It is a question of acting truthfully in order to come into the light: "Lord, what do you want me to do?" (CCC 2705-2706). "To the extent that we are humble and faithful, we discover in meditation the movements that stir the heart and we are able to discern them. The mind seeks to understand the why and how of the Christian life, in order to adhere and respond to what the Lord is asking." By meditating on the Gospels, holy icons, liturgical texts, spiritual writings, or "the great book of creation," we come to make our own that which is God's. As the Catechism states: "Meditation is above all a quest. Meditation is a Christian practice of prayer dating back to the early Church. These various forms include prayer of blessing or adoration, prayer of petition, prayer of intercession, prayer of thanksgiving, and prayer of praise. Various forms of prayer are presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2623-2649). Prayer to Saint Joseph after the RosaryĮxposition of the Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with Christ and the rest of the Church.Scriptural Rosary: The Sorrowful Mysteries. From On the Most Holy Rosary ( Rosarium Virginis Mariae) Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. Therefore, prayer is not merely an exchange of words, but it engages the whole person in a relationship with God the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit. Prayer is our response to God who is already speaking or, better yet, revealing Himself to us. He speaks to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, the Word-made-flesh. God invites us into a relationship with Him that is both personal and communal.
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