Difficulties in prayer
What are the 2 main difficulties in prayer?
Distraction and Dryness
What are the three expressions of prayer
Vocal, meditative and contemplative
How do we strengthen our relationship with God?
We listen to what God says and let him speak to us
Going to mass and participating helps us make good prayer habits.
What are the four ways that the Holy Spirit guides us?
Directly, through our families, through the Saints, people in our lives
What is distraction?
Not being able to focus in prayer
What is vocal prayer?
spoken or sung prayer, also silent
What are the three major sources of prayer?
Sacred Scripture, Liturgy and Virtues
What are the three virtues?
Faith Hope and Love
how does the Holy spirit directly teach us?
Teaches us through Sacred Tradition
How do we avoid distraction?
Constant vigilance
What is meditative prayer?
using our minds to seek God's will for our lives will reflecting on a sacred word or image
What is sacred Scripture?
The Word of God/ Bible
How do we use the 3 virtues as a source of prayer?
Begin prayer by faith, continue in hope and live it out in love
How does praying through our families guide us?
Children learn from practice of Daily Prayer
What is dryness?
Just going through the motions and not having a true dialogue
What is contemplative prayer?
Prayer in our minds in which we rest in Christ
How do we use Sacred Scripture as a Source of Prayer?
What is Conversion?
A change in heart that reorients us to God
How does praying with the Saints guide us in prayer?
Give us examples of prayer and living our prayerful lives
How do we fix dryness?
Conversion
Various answers allowed
What is liturgy?
Celebration in church that helps us have a stronger relationship with God
What type of Vocal prayer is "Hail, Holy Queen Considered?"
memorized
Give three examples of people in our lives Guide us in prayer?
ordained ministers, religious (sisters, nuns, brothers, monks), Religious Education teachers