(From Cathechism of the Catholic Church)
- The life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of God and in communion with Him. (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2559)
- Pray is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God. (CC # 2590)
- Christian prayer is the relationship between God and Man in Christ. (CC # 2564)
- When Jesus prays he is a model of prayer, he is already teaching us how to pray. His prayer to his Father (Our Father) is the path to faith, hope and charity. (CC 2607)
- Just as Jesus prays to the Father and gives thanks for receiving gifts, so he teaches us how to pray. (CC 2610)
- Mary’s prayer co-operates in a unique way with the Father’s plan of loving kindness to us. (CC 2618) In
- Mary’s prayer, her yes to God (Fiat) and the Magnificat express the generous offering of her whole being to God. (CC 2622)
- The prayer of the Holy Spirit unites us to the person of the only Son, which in turn unites us in the Church with the Mother of Jesus and one another. (CC 2673)