What is prayer? Is it merely asking God what we want, a recitation of words, or something else?

For Christians, prayer is something that is active and relational. It is the lifting of one's self to God. Whatever fortune or misfortune, good or bad emotion we have—whatever state we find ourselves in—prayer is the giving of what we have to God and inviting Him to enter into ourselves.

So how do we offer ourselves to God and invite Him into our lives? In other words, how do we pray?

Fr. Vince Yeager teaches us the three types of prayer: vocal, mental, and contemplative prayer. Through these various ways of prayer, we can draw closer to the Lord.

The pinnacle of prayer is the Holy Mass, where all prayer comes to and from Jesus Christ, made present to us in the Holy Eucharist.

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