How to Pray, Episode 5, Chapters 10-12

17/04/2021 10 min Temporada 2021 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

This little book How to Pray by David Torkington, was published by Our Sunday Visitor. It was written for those who are prepared to restructure their daily lives to make time for the prayer where they can be transformed by the love that only God can give.
How to pray has been created by David Torkington who is also the narrator. The music, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach), is played by Catholic concert pianist, Vincent Billington. How to Pray was produced and edited by Bobbie Torkington
Episode 5:
Mystical Union – Unio (Union) I do not even begin to think of unity when the Trinity bathes me in its splendour. I do not even begin to think of the Trinity when unity grasps me. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Interior Stillness – Silentio (Silence) As vocal prayer is interiorized and purified it goes beyond itself into the prayer of silence which characterizes the state of union with God. Père Louis Bouyer
Prayer and Petition – Intercessio (Intercession) Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God. Saint John Damascene