Prayer - III


  1. True or false. The saints who have died and gone before us have no more need to pray.

  2. True or false. The many different spiritual traditions of prayer are a regretable sign of the divisions in the Church caused by sin.

  3. True or false. The parish is the first place for education in prayer.

  4. Which of the following assist in the living tradition of prayer?
    Choose any combination of the following.

    1. Ordained ministers.
    2. The consecrated life.
    3. Catechesis.
    4. Prayer groups.
    5. Spiritual direction.

  5. True or false. Since prayer is a spiritual activity, the choice of a place of prayer is inconsequential.

  6. Which of the following are ways which the Church proposes to nourish continual prayer on the part of the faithful?
    Choose any combination of the following.

    1. Grace before and after meals.
    2. The Liturgy of the Hours.
    3. Sunday Eucharist.
    4. The feasts of the liturgical year.
    5. Morning and evening prayers.

  7. Which of the following are the major expressions of the life of Christian prayer?
    Choose any combination of the following.

    1. yoga.
    2. enneagram.
    3. vocal prayer.
    4. meditation.
    5. contemplation.

  8. True or false. Vocal prayer is necessary because we are bodily beings who need to involve the senses in our prayer.

  9. True or false. In meditation we seek to remove from our mind all questions.

  10. True or false. Contemplation prayer is a gift from God.

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