church that celebrates the wonderful things God has done for us in Jesus?
Liturgy
100
What is the Liturgy of the Hours based on?
Readings and prayers from the daily mass.
200
What are three ways to pray?
Aloud/Vocally
Silently in meditation
Contemplate or to rest silently in God's presence
200
How does personal prayer help us?
Nourishes our relationship with God
200
Which saint prayed while they hiked the country roads?
St. Francis of Assisi
200
What is the public prayer of the Church used to praise God and to sanctify the day?
Liturgy of the Hours
200
Why was the Liturgy of the Hours created?
To make worship all day long
300
What are some of the forms prayer can take that are vocal?
Participating in the mass
Enjoying the company of a friend
300
How does communal prayer help us?
Strengthens our unity with the Church
300
Which saint prayed while rocking children to sleep?
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
300
What four things does the Mass include that makes it the Church's great community of prayer?
Adoration
Contrition
Thanksgiving
Supplication
300
What three major expressions of prayer does the Liturgy of the Hours include?
Vocal
Meditation
Contemplative
400
What are some forms of prayer that we could do silently in meditation?
Talking to God in our own words
Asking for strength when things are difficult
Listening to and reading the Word of God
Thanking God for his blessings
Prayer in the Bible
400
Who are we to imitate when we pray?
Jesus and Mary
400
What are two of the times that Mary listened to God's word?
At the Annunciation
Helping her cousin Elizabeth
At the wedding feast of Cana
400
What two forms of liturgy has Christians' always come together in?
The Word
The Eucharist
400
What four things does the Liturgy of the Hours include?
Hymns
Psalms
Scripture readings
Petitions
the Lord's Prayer
Times of reflective silence
500
What are some forms of prayer that we could do by resting silently in God's presence?
Asking for strength when things are difficult
Thanking God for his blessings
Loving God with all our heart and knowing God loves us
500
What are five of the things that Jesus prayed?
Traditional Jewish Prayers
Meal Prayers
Psalms
The Shema
At synagogues and the Temple
At his baptism
Before choosing his apostles
Before performing miracles
During the Agony in the Garden
500
What did Jesus say about prayer?
To pray often, pray for your enemies, and that if you pray for it, God will provide an answer