{"id":372,"date":"2023-07-02T21:25:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:04:15","slug":"elementor-372-draft-prayer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=372","title":{"rendered":"Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"372\" class=\"elementor elementor-372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8bb5b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8bb5b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5484ec\" data-id=\"a5484ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6dc0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee6dc0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_743050768-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4d1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de4d1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<blockquote><h5><b><i>\u201cWhether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God\u2019s thirst with ours.<\/i><\/b><b><i> God thirsts that we may thirst for him.\u201d<br \/>St. Augustine of Hippo<\/i><\/b><\/h5><\/blockquote><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdea6e1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdea6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\"><b>Prayer<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37cd961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37cd961\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afad453\" data-id=\"afad453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cc7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9cc7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column 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.elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b50062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b50062\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e76b4fe\" data-id=\"e76b4fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f0d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04f0d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Prayers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8661fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8661fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a title=\"Elementor #1393 Foundational Catholic Prayers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=1393\">Foundational Catholic Prayers<\/a><ul><li>Apostles Creed<\/li><li>Nicene Creed<\/li><li>Our Father<\/li><li>Hail Mary<\/li><li>Glory Be (The Doxology)<\/li><li>Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina)<\/li><li>Prayer to St. Michael<\/li><li>Grace Before Meals<\/li><li>Act of Contrition<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Prayers before the Blessed Sacrament<\/li><li><a title=\"Elementor #579 Praying the Rosary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=579\">The Rosary<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Elementor #885 The Jesus Prayer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=885\">The Jesus Prayer\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Elementor #1148 Stations of the Cross\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=1148\">Stations of the Cross<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Elementor #1102 Lectio Divina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=1102\">Lectio Divina\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><p>Ignatian Prayers:<\/p><ul><li><p>St. Ignatius of Loyola\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p><a title=\"Elementor #231spiritual exercises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=231\">Spiritual Exercises<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p>Daily Examen<\/p><\/li><li><p>St. Francis Xavier<\/p><\/li><li><p>Novena of Grace<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p>St. Theresa of Lisieux\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02eb99f\" data-id=\"02eb99f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56436ac\" data-id=\"56436ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8c4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f8c4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"502b88f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e61ca\" data-id=\"e7e61ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca8570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ca8570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5232be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5232be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Prayer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23aa592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23aa592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76f709\" data-id=\"f76f709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f72c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9f72c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7693577 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7693577\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6067d87\" data-id=\"6067d87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd80db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd80db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prayer as Relationship:<\/h4><p>Prayer arises from the mystery of faith, a faith that is professed in our Creed and is celebrated in our liturgy so that we might be become more like Christ.\u00a0 In the Catechism this change is described as becoming \u201cconformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father.&#8221; This mystery of faith requires that we believe it, we celebrate it, and that we live from it in a vital and personal relationship with Living God. This relationship is prayer.<\/p><p>It is a relationship of faithful and ever-growing love.\u00a0 God the Father continually calls each of us into this mysterious encounter with Himself. It is God who begins the conversation.\u00a0 Prayer is the language which expresses the love God has for us and our response to that love.\u00a0 It takes seriously that God is with us in our daily lives, in all we do and the in the world around us and in our relationships with others.\u00a0 Prayer is the mode of communication that nourishes our relationship with Christ and allows the friendship to grow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Prayer is something we do both as individuals and as a community of faith. When this happens in the context of a believing community, prayer unites us and draws us deeper into relationship with the God who loves us, as well as with our brothers and sisters in Christ.\u00a0\u00a0Like all our relationships, our relationship with God is deeply personal and unique. It reflects for us who we are and who we are created to be through the loving eyes of our Father.