Forms of Prayer
How many forms of prayer are there? (Looking for a number)
4
2
Why is the Mass considered the highest form of prayer?
What is the highest form of prayer?
The Mass
What are the types of prayer?
Private prayer and Communal prayer
What is one way we can prepare our hearts for Mass?
Fast for 1 hour before receiving Communion
Show up early to pray
Reflect on the readings before Mass
Reflect on Christ's life, death, and resurrection
Which form of prayer is this?
"We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all of Thy benefits, which we have received..."
What type of prayer is this?
On Mondays, the Saint Benedict Academy community prays the rosary together in the church.
Communal prayer
When do we encounter the form of prayer of Petition at Mass?
During the Prayers of the Faithful (or the reading of the Petitions at Mass)
Which form of prayer is this?
"Oh my God, I am heartly sorry for having offended Thee. I detest all of my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God..."
Contrition (saying sorry for sin)
What type of prayer is this?
While going for his morning walk, Johan says a prayer of Thanksgiving for the beauty of God's creation.
Private prayer
When do we encounter the form of prayer of Adoration at Mass?
During the Sanctus or Holy, Holy, Holy
What are the forms of prayer?
Thanksgiving, Petition, Contrition, Adoration
What type of prayer is the Mass?
Both!
At Mass, we pray as a community of faith (responses and singing), but we also pray privately (before Mass, after Communion, and after Mass)
When do we encounter the form of prayer of Thanksgiving at Mass?
When we privately pray prayers of Thanksgiving after communion
When the priest dismisses the Mass at the end ("Go in peace to love and serve the Lord." "Thanks be to God.")