Title: A school of prayer : the saints show us how to pray /
Authors: Benedict 1927-
Publisher: Ignatius,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Prayer Catholic Church
Contents: Man in prayer (1) -- Man in prayer (2) -- Abraham's intercession for Sodom -- The nocturnal struggle and encounter with God -- The intercession of Moses for the people -- Prophets and prayers in confrontation -- The people of God at prayer : the Psalms -- The reading of Scripture : food for the spirit -- "Oasis" of the spirit -- Meditation -- Art and prayer -- Psalm 3 : "Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God!" -- Psalm 22 (21) : "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" -- Psalm 23 -- Psalm 126 -- The Great Hallel : Psalm 136 (135) -- Psalm 119 (118) -- Psalm 110 (109) -- Prayer through the whole life of Jesus -- The "jewel" of the "Cry of Exultation" -- The prayer of Jesus linked to His miraculous healing action -- Prayer and the Holy Family of Nazareth -- The prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper -- The priestly prayer of Jesus -- Jesus in Gethsemane -- The prayer of Jesus in the face of death -- The prayer of Jesus in the imminence of death -- Silence and prayer : Jesus, the master of prayer -- Mary and prayer -- Prayer and the Christian community -- The primacy of prayer and the Word of God -- The prayer of the first Christian martyr -- Prayer and Saint Peter -- The Holy Spirit as the master of prayer -- The Spirit and the "Abba" of believers -- In Jesus Christ, the faithful "yes" of God and the "amen" of the church -- Contemplation and the power of prayer -- The divine blessing through the plan of God the Father -- The christological hymn -- Saint Alphonsus Mary Liguori -- Memorial of Saint Dominic Guzmán -- Liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist -- Prayer in the first part of the book of Revelation -- Prayer in the second part of the book of Revelation -- The liturgy, school of prayer : the Lord Himself teaches us to pray -- The ecclesial nature of liturgical prayer.