Quotes on Prayer

He who prays most receives most.
St. Alphonsus Ligouri (1696-1787)

When prayer is poured forth, sins are covered.
St. Ambrose (340-97)

By prayer, man gives God the greatest glory possible.
St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811-68)

Diligence in prayer is the perfection of the Gospel.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-91)

Prayer is to our soul what rain is to the soil. Fertilize the soil ever so richly, it will remain barren unless fed by frequent rains.
St. John Vianney (1786-1859)

It is essential to begin the practice of prayer with a firm resolution of persevering in it.
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-82)

By humble and faithful prayer, the soul acquires, with time and perseverance, every virtue.
St. Catherine of Siena

When you ask the Holy Spirit to help you pray well, put yourself for a moment in the presence of God.
St. Louis de Montfort (1673-1716)

God is more anxious to bestow His blessings on us than we are to receive them.
St. Augustine (354-430)

He who fights even the smallest distractions faithfully when he says even the very smallest prayer will also be faithful in great things.
St. Louis de Montfort (1673-1716)

The grating in a ... monastery is not to keep the sisters in, but to keep the world out.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

"... there are not two kinds of answers to prayer but three: One is "Yes". Another is "No". The third is "Wait".
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

"Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord."
Pope John Paul II

"You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to Him."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"Everything starts from prayer."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"If we really want to pray, we must first learn to listen: for in the silence of the heart God speaks."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"Love to be true has to begin with God in prayer."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer - to know that He loves me, that I have been created for greater things."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"When we contemplate God, we are made like unto God."
Julian of Norwich (14th cent.)
"... the rosary is being presented as a genuinely evangelical prayer and even as a way of teaching people how to ponder over the scriptures in prayer and faith."

"the rosary is very well adapted to teaching the life of faith."

"The rosary, which is a school of life open to the simplest of people, far from tying them down to the rudiments of the faith, leads them step by step along the paths of meditation, prayer and contemplation of the Lord. It teaches us to leave words behind when we pray."

He causes his prayers to be of more avail to himself, who offers them also for others.
St. Gregory the Great (d.604)

He knows how to live well who knows how to pray well.
St. Augustine (354-430)

We ought to be persuaded that what God refuses to our prayer, He grants to our salvation.
St. Augustine (354-430)

It is simply impossible to lead, without the aide of prayer, a virtuous life.
St. John Chrysostom (347-407)

As our body cannot live without nourishment, so our soul cannot spiritually be kept alive without prayer.
St. Augustine (347-430)

What I am thinking about today.........

I am using "A Year with the Saints, A Virtue for Every Month of the Year" again this year.  The virtue for this month is morification.

"Whoever wishes to be greatest among you shall be your servant, even as the Son of Man has come not to be served but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for many." (gospel)
Today I shall do 5 little services for others without attracting attention.
*Sacred Heart of Jesus, may You be known, loved, and imitated.*

St Francis de Sales:
"It should be our principal business to conquer ourselves, and , from day to day, to go on increasing in strength and perfection.  Above all, however, it is necessary for us to strive to conquer our little temptations, such as fits of anger, suspicions, jealousies, envy, deceitfulness, vanity, attachments, and evil thoughts.  For in this way we shall acquire strength to subdue greater ones."

and, I really want to sew!  Look at these neat notebooks - I am going to make some!
Sew Mama Sew fabric notebooks tutorial
I love comp books, I use them for everything!!!!!!!
Haven't seen a .25cent clearance sale in a long time though - I am getting low.

Thoughts from St. Francis de Sales

To be able to advance much in perfection it is necessary to apply ourselves to one thing by itself - to a single book of devotion , to a single spiritual exercise, to a single aspiration, to a single virtue, and so on.  Not, indeed, that all other things ought to be quite rejected and passed by, but in such a way that this to whichone is applying himself may usually be aimed at more in particular and as the special object of the most frequent effort, so that if one chance to turn to others, these may be like accessories.  To do otherwise, by passing from one exercise to another, is to imitate those who spoil their appetite at a banquet by tasting a little of every delicacy.  It is perpetually seeking, and never attaining, the science of the Saints, and so it results in losing that tranquillity of spirit in God, which is the "one thing needful" that Mary chose.  We must, however, guard ourselves here from one fault, into which many fall.  It is that of attaching ourselves too much to our own practices and spiritual exercises.  This, naturally, makes us feel dislike for all methods not conformed to our own; for each one thinks that he employs the only suitable one, and cinsiders as imperfect those who do not work in the same way.  Whoever has a good spirit draws edification from everything, and condemns nothing. 

LIturgy of the Hours, Divine Office, Breviary

Found this today:
http://www.breviary.net/

This is what I was looking for:

large enough to print out. 
Still looking.

Then there is this:
http://www.ebreviary.com/
http://www.universalis.com/20091122/n-web.htm
http://medievalist.net/hourstxt/home.htm

Explination here:  http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/breviary.htm
I read this one:  Christian Prayer, a one-volume edition of the Liturgy of the Hours (Catholic Book Pub.). This version contains the complete texts of Morning and Evening Prayer for the entire year. It lacks the variety of proper readings and prayers found in the four volume edition. However, it makes a good "starter edition" for the laity, and generally is adequate for following along in community recitation of the Office. There is also a large print edition for the visually impaired.

I always think I want the big 4 volume number - but I actually use the one I have now.
I also listen to the LOH and daily readings in the morning when I am getting ready on podcast.
Ipod is certainly one of the coolest inventions EVER.
Check this out:  http://divineoffice.org/


I am looking for this - Little Office of the Blessed Virgin http://www.kellerbook.com/PARVUM~1.HTM
I have it printed out in pdf, but it just isn't the same as holding the book.