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1. Introduction: A Call to Prayer
2. What is Contemplative Prayer?
3. Examples of Contemplative
Prayer.
4. Centering Prayer: A
Preparation for Contemplative
Prayer
Contemplative prayer
Do you feel empty?
Are you seeking for
happiness?
Contemplative prayer
Many people are confused by
these inner longings and try to
escape through constant noise
and activity.
Some even resort
to suicide in order
to escape...
 People often do not realize that
their anguish is in the spirit,
and that the death of the body
will not eliminate their
suffering, because the spirit,
like God, is infinite...
“Our hearts were
made for Thee,
O Lord, and they
will be restless
until they rest in
Thee...”
– St. Augustine
“Behold, I
stand at the
door and
knock.”
(Rv. 3:20)
“When you pray, go to your private
room and, when you have shut
your door, pray to your Father
who is in that secret place.”
(Mt. 6:6)
“Make your home in Me as I
make Mine in you.”
(Jn. 15:4)
Contemplative prayer
“Contemplative prayer
in my opinion is
nothing else than a
close sharing
between friends; it
means taking time
frequently to be alone
with Him whom we
know loves us...”
- St. Teresa of Jesus
(of Avila)
Contemplative prayer
seeks Him “whom my
soul loves.”
Contemplative prayer
is the prayer of the
child of God, of the
forgiven sinner who
agrees to welcome
the love by which he
is loved and who
wants to respond to
it by loving even
more.
“I understand that love
comprised all vocations,
that love was
everything, that it
embraced all times and
places...in a word, that
it was eternal! Then in
the excess of my
delirious joy, I cried out:
O Jesus, my Love...my
vocation, at last I found
it...MY VOCATION IS
LOVE!”
- St. Therese of Liseux
Contemplation is gaze of
faith, fixed on Jesus.
“I look at
Him and He
looks at
me..”
Contemplative prayer is
silence, the “symbol of the
world to come” or “silent
love.”
Friends and acquaintances often
engage in “small talk” but when
two people have a deep love for
each other, it is enough to just be
together in silence, sensing the
other’s presence.
There is no need for words because
there are no words.
“The love of
silence leads to
the silence of
love.”
-Bl. Elizabeth of the
Trinity
“Be still and know that I am God.”
(Ps. 46:10)
If we learn to “listen with our
hearts” we gradually come to
know God’s will for us. In
silent, expectant waiting, we
try to learn God’s plan, not
convince Him of ours.
“Enough for me to keep my soul
tranquil and quiet like a child in its
mother’s arms.” (Ps. 131:2)
“I sleep but my heart watches.”
(Sg. 5:2)
Contemplative prayer is
hearing the Word of God.
Contemplative prayer is a union
with the prayer of Christ
insofar as it makes us
participate in His mystery.
Contemplative prayer is the
simplest expression of the
mystery of prayer.
It is a gift, a grace; it can only be
accepted only in humility and poverty.
Contemplative prayer is a communion in
which the Holy Trinity conforms man, the
image of God, “to his likeness.”
Contemplative prayer is a
communion of love, bearing Life
for the multitude, to the extent
that it consents to abide in the
night of faith.
Contemplative prayer
The Holy Rosary
The Lectio Divina
Listening to the
texts of the Bible
as if one were in
conversation with
God and God were
suggesting the
topics for
discussion.
Contemplative prayer
It brings us into the presence of
God and thus fosters the
contemplative attitudes of
listening and receptivity.
It is a preparation for
contemplation by reducing the
obstacles caused by the
hyperactivity of our minds and
our lives.
1. Choose a sacred word as the
symbol of your intention to
consent to God’s presence and
action within.
2. Sitting comfortably and with eyes
closed, settle briefly and silently
introduce the sacred word as the
symbol of your consent to God’s
presence and action within.
3. When you become aware of
your thoughts, return ever-so-
gently to the sacred word.
4. At the end of the prayer period,
remain in silence with eyes
closed for a couple of minutes.
“That is why I am going to lure her.
