Ways To Increase Your Prayer Life?

[Chiquitunga]

Also .. try to really meditate frequently on the Lord's Passion, as hard as it may be at times ..


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A few quotes from Our Lord from St. Faustina's Diary ..

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[i]"There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling; I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion." (737)

"There is more merit to one hour of meditation on My Sorrowful Passion than there is in a whole year of flagellation that draws blood. The contemplation on My painful wounds is of great profit to you, and it brings Me great joy." (369)[b] [/b]

"I desire that you know more profoundly the love that burns in My Heart for souls, and you will understand this when you meditate upon My Passion." (186)[/i][/quote]

[holly.o]

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Also .. try to really meditate frequently on the Lord's Passion, as hard as it may be at times ..
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Along that line, try to make the Stations of the Cross every now & then, especially at 3 o'clock, the hour of mercy.

Another reminder that it's not wise to start all these suggestions at once! Patience, and do what you can. God knows you and will teach you how best to be with Him in due time.

[Chiquitunga]

Good advice, holly! Okay, and I just noticed my other comment is on page 1, so it might be missed .. here it is. God bless!

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Yes! [url="http://www.rosary-center.org/secret.htm"][i]The Secret of the Rosary[/i][/url], by St. Louis de Montfort .. also making the Consecration to Jesus through Mary, according to his method, will greatly increase your prayer life .. Ven. Maria Teresa Quevedo did this and had a great devotion to this form of consecration to Our Lady .. everything about it is outlined in the book [url="http://www.amazon.com/True-Devotion-Mary-Louis-Monfort/dp/0895552795"][i]True Devotion to Mary[/i][/url] [/quote]

Oh also, I meant to add this here .. I know you love videos, Brandee .. and I found this one with a bunch of quotes from Holy Mother (to be!) with scenes from the movie [i]Jesus of Nazareth[/i] in the background. I grew up with this movie, so it particularly touches my heart, although I love[i] The Passion of the Christ [/i]much more, as I believe it portrays what Our Lord really went through much better .. and I like Jim Caviezel as Our Lord much more (notice his initials are J.C. .. and he was actually 33 yrs old, same as Our Lord, when he played this part!) Anyway, so there are a bunch of great quotes here .. and I would recommend watching this without the volume also and in slow motion, so you can really take in what she's saying. God bless!

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Edited November 14, 2010 by Chiquitunga