{"id":28,"date":"2022-09-12T18:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T22:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archbalt.org\/vocations\/discern\/pray-every-day\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:59:30","slug":"prayer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.archbalt.org\/vocations\/pray-discern\/prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-hero stk-block-hero stk-block stk-871ad46 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"871ad46\"><style>.stk-871ad46-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-871ad46-container{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.archbalt.org\/vocations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/prayer.jpg) !important}.stk-871ad46-container:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.3 !important}.stk-871ad46 .stk-block-hero__content{min-height:500px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-hero__content stk-content-align stk-871ad46-column alignfull stk-container stk-871ad46-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--column-flex stk-871ad46-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-d2c2ebe\" id=\"pray-every-day\" data-block-id=\"d2c2ebe\"><style>.stk-d2c2ebe .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:50px !important;color:#ffffff !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-d2c2ebe .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:50px !important}}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-white-color has-text-align-center stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\">Pray Every Day<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb30220\" data-block-id=\"bb30220\"><style>.stk-bb30220{max-width:1280px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-left:30px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb30220-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5708010\" data-block-id=\"5708010\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5708010-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5708010-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c24e5a8\" data-block-id=\"c24e5a8\"><style>.stk-c24e5a8 .stk--block-align-c24e5a8{align-items:stretch !important}.stk-c24e5a8{min-height:0px !important;max-width:1280px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:auto !important}.stk-c24e5a8-column{--stk-column-gap:30px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--block-align-c24e5a8 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c24e5a8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bc9fd0b stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"bc9fd0b\"><style>.stk-bc9fd0b-container{margin-top:12px !important;margin-right:12px !important;margin-bottom:12px !important;margin-left:12px !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:none !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}.stk-bc9fd0b{align-self:stretch !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:0 5px 30px -10px rgba(18,63,82,0.3) !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-bc9fd0b:before{background-color:#ffffff !important}.stk-bc9fd0b-container:before{background-color:#ffffff !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bc9fd0b-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bc9fd0b-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#435b8f;line-height:1.4\"><strong><em>\u201cWe must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking his counsel.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>St. Ignatius of Loyola<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b1d4651\" data-block-id=\"b1d4651\"><style>.stk-b1d4651 .stk--block-align-b1d4651{align-items:stretch !important}.stk-b1d4651{min-height:0px !important;max-width:1280px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:auto !important}.stk-b1d4651-column{--stk-column-gap:30px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--block-align-b1d4651 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b1d4651-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3339454 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"3339454\"><style>.stk-3339454-container{margin-top:12px !important;margin-right:12px !important;margin-bottom:12px !important;margin-left:12px !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:none !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}.stk-3339454{align-self:stretch !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:0 5px 30px -10px rgba(18,63,82,0.3) !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-3339454:before{background-color:#ffffff !important}.stk-3339454-container:before{background-color:#ffffff !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3339454-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3339454-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#435b8f;line-height:1.4\"><strong><em>&#8220;Prayer is the raising of one&#8217;s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.&#8221; But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or &#8220;out of the depths&#8221; of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that &#8220;we do not know how to pray as we ought,&#8221; are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. &#8220;Man is a beggar before God.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2559)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Get Started!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a6d37a9\" data-block-id=\"a6d37a9\"><style>.stk-a6d37a9{max-width:1280px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a6d37a9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-90c2eb4\" data-block-id=\"90c2eb4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-90c2eb4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-90c2eb4-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">God is waiting for you. He will lead you to the path for which you were created.<br>He has the best plan for your life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Make time for silence to listen to God<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Meditate on scripture<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">METHOD OF PRAYER (3 R\u2019s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Read | Read a book written for spiritual meditation, scripture passage or a spiritual quote. As you read, think about what you are reading. Invite Jesus into your mind and heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Reflect | Read until something strikes you. Then, stop, put down the book and reflect on what is being said. Why did this passage strike you? What is the Holy Spirit communicating to you that connects to your lived experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Resolution | Choose a concrete action that you will do the rest of the day that connects to what the Holy Spirit revealed to you. This might be saying a certain phrase to yourself or making some other choice to mend your relationship with God or others. You can reflect at the end of the day to see how well you did with your resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pray the Rosary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FTd19idM-Jc\">How to REALLY Pray the Rosary<\/a> (YouTube Video)<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schooloffaith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Holy Family School of Faith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Consider attending Mass during the week<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Frequent Adoration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mbyMeNPddBs\">What Do We Do in Adoration?<\/a> (YouTube Video)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/bustedhalo.com\/ministry-resources\/a-beginners-guide-to-eucharistic-adoration\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Eucharistic Adoration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Have a regular confessor or spiritual director<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiritualdirection.com\/2021\/02\/03\/how-do-i-find-and-select-a-spiritual-director-2\">How Do I Find And Select A Spiritual Director?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pray Every Day \u201cWe must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking his counsel.\u201dSt. Ignatius of Loyola &#8220;Prayer is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Pray Every Day \u201cWe must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking his counsel.\u201dSt. Ignatius of Loyola &#8220;Prayer is the raising of one&#8217;s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.&#8221; But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or &#8220;out of the depths&#8221; of a humble and contrite heart? 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