"'Not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God,' said our Lord. Bread and the word! The host and prayer. Without these you won't live a supernatural life." Source: ÿSt. Josemaria Escriva, The Way
"PRAYER is our sanctification by means of God. It ought, then, to produce reformation of manners. That is the immediate end of prayer, its practical conclusion, its necessary result. Above all, in this matter, let us not forget that 'not they who say, Lord, Lord, shall possess the kingdom of heaven, but they who faithfully [...]
"There is no piety without humility, no good prayer, no adoration in spirit and truth, since humility is the rule of all this. If some great virtue were demanded of you, such as fortitude, magnanimity, and penitence you might say 'I am not capable of mounting so high.' But here there is question of descending, [...]
"Clearly, the Christian who prays does not claim to be able to change God’s plans or correct what he has foreseen. Rather, he seeks an encounter with the Father of Jesus Christ, asking God to be present with the consolation of the Spirit to him and his work." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, God is [...]
"So soon as you feel yourself anywise tempted, do as your little children when they see a wolf or a bear in the mountains. Forthwith they run to the protection of their father or mother, or at least cry out for help. Do you fly in like manner to God, claiming His compassion and succor [...]
"Make me hunger to be continually in Thy presence in the Blessed Sacrament, to receive Thee into myself, and to keep Thee company." Source: St. Alphonsus Liguori, Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament
“I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor: the first – by deed, the second – by word, the third – by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pay [...]
"You will give pleasure to Our Lord by speaking of Himself, by entering a little into His interests. You will touch His Heart, like the leper who alone of the ten returned to thank for his cure. Jesus praised him for having rendered glory to God. That poor leper is an example of positive love [...]
"Our Primitive Rule tells us to pray without ceasing. Provided we do this with all possible care (and it is the most important thing of all) we shall not fail to observe the fasts, disciplines and periods of silence which the Order commands; for, as you know, if prayer is to be genuine it must [...]
"The first (method for meditation) starts from the knowledge of our nothingness, our sins, our temptations, in a word, our misery. The soul that starts from this truth, that begins her meditation by it, always has, enough to occupy her. She has always a familiar point upon which to plant her foot, and from it [...]