The Necessity of Mental Prayer

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https://www.tanbooks.com/ type SF15 at Checkout for 15% off As we well know, prayer is necessary for salvation and mental prayer…meditation…is necessary for attaining perfection. How we must remind ourselves that we are made for an end…a supernatural end… that we cannot attain with our own natural powers. We are the only earthly creature with such a dilemma…again made for a goal we cannot naturally reach. The great doctor of grace, St. Augustine, once commented upon those words spoken by our Lord at the Last Supper. In St. John’s Holy Gospel, the Son of God did not say, Without Me, ye can nothing well…but…without Me, ye can do nothing; giving us to understand, that without grace we cannot even begin to do a good thing. Mental prayer or meditation is something that we need to incorporate into our spiritual lives. St. Theresa of Jesus defined mental prayer in the following way: Mental prayer is nothing else than an intimate friendship, a frequent heart-to-heart conversation with Him by whom we know ourselves to be loved. St. Teresa added: He who neglects mental prayer needs not a devil to carry him to hell, but he brings himself there with his own hands. Another Church Doctor, namely, St. Alphonsus Liguouri, stated: It is morally impossible for him who neglects meditation to live without sin. For more please visit http://reginaprophetarum.org/#/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest ***Donations to Sensus Fidelium is 501(c)3 tax deductible*** 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c ▶️ 5. UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 6. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ ▶️ 7. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 8. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 9. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 10. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

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• Prayer