23 July 2020

Word of the Day: Prayer

PRAYER. The voluntary response to the awareness of God's presence. This response may be an acknowledgement of God's greatness and of a person's total dependence on him (adoration), or gratitude for his benefits to oneself and others (thanksgiving), or sorrow for sins committed and begging for mercy (expiation), or asking for graces needed (petition), or affection for God, who is all good (love).

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