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How to Pray with Others

Praying With others under the authority of Jesus Christ is one of the most powerful forms of evangelization​.
Jesus wants your prayers, in spite of your weakness. You are not being proud or acting special if you start to pray for people in need; you are just acting as a normal Christian should.
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Step one in learning to pray with people is to believe that Jesus is still at work, healing and restoring his people today. And spending time with Jesus helps us to know his voice and presence.  As our intimacy with Jesus grows, his life in us will overflow into the lives of those for whom we pray.
So how do we pray for people?
There is no one method or technique that always produces results; God wants us to depend on him—not upon a technique. But there are some simple steps that flow out of the very nature of prayer, and these we want to share with you.

Let's pray
"Heavenly Father, thank you for my life.  Thank you for the grace to surrender to you. Thank you for stirring in me a desire to give. Loving Father, I need your power in my life.  Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Release your gifts of service and the insight to use them with wisdom and love. Thank you for creating opportunities to serve your people in a way that glorifies you. ​In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen."

​Linda Schubert, 5-Minute Miracles
Praying in Tongues

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.

Romans 8:26

​Excellent write-up at the Archdiocese of San Antonio website: 
​National Service Committee (NSC) of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal provides a pamphlet on the topic:
​Praying in tongues is the lived experience of the Christian Church today. It is experienced by millions of Catholics and other Christians in this parish, diocese, city, country and around the world.  Many priests and Bishops pray in tongues.
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​When we pray in tongues, we leave our known language behind – and begin to praise and pray to God in sounds (syllables) that have no rational meaning. We cooperate with the Spirit by providing our lips and vocal cords, by making some sound, and then allowing the Spirit to form the rest of the sounds (articulations). It may sound to some like a foreign language (and it sometimes is), but it is an articulation of the heart, a “babbling” like a baby, so to speak, like the bubbling of “living water.”   In tongues we yield our mind and voice to God, in humility. 
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the gift of tongues is one of the special graces or “charisms” of the Holy Spirit: “Whatever their character - sometimes it is extraordinary, such as the gift of miracles or of tongues - charisms are oriented toward sanctifying grace and are intended for the common good of the Church.” (CCC paragraph 2003) 
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​Showing his support for Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Pope Francis in May 2014 knelt down in front of nearly 52,000 charismatic Catholics in Rome’s Olympic Stadium as they prayed for him in tongues

Why Pray This way?
  • Because it is a gift of God – and therefore God has a reason for it. He does not make mistakes.
  • It enables us to pray freely, praying the will of God in the situation, not our own will. It is great for intercessory prayer.
  • It increases humility within us – as we yield our intellect and voice to God.
  • It helps us praise God for extended periods – we don’t have to think of the words – we just do it!
  • It opens us up to hearing the inspirations of the Spirit more clearly, and in using the gifts of the Spirit in power.
Charismatic Gifts
Fruit of the Spirit
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A Blog article by Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, looking at each fruit and pondering its meaning, both ancient and new. Many of these insights are drawn from William Barclay and also from Strong’s Concordance and Greek Lexicon:
http://blog.adw.org/2013/01/a-brief-treatise-on-the-fruits-of-the-holy-spirit/

Video:  Fruits of the Holy Spirit:  Wild Goose Series, Fr. Dave Pivonka
https://vimeo.com/153910347
https://youtu.be/n0hXAt-zkYI

Video:  Fruits of the Holy Spirit:  Bishop Robert Baron
https://youtu.be/1lP_r9S9IZ8
Commitment to Developing a Fruitful Prayer Life

Discover how to hear and Cherish God’s voice in Scripture, in your heart, and in ordinary moments

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Do you find it easy to pray? Is prayer an integral part of your day? Do you hear God’s voice in your daily life, and know how to respond accordingly?  For many of us, the answer to these questions is, “no, not really.” We all desire an intimate relationship with God.  Join us for the journey of commitment to, and growth in prayer, so that we can:

  • Become aware of God’s presence in our lives
  • Learn how to express ourselves in prayer aned respond to God 

  • Learn how to overcome frustrations, distractions, and dryness in prayer.
  • Grow in our relationship with God and those around us.