The Practice of Mental Prayer. Father Rene de Maumigny

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XIX. In Course of Prayer we should make Acts of Pure Love, Benevolence and Friendship not only towards God in His Divine Nature, but also towards the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ our Lord, and especially towards Jesus Crucified 127 XX. The Sorrowing Love of Contrition 138 XXI. Adoration and Thanksgiving 141 XXII. How Prayer Properly so-called, or Petition, Ensures Salvation 146 XXIII. Prayer must be Humble, Confident and Per- sistent, if it is, without Fail, to secure Salvation 151 XXIV. Prayer for Temporal Favors is Good, but not Infallible 157 XXV. Different Ways of Praying 160 XXVI. The Circumstances in which Petition is espe- cially Fitting 166 XXVII. Oblation 170 XXVIII The End of Meditation 174 XXIX. Reflection 176 XXX. The Time, Duration, Place and Posture most Fitting for Meditation 179 PART III Affective Prayer. I. The Nature of Affective Prayer 185 185 II. The Advantages and Dangers of Affective Prayer 194 III. How far may Affective Prayer be Simplified? 206 IV. Frequent Elevation of the Heart to God 209

      CONTENTS

PART IV
Difficulties in Prayer.
CHAPTER PAGE
I.		First Difficulty: Distractions	219
II.		Second Difficulty: Dryness of Soul	221
III.		Third Difficulty: Weariness	227
IV.		Fourth Difficulty: Discouragement and Want of Perseverance
			232
V.		Fifth Difficulty: To Learn how to Meditate	235
VI.		Sixth Difficulty: Inability to Follow a Course of Reasoning
			244
PART V
Methods of Prayer in the Exercises of St, Ignatius.
I.	The Method of Contemplation and its Perfection.		255
II.	The General Method of Contemplation Applied Particularly to the Mysteries of Our Lord's Life
			265
III.	Method of Prayer Entitled Application of the Senses
			283
IV.	Method of Prayer Entitled the Second Method of Prayer
			291
V.	Method of Prayer Entitled the Third Method of Prayer
			297
VI.	The Annotations of the Exercises		300
VII.	The Additions of the Exercises		312

      PART I

      Excellence and Advantages of Mental Prayer

      CHAPTER I

      EXCELLENCE OF PRAYER

      PRAYER is intercourse with God, as uncon- strained as that of children with their father, in which we speak with Him of what con- cerns His glory, His good pleasure and the interests of our soul.

      Such is the idea of prayer given us by Jesus Christ Our Lord in answer to the Apostle's request that He should teach them to pray: Thus shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven." This answer shows that in meditation we are holding converse not only with the Creator and Sovereign Lord of all things, but still more as respectful, loving and beloved children with their Father.

      Our Lord adds: Hallowed by thy name! Thy kingdom come! Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven!" By these words He shows

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