Prayers

Question 1

What is prayer?

Answer 1

Prayer is often referred to as ‘raising the heart and mind to God’. Prayer is basically a conversation where the believer opens him or herself up to the presence of God

Question 2

Catholic views on prayer

Answer 2

Catholics believe the highest form of prayer is Jesus offering himself to the father on the cross

Question 3

Traditional prayer

Answer 3

• prayers that are passed down over generations
• E.g. Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory be to the Father
• also be useful in times when people do not feel like praying, but recognise that prayer is the one thing they most need

Question 4

Spontaneous prayer

Answer 4

• prayers done suddenly or without any set format and involves choosing your own words to say.
• may want to offer prayer to a particular concerns
• to belive that the spirit will guide them
• christians believe that the prayer comes from the heart and reflects how the person’s feeling