Interior Prayer
Carthusian Novice Conferences
Interior Prayer
Carthusian Novice Conferences
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Paperback / softback
£21.99
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780879077648
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 01/11/1996
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
'Prayer is a journey, sometimes a combat
There are trials, purifications, passages.
It is at once the most simple
and the most profound of human activities.
May these pages help someone
to discover its hidden joy.'
Interior Prayer contains the Carthusians' traditional doctrine on prayer 'from its very beginnings to the simplicity of its highest forms. Far from being abstract and theoretical, we learn about the prayer process by sharing in the novices' concrete spiritual journey. Their problems and difficulties, and the many pitfalls they encounter on the way, are expressed in an ongoing dialogue with their guide who relates to each one individually.
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix
Part 1
1 A Sharing on Prayer: What is Prayer for Me? 3
2 Father—Son: The Prayer of Jesus according to St Luke 13
3 The Teaching of Jesus on Prayer according to St Luke 24
4 'When You Pray' 29
5 The Prayer of Petition 38
6 The Efficacy of Prayer 46
7 The Prayer of Intercession 53
8 Transmitters of God 59
9 The Intercession of Jesus on Earth 67
10 The Intercession of the Risen Christ 75
11 Paul: From Supplication to Adoration 82
12 Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us, Sinners 88
13 Sharing on Prayer in the Name of Jesus 95
14 Prayer in the Name of Jesus 100
15 The Name That Is Above Every Other Name 105
16 When I Say 'Jesus Christ' 110
Part 2
17 The Life of Prayer 119
18 The First Passage 123
19 The Prayer of Simplicity 132
20 Union of Will 140
21 The Night of the Spirit 146
22 The Effects of the Night 156
23 Ecstatic Union 160
24 Extraordinary Mystical Phenomena 167
25 Psycho-physiological Phenomena 173
26 Transforming Union 175
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix
Part 1
1 A Sharing on Prayer: What is Prayer for Me? 3
2 Father—Son: The Prayer of Jesus according to St Luke 13
3 The Teaching of Jesus on Prayer according to St Luke 24
4 'When You Pray' 29
5 The Prayer of Petition 38
6 The Efficacy of Prayer 46
7 The Prayer of Intercession 53
8 Transmitters of God 59
9 The Intercession of Jesus on Earth 67
10 The Intercession of the Risen Christ 75
11 Paul: From Supplication to Adoration 82
12 Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us, Sinners 88
13 Sharing on Prayer in the Name of Jesus 95
14 Prayer in the Name of Jesus 100
15 The Name That Is Above Every Other Name 105
16 When I Say 'Jesus Christ' 110
Part 2
17 The Life of Prayer 119
18 The First Passage 123
19 The Prayer of Simplicity 132
20 Union of Will 140
21 The Night of the Spirit 146
22 The Effects of the Night 156
23 Ecstatic Union 160
24 Extraordinary Mystical Phenomena 167
25 Psycho-physiological Phenomena 173
26 Transforming Union 175
