Prayers
Jesus taught these people the importance of prayer
Who are the disciples?
The first place we learn how to pray
What is through our family?
The most perfect prayer
What is the Lord's Prayer?
These petitions of the Lord's prayer focus on God and give him the glory and honor that he is due
What is 1-3?
These petitions have to do with human needs -the needs of the body and soul- for ourselves and for the whole human family.
What are petitions 4-7?
The parable of the persistent widow tells us this about how to approach God in prayer
What is a loving father who always hears our prayers and wants what is best for us?
This saint taught that the key to love of God was prayer
Who was Saint Francis de Sales?
The number of petitions in the Lord's prayer
What is 7?
The definition of "Hallowed"
What is to be made holy?
Petition 4, where we ask God to provide us with all our earthly needs and those of the whole human family and we acknowledge that we are dependent on God, and recognize his goodness in caring for us
What is "Give us our daily bread"?
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or a spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels
What is a parable?
This requires listening to and talking to God
What is prayer?
These needs are being addressed in the Lord's Prayer
What are our own needs and the needs of the whole human family?
This petition refers primarily to the Second Coming of Christ.
What is "Thy Kingdom Come"?
The petition that we ask God to forgive us when we sin, and ask him to help us be more forgiving of others who hurt us.
What is "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"?
A form of silent prayer that engages our mind, imagination, and emotions in reflecting on and coming to a deeper understanding of God's message to us, as revealed through the scripture or the church
What is meditation?
Saint Frances de Sales wrote of the need for prayer and devotion to God and stressed the importance of these as a means for obtaining grace and growing in holiness
What are sacrements?
In Mathew's Gospel, this is were Jesus teaches the Lord's prayer
What is the Sermon on the Mountain?
In this 3rd petition, we ask God to unite our will to that of Jesus so that the plan of salvation in the world may be fulfilled.
What is "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven"?
The petition that we ask God to help us avoid sin.
What is "And lead us not into temptation"?
A form of silent prayer in which we are deeply focused on the presence of God
What is contemplation?
A method of prayer whose name means "Holy reading" involves reading a scripture passage and meditating on its meaning
What is Lectio Divina?
The meaning of "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
What is it to forgive others in the same way we want God to forgive us?
Daily Double!
This word means 'Daddy' to the Jewish people.
What is Abba?
Petition 7 and is a prayer in union with the whole church that God's goodness will prevail against the evil that exists in the world.
What is "But deliver us from evil"?