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  2. Prayer in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Prayer in the Catholic Church is "the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." [1] It is an act of the moral virtue of religion, which Catholic theologians identify as a part of the cardinal virtue of justice. [2] Prayer may be expressed vocally or mentally. Vocal prayer may be spoken or sung.

  3. Mental prayer - Wikipedia

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    Mental prayer is a form of meditational prayer, "performed without aid of any particular formula." [ 1 ] It is distinguished from vocal prayers, "prayers performed by means of a given formula." [ 1 ] The aim of mental prayer is 'to inflame souls with the love of God' and 'live without sin'.

  4. Metanoia (theology) - Wikipedia

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    Metanoia is used to refer to the change of mind which is brought about in repentance. Repentance is necessary and valuable because it brings about change of mind or metanoia. This change of mind will make the changed person hate sin and love God. The two terms (repentance and metanoia) are often used interchangeably.

  5. Catholic spirituality - Wikipedia

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    Catholic spirituality includes the various ways in which Catholics live out their Baptismal promise through prayer and action. The primary prayer of all Catholics is the Eucharistic liturgy in which they celebrate and share their faith together, in accord with Jesus' instruction: " Do this in memory of me ."

  6. 'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an ...

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    Because at Benedictine, Catholic teaching on contraception can slip into lessons on Plato, and no one is surprised if you volunteer for 3 a.m. prayers. Pornography, pre-marital sex and sunbathing ...

  7. Centering prayer - Wikipedia

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    Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of contemplative prayer by preparing our faculties to receive this gift. It presents ancient Christian wisdom teachings in an updated form. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. It is at the ...

  8. Acts of reparation - Wikipedia

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    The response of man is to be reparation through adoration, prayer, and sacrifice. In Roman Catholic tradition, an act of reparation is a prayer or devotion with the intent to expiate the "sins of others", e.g. for the repair of the sin of blasphemy, the sufferings of Jesus Christ or as Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary.

  9. Christian child's prayer - Wikipedia

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    Jesus teaching the children, outside Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Draper, Utah. A Christian child's prayer is Christian prayer recited primarily by children that is typically short, rhyming, or has a memorable tune. It is usually said before bedtime, to give thanks for a meal, or as a nursery rhyme.