mental prayer

The practice of mental prayer is necessary to reach that goal.

Freddy, with a mental prayer of thanks, went to open it.

But he particularly recommended mental prayer for his mixed audience of lay women and men.

He will either repent or quit the practice of mental prayer.

He rose every night before the others, and very often spent entire nights in the charms of mental prayer.

Mental prayer is "an intimate sharing between friends," taking time to be alone with God who we know loves us.

Since sanctity is for everyone, according to Catholic doctrine, anyone can learn mental prayer, whether young or old.

Following our tradition, we devote an hour each day to mental prayer...

There are some formulas which can help start and end mental prayer:

She saw a gap in the cross traffic, timed it, made a mental prayer, and shot across out of turn.

Oblates have never adopted exclusively a particular method of mental prayer.

Each one, in the pursuit of holiness, should pay particular attention to mental prayer and to communion with Mary.

From before the middle of the twelfth century, the Carthusians had times set apart for mental prayer.

It was a mistake for you to practice mental prayer and prayer of the heart."

Then he added a short mental prayer asking God to forgive him for allowing his thoughts to stray in such a manner.

Mental prayer can be viewed as meditation, or contemplation.

Mental prayer is that which is made without employing either words or formulas of any kind.

Chrysostom counsels all to keep to the simplest forms of mental prayer.

This approach gives special emphasis and recognition to the importance of mental prayer and spiritual direction.

They often somewhat infelicitously termed these forms "mental prayer."

But for the Jesuits the teaching and promoting of mental prayer was one of their special campaigns.

Among the Franciscans there is record of methodical mental prayer about the middle of that century.

It is only in mental prayer and spiritual reading that we cultivate the gift of prayer.

St. Therese of the Lisieux learned mental prayer when she was eleven years old.

He repeated this to himself like a mental prayer, almost trusting his belief in the legend to keep him safe more than the legend itself.