The raising of the mind and heart to God in adoration, thanksgiving, reparation and petition. Prayer, which is always mental because it involves thought and love of God, may be vocal, meditative, private and personal, social, and official. The official prayer of the Church as a worshiping community is called the liturgy. Preceptive documents are issued by the pope, departments of the Roman Curia and other competent authority in the Church. A devotional practice of increasing one s awareness of the presence and action of God in daily life.
Presumption is the opposite of despair.
The common priesthood of the nonordained faithful. In virtue of baptism and confirmation, the faithful are a priestly people who participate in the priesthood of Christ through acts of worship, witness to the faith in daily life, and efforts to foster the growth of God s kingdom. The ordained priesthood, in virtue of the sacrament of orders, of bishops, priests and deacons, for service to the common priesthood. The life-choice of a person for or against God which shapes the basic orientation of moral conduct. A primary option for God does not preclude the possibility of serious sin.