Dear Parishioners and Friends,
The second spiritual habit to achieve the success of
holiness found in the booklet “Seven Daily Habits for Faithful Catholics” is
called Mental Prayer. Fr. McCloskey recommends at least 15 minutes each day.
Prayer is a conversation with Our Lord. It is a heart to
heart talk with the One who is love. FaceTime is a special feature on smart
phones that allows two people to see each other and speak with each other over
the phone. Well, mental prayer is simply “face time” with God. The Book of
Exodus tells us that “the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man
speaks to his friend” (33: 11). We too need to have this encounter and
conversation with the Lord face to face each day. It is one of the keys to
growing in holiness.
The time of mental prayer is something personal. It might
begin with some memorized vocal prayers but it is time for us to just speak
with God from our own mind and heart, just as we would speak with a friend.
Reading a passage from Scripture or some spiritual book can help us reflect and
get the conversation going. We also have to be silent during our mental prayer
in order to listen to God and to sense the movement of the Holy Spirit. In this
way God can leave us with clear indications for our lives and answer our
prayers.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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