Okay...full disclosure. James and Ryan will be discussing the Levels of Prayer in an epic 2-part series (on the podcast, only one on YouTube you lucky visual learners!) starting today! Am I the only one that instantly thought of Avicii's Levels when you think of that? Yes? Crickets.....okay then :(. For those of you who want to enjoy it, here's a link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxHqMpK1Nw). You're welcome.
Prayer is something often discussed on this podcast. In fact, James and Fr. Dom did a 3-part series on prayer! You can never learn enough or practice enough of prayer to become a master. Enjoy listening to find something perhaps you have not learned before.
Here is how you do Mental Prayer:
1. Prepare: Place yourself in God's presence and pray for the grace to meditate
2. Begin the meditation
3. Reflect on particular subject, some truth of God or the Faith (more on this later)
4. Examine yourself in relation to this truth
5. Think of how you can improve in this aspect
6. Affections like sorrow for sin, hope in God, and love arise in your heart from considering the subject of your meditation
7. Offer petitions in your heart to God: for people in your life, for yourself, your family, your enemies, for the Church, and so on
8. Resolve to conquer your main vice or grow in a needed virtue
9. Conclusion: Thank God for the graces He gave you
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Resources mentioned in the episode:
1. Nine Levels of Prayer - https://meaningofcatholic.com/2019/07/03/the-nine-levels-of-prayer/
2. New Advent Levels of Prayer - https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14254a.htm
2. St. Teresa of Avila golden gems - https://spiritualdirection.com/2015/08/24/teresa-of-avila-on-silence-in-prayer-part-ii-of-iii
3. Ascending Way of Prayer - https://onepeterfive.com/the-ascending-way-of-prayer-part-ii/
4. The Ways of Mental Prayer by Abbot Vitalis Lehodey- https://tanbooks.com/products/books/discounts-sales/5-books/the-ways-of-mental-prayer/
5. The Power of Silence by Cardinal Robert Sarah - https://ignatius.com/the-power-of-silence-posp/
6. Lord, Prepare My Hands For Battle by Jesse Romero - https://jesseromero.com/store/lord-prepare-myhands-battle-book
7. Auxilium Christianorum - http://auxiliumchristianorum.org/