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b26c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7b26c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22253bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22253bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prayer is a gift from God<\/h4><p>Drawing imagery from the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman in John\u2019s Gospel, St. Augustine describes the dynamic of prayer in the following way: \u201cThe wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God\u2019s desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God\u2019s thirsts with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him.\u201d (St. Augustine, Sermons 56) It is because we are already loved and desired by God, that we are prepared for and drawn toward a relationship with God.<\/p><p>Like faith, prayer is a God\u2019s gift to us so that we can know God and enter into a loving and intimate relationship with him.\u00a0 Prayer is our response of faith to God\u2019s free promise of salvation. It is also our response of love to the thirst of Jesus. The gift of prayer, is the gift of the Holy Spirit, active, alive and at work deep within each person, stirring within us a desire and thirst for God, showing us where to find God and responding to the love of God as we experience it<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5081201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5081201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264965a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264965a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prayer as Covenant:\u00a0<\/h4><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\"><p><em>Where does prayer come from?<\/em> If we believe that prayer is a gift, then it is not something that we can make happen. The Holy Spirit is working within us, and prayer is the language of God, already happening in our hearts. If this is so, then our prayer, and whatever prayer methods we use, are ways of coming to hear <br \/>what God is communicating within us.<\/p><p>Biblically, the heart is the source of prayer. \u201cThe heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live; according to the Semitic or Biblical expression, the heart is the place \u201cto which I withdraw.\u201d The heart is our hidden centre, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life and death. It is the place of encounter, because as image of God, we live in relation: it is the place of covenant.\u201d CCC 2563 It is a relationship which requires a response and work from both parties.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fc3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78fc3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f1050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f1050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prayer as Communion:\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u201cIn the New Covenant [Jesus Christ] prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond all measure, with his Son Jesus Christ, and with the Holy Spirit. The grace of the Kingdom is the \u201cunion of the entire holy and royal Trinity\u2026 with the whole human spirit.\u201d Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. This communion of life is always possible because, through Baptism, we have already been united in Christ. Prayer is Christian insofar as it is communion with Christ and extends throughout the Church, which is his Body. Its dimensions are those of Christ\u2019s love.\u201d<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd34ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd34ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6be7611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6be7611\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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src=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bible-with-open-hands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bible-with-open-hands.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bible-with-open-hands-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bible-with-open-hands-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3853377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3853377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5373391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Do not be anxious about anything.\u00a0 But in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><p><em>And the peace of God which transcend all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>~ Philippians 4:6-7<\/em><\/p><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1984c6\" data-id=\"b1984c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fae88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63fae88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Opportunities for Prayer at Divine Mercy:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc119f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc119f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sunday Mass:\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4><p>Saturday 4:00pm (St Paul\u2019s site)\u00a0<\/p><p>Sunday 9:00am (St Francis site)<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011:00am (St Paul\u2019s site)<\/p><h4>Daily Mass<\/h4><p>Monday to Friday 9:30am<br \/>Daily Masses take place at our St. Paul\u2019s Site<\/p><h4>Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament<\/h4><p>Join us for Adoration and Benediction every Tuesday, 2:00 to 3:30 pm in the church. Prayer will include the Divine Mercy Chaplet.<\/p><h4><strong>Stations of the Cross<\/strong><\/h4><p>Throughout the Season of Lent, the Parish gathers on Friday evenings at 6pm (at our St. Paul&#8217;s site) to prayer the Stations of the Cross.\u00a0 Everyone is invited to join Fr. John for a hot bowl of soup before our communal prayer begins in the church.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h4>Novenas<\/h4><p>Throughout the year, our Parish promotes and prays together different novenas, including the Novena of Grace, the Novena to the Sacred Heart, the Novena to the Divine Mercy and the Novena to St. Therese of Lisieux.\u00a0 Watch the <a title=\"Elementor #478 Parish Bulletins\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=478\">bulletin<\/a> for details throughout the year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h4>Retreats, Missions &amp; Reflections<\/h4><p>Throughout the year, our Parish provides the opportunities for retreats, missions and spiritual reflections.\u00a0 Watch our <a title=\"Elementor #478 Parish Bulletins\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=478\">bulletins<\/a> and Faith Formation page for schedules and details.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h4><a title=\"Elementor #231spiritual exercises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=231\">The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God\u2019s thirst with ours. 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