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Words from the Communion of Saints:   On Prayer

Persistence in Prayer  Luke 18:1-8

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Rejoice Always!  Pray Constantly! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17


Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.        
                                ~   St. Benedict

When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth.        
                                ~   St. Bonaventure


Let us help commemorate them. If Job's sons were purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.        
                        ~   St. John Chrysostom


Of all divine things, the most godlike is to co-operate with God in the conversion of sinners.        
                                           ~   St. Denis


My little children, your hearts are small, but prayer stretches them and makes them capable of loving God. Through prayer we receive a foretaste of Heaven and something of paradise comes down upon us. Prayer never leaves us without sweetness. It is honey     
                               ~   St. John Vianney


God would not urge us to ask, unless He were willing to give.        
                                ~   St. Augustine


If we try to escape sadness by seeking our consolation in sleep, we will fail to find what we are seeking, for we will lose in sleep the consolation we might have received from God if we had stayed awake and prayed.   
                              ~   St. Thomas More


Remember that Jesus Christ, referring to the humility of the publican, said that his prayer was heard. If this was said of a man whose life was evil, what may we not hope for if we are really humble?                    ~   St. Vincent de Paul


 

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.     
                ~   St. Benedict of Nursia


Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.         ~   St. Louis de Montfort


If we should be saved and become saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the Divine mercy to beg and pray for, as an alms, all that we need.                    ~   St. Alphonsus Liguori


If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God witholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart.     
                                ~   St. Augustine

Do you desire security? Here you have it. The Lord says to you, "I will never abandon you, I will always be with you" If a good man made you such a promise, you would trust him. God makes it, and do you doubt? Do you seek a support more sure than the word                    ~   St. Augustine


God told me, "God replied to me," they assert--- and yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.        
                        ~   St. John of the Cross


He who does not give up prayer cannot possibly continue to offend God Habitually. Either he will give up prayer, or he will stop sinning.        
                ~   St. Alphonsus Liguori


For prayer to be effective, our petitions should be for benefits worthily to be expected from God.     
                          ~   St. Thomas Aquinas