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Ignatius of Loyola, with his new and dynamic conception of the religious life, has left an impress on the Church unparalleled in modern times. The founder of the Society of Jesus was a pragmatic idealist who devoted his mature years to revitalizing Catholicism and meeting the challenge of the Protestant Reformation. He was born on December 24, 1491, the year before Columbus discovered a New World and claimed it for Ferdinand and Isabella. His birthplace was the great castle of Loyola in Guipuzcoa, in the Basque country of northwest Spain. Both his father, Don Beltran, lord of Onaz and Loyola, and his mother were of ancient and illustrious lineage. One day, while he was confined to his bed, he asked his sister-in-law for a popular romantic book, <Amadis of Gaul>, to while away the hours.
He began to discipline his body, rising at midnight to spend hours mourning for his sins. As frequently happens, exaltation was followed by trials of doubt and fear. Catechism of the Catholic Church - Christian prayer. Prayer in the Christian life. 2558 "Great is the mystery of the faith!
" The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles' Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the faithful may be conformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father (Part Three). This mystery, then, requires that the faithful believe in it, that they celebrate it, and that they live from it in a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God. This relationship is prayer. For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.1 Prayer as God's gift 2560 "If you knew the gift of God!
" The Prayers of the Catholic Rosary. Some Traditional Prayers used in the recitation of the Rosary.
(For material describing traditional basic catholic prayers see About Basic Prayers.) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Father who are in heaven, hallowed be your name. (For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.) Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now, and will be forever. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. The Catholic Rosary from the “Key of Heaven”. The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin.
Otherwise called "The Beads... " (This text is from a book published in 1906. Therefore it may use odd language and syntax, and it would not reflect attitudinal changes that have occurred since Vatican II.) THE devotion of the Rosary contributes wonderfully to the destruction of sin, the recovery of grace, and the promotion of the glory of God. Papal Documents on the Rosary. Lectio Divina: About Lectio Divina. Awaken to prayer: how to pray as a Catholic. Art as a Source of Meditation.
Traditional teaching on Virtue. Prayer for Refugees • Start a Prayer Chain Prayers for Peace • The Name of Jesus as Prayer Some sayings of the Fathers of Orthodox Christianity (For information on how catholics value orthodox spirituality see below.) Spiritual Beginning - Care for the inner self. Come into God's Presence. and Prayer without Ceasing. Death and Heaven Prayer of Clement, Bishop of Rome and Being devoted to God Prayer for the New Millennium Prayer when death comes.
Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B. on Prayer. The Stations of the Cross. (You can also read these stations without frames and graphics. Shorter Meditation on the stations of the Cross and Newman's Longer Meditations on the Cross.) Also, you can view a version of the Stations with Black and White graphics and no frames, Or just look at the black and white graphics.
Prayer before Confession. Tertullian: Prayer can conquer God. Home page.