7 You can pray with your Companion this year, and also next year, the year after, and the year after that! My Weekly Prayer Companion will grow right along with you, deepening your prayer time and your friendship with God throughout the years. All you need to do is to follow the instructions given on pages 8 to 11. How to Pray? Do you ever think that you don’t know how to pray well? If so, don’t worry; you’re not the first! Even Jesus’ disciples felt they needed help, so they asked him: “Lord, teach us to pray!” And Jesus taught them the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is the greatest prayer of Christians because it came directly from Christ himself. Later, after Jesus’ Death and Resurrection, his disciples received the Holy Spirit, who inspired them to pray to God in many ways. There are many ways to pray, but what’s most important is to recognize that prayer is a way of talking with God, who loved us first and who invites us and wants us to spend time with him. The Four Moments of Prayer Your Weekly Prayer Companion provides four steps of prayer that remind you that God loved you first: God is always there first, with everyone who prays to him. That is why we first put ourselves in the presence of God—who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit—by saying: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit... God spoke first to human beings. We will then listen to a passage from God’sWord that is read throughout the Church, and read a short commentary to better understand it. God welcomes all requests. Therefore, we will continue by offering our prayers to the Lord, for ourselves and for others. God has given us the words of prayer through his Son, Jesus Christ. In all the prayers of Christians, there is the Lord’s Prayer, also known as the Our Father. We will say it every day. To end our time of prayer, we can also say the Hail Mary. This year, follow the calendar and help your heart growwith your Weekly Prayer Companion! David Gabillet
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