The third part of this module, practice, provides you with an opportunity to experience a variety of prayer practices.
There are five (5) categories of Catholic Prayer practices. These include contemplation, scripture, intercessory, praise and thanksgiving. Review the 16 prayer practices in the Downloadable Guide, or by opening the links below. Then select several of them to try immediately as part of this module.
- For contemplation prayer practices, select #1 or #2
- For scripture prayer practices, select #3, #4, #5, #6, #7
- For intercessory prayer practices, select #8
- For praise prayer practices, select #9, #10
* Please note that #12-15 offer additional styles of prayer and resources for you to try.
(Need to move files from Catholic Ed site to AOH site and update links)
- Contemplative Prayer Experience
- Centering Prayer Experience
- Scripture Prayer Experience #1: Reflective Reading
- Scripture Prayer Experience #2: Imaginative Prayer
- Scripture Prayer Experience #3: Lectio Divina
- Scripture Prayer Experience #4: Visio Divina
- Scripture Prayer Experience #5: The Psalms
- Intercessory Prayer Experience & Intercessory Prayer at Home
- Praise Prayer Experience #1: Psalm 103
- Praise Prayer Experience #2: Psalm 95 & Prayers of Praise at Home
- Thanksgiving Prayer Experience & Prayers of Thanksgiving at Home
- Praying with Music Experience
- Praying in Color Experience
- Praying through the Day Experiences
- Closing the Day: The Prayer of Examen Experience
Be sure to experience the “Prayer of Examen” at the end of your day or week.
For a video introduction to five ways to pray view Fr. James Martin’s video, Five Ways to Pray (4:25 minutes) on YouTube. He introduces you to Ignatian Contemplation, Lectio Divina, The Examen, Centering Prayer, and Nature Prayer.