I will allure her. I will lead her into
the desert and speak to her
heart...I will make a covenant. I will
espouse you to Me forever. I will
espouse you in love and mercy. I
will espouse you in fidelity and you
shall know (experience) the Lord.”
(Ho. 2:16)
Contemplative prayer

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Contemplative prayer

  • 2. 1. Introduction: A Call to Prayer 2. What is Contemplative Prayer? 3. Examples of Contemplative Prayer. 4. Centering Prayer: A Preparation for Contemplative Prayer
  • 4. Do you feel empty? Are you seeking for happiness?
  • 6. Many people are confused by these inner longings and try to escape through constant noise and activity. Some even resort to suicide in order to escape...
  • 7.  People often do not realize that their anguish is in the spirit, and that the death of the body will not eliminate their suffering, because the spirit, like God, is infinite...
  • 8. “Our hearts were made for Thee, O Lord, and they will be restless until they rest in Thee...” – St. Augustine
  • 9. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.” (Rv. 3:20)
  • 10. “When you pray, go to your private room and, when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in that secret place.” (Mt. 6:6) “Make your home in Me as I make Mine in you.” (Jn. 15:4)
  • 12. “Contemplative prayer in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him whom we know loves us...” - St. Teresa of Jesus (of Avila)
  • 13. Contemplative prayer seeks Him “whom my soul loves.”
  • 14. Contemplative prayer is the prayer of the child of God, of the forgiven sinner who agrees to welcome the love by which he is loved and who wants to respond to it by loving even more.
  • 15. “I understand that love comprised all vocations, that love was everything, that it embraced all times and places...in a word, that it was eternal! Then in the excess of my delirious joy, I cried out: O Jesus, my Love...my vocation, at last I found it...MY VOCATION IS LOVE!” - St. Therese of Liseux
  • 16. Contemplation is gaze of faith, fixed on Jesus. “I look at Him and He looks at me..”
  • 17. Contemplative prayer is silence, the “symbol of the world to come” or “silent love.”
  • 18. Friends and acquaintances often engage in “small talk” but when two people have a deep love for each other, it is enough to just be together in silence, sensing the other’s presence. There is no need for words because there are no words.
  • 19. “The love of silence leads to the silence of love.” -Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity
  • 20. “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10)
  • 21. If we learn to “listen with our hearts” we gradually come to know God’s will for us. In silent, expectant waiting, we try to learn God’s plan, not convince Him of ours.
  • 22. “Enough for me to keep my soul tranquil and quiet like a child in its mother’s arms.” (Ps. 131:2) “I sleep but my heart watches.” (Sg. 5:2)
  • 24. Contemplative prayer is a union with the prayer of Christ insofar as it makes us participate in His mystery.
  • 25. Contemplative prayer is the simplest expression of the mystery of prayer. It is a gift, a grace; it can only be accepted only in humility and poverty. Contemplative prayer is a communion in which the Holy Trinity conforms man, the image of God, “to his likeness.”
  • 26. Contemplative prayer is a communion of love, bearing Life for the multitude, to the extent that it consents to abide in the night of faith.
  • 29. The Lectio Divina Listening to the texts of the Bible as if one were in conversation with God and God were suggesting the topics for discussion.
  • 31. It brings us into the presence of God and thus fosters the contemplative attitudes of listening and receptivity.
  • 32. It is a preparation for contemplation by reducing the obstacles caused by the hyperactivity of our minds and our lives.
  • 33. 1. Choose a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to consent to God’s presence and action within. 2. Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly and silently introduce the sacred word as the symbol of your consent to God’s presence and action within.
  • 34. 3. When you become aware of your thoughts, return ever-so- gently to the sacred word. 4. At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence with eyes closed for a couple of minutes.
  • 35. “That is why I am going to lure her. I will allure her. I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart...I will make a covenant. I will espouse you to Me forever. I will espouse you in love and mercy. I will espouse you in fidelity and you shall know (experience) the Lord.” (Ho. 2:16)