To pray well…
We do not have to talk very much in order to pray well. We know that God is there in His holy tabernacle; let us open our hearts to Him; let us rejoice in His Presence: This is the best prayer.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Communication with God…
Little by little, words disappear, and our communication with God becomes the divine communication of silence.
–Luis M. Martinez (1881-1956)
Prayer is like…
Prayer is like a great love. When you start dating the silence can be awkward, but as you grow to know each other you can sit in silence for hours and just being with each other is a great comfort.
–Matthew Kelly (1973-
Your prayer-room…
The apostle [Paul] teaches us to pray anywhere, while the Savior says Go into your room – but you must understand that this “room” is not the room with four walls that confines your body when you are in it, but the secret space within you in which your thoughts are enclosed and where your sensations arrive.That is your prayer-room, always with you wherever you are, always secret wherever you are, with your only witness being God.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
Pray urgently and often…
Jesus told us to pray urgently and often, so that our prayers should not belong and tedious but short, earnest and frequent. Long elaborate prayers overflow with pointless phrases, and long gaps between prayers even stretch out into complete neglect.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
Persevere in prayer…
He taught them only the seven petitions of the Our Father in which all our spiritual and temporal needs are contained, and said nothing further about numerous other kinds of prayers and ceremonies. On the contrary, he urged them not to use many words in their prayers, since our Father in heaven surely knows what we need (Mt 6:7–8). Only one thing did he stress with special emphasis: that we should persevere in prayer.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
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