The importance of prayer for spiritual growth: said by the Saints
Prayer is an important aspect of your spiritual journey. Praying well brings you closer to God and his messengers (angels) in wonderful relationships of faith. This opens the door so that miracles happen in your life. These saints prayer quotes describe how to pray:
"The perfect prayer is one in which those who pray are not aware of praying." - San Giovanni Cassiano
“It seems to me that we do not pay enough attention to prayer, because unless it comes from the heart that should be its center, it is nothing but an unsuccessful dream. Prayer to carry on our words, our thoughts and our actions. We must do our best to reflect on what we ask for or promise. We don't do it if we don't pay attention to our prayers. ” - St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
"If you pray with your lips but your mind wanders, how will you benefit?" - San Gregorio del Sinai
"Prayer is turning the mind and thoughts towards God. Praying means being in front of God with the mind, mentally looking at him constantly and conversing with him with reverent fear and hope." - Saint Dimitri of Rostov
"We must pray incessantly, in every circumstance and use of our life - that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting the heart to God as in constant communication with him". - Saint Elizabeth Seton
“Pray to the Lord, our purest Lady and your guardian angel for everything. They will teach you everything, directly or through others. " - San Teofano the Recluse
"The best form of prayer is that which implores the clearest idea of God in the soul and therefore makes room for the presence of God within us". - Saint Basil the Great
“We do not pray to change the dispositions of God, but to obtain the effects that God has organized will be achieved through the prayers of his chosen people. God provides us with certain things in response to the requests we can confide in having recourse to him and recognizing him as the source of all our blessings, and that's all for our good. " - St. Thomas Aquinas
"When you pray to God in psalms and hymns, meditate in your heart on what you say with your lips." - Sant'Agostino
“God says: Pray with all your heart, because it seems to you that this has no flavor for you; however, it is not profitable enough, although you may not feel it. Pray wholeheartedly, even if you may feel nothing, even if you may not see anything, yes, although you think you cannot do it, because in dryness and sterility, in sickness and in weakness, then your prayer is more pleasant for me, even if you think it almost tasteless for you. And so all your living prayer in my eyes. " Saint Julian of Norwich
“We always need God. Therefore, we must always pray. The more we pray, the more we please him and the more we get. " - St. Claude de la Colombiere
“It should however be noted that four things are needed if a person is to obtain what he requires through the power of the holy name. First, he asks for himself; secondly, everything he asks for is necessary for salvation; third, who asks in a pious way and, fourth, asks with perseverance - and all these things at the same time. If he asks in this way, he will always be given his request. "- St. Bernadine of Siena
“Take an hour to mental prayer every day. If you can, let it be early in the morning, because your mind is less burdensome and more vigorous after the night's rest. " - St. Francis de Sales
"Constant prayer means having our mind always turned to God with great love, keeping our hope alive in him, trusting in him whatever we are doing and whatever happens to us." - San Massimo the Confessor
“I would advise those who practice prayer, especially at the beginning, to cultivate the friendship and companionship of others who work in the same way. This is a very important thing, because we can help each other with our prayers, and even more so because it can bring us even greater benefits. " - Saint Teresa of Avila
“Let prayer arm us when we leave our homes. When we return from the streets, we pray before sitting down, or resting our miserable body until our soul is nourished. " - San Girolamo
"We ask for forgiveness for all our sins and contractions against them, and in particular we ask for help against all those passions and vices towards which we tend more and are more tempted, showing all our wounds to the heavenly doctor, so that he can heal them and heal them with the anointing of his grace. " - San Pietro or Alcantara
"Frequent prayer recommends us to God." - Sant'Ambrogio
“Some people pray only with their bodies, saying words with their mouths, while their minds are far away: in the kitchen, in the market, in their travels. Let us pray in the spirit when the mind reflects on the words that the mouth utters ... To this end, the hands should be joined together, to indicate the union of heart and lips. This is the prayer of the spirit. " - St. Vincent Ferrer
“Why do we have to give ourselves completely to God? Because God gave himself to us. " - Saint Mother Teresa
“To vocal prayer we must add mental prayer, which illuminates the mind, inflames the heart and disposes the soul to listen to the voice of wisdom, to savor its delights and possess its treasures. As for me, I know of no better way to establish the kingdom of God, eternal wisdom, than to combine vocal and mental prayer by saying the holy Rosary and meditating on its 15 mysteries. "- St. Louis de Monfort
“Your prayer cannot stop at simple words. It must lead to practical actions and consequences. " - Saint Josemaría Escrivá