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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Schola Christi - Prayer of the Heart
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
This was the February gathering for Schola Christi, a meeting open to all members of the Secular Oratory and adults who are interested. We began with a discussion of The Practice of the Jesus Prayer in the context of the ascetical life of the Christian followed by a history of the use and making of the prayer rope. Presented by: Fr. David Abernethy, C.O. and Ren Witter
If it is true that only the prayer has the power to awaken and deepen the spirit within us, that which makes us human beyond the body and the soul, then only the one who prays is a normal human being. Because of this fact, prayer is above all things, before all things and must accompany them all. “Nothing good can be done without it,” says the Russian pilgrim. The Jesus Prayer is precisely the practice which offers us this path for, the pilgrim says, “it is the continual and uninterrupted invocation of the name of Jesus on the lips, the heart and the mind, in the feeling of His presence, in all places, at all times, even during sleep: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’”
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We turn to God only for the sake of being with God, not for the sake of another goal. Often we pray not in itself, but to another end.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
42;45, Jesus prayer teaches us to turn our trust to God instead of manipulating circumstances. It teaches us simply to turn to God, rather than focus on our own thoughts logismoi. Focus on God, not Focus on our thoughts and the constant replay of the video in our heads.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
42:45, we're so exhausted trying to manipulate our world around us.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
41:30, we do not "do" prayer, we become prayer.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
38:30, prayer is like breathing. Change our idea of prayer from episodic and periodic, to constant and unceasing.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
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