St. Augustine, How Can We Have God More Readily Answer Our Prayers?
Question 52
What makes our prayer of petition more efficacious?
“By fasting, long watches, and every type of mortification of the body, prayer is supported (Tob. 12:8).” Each should do what she can… The one who can accomplish less should not hold the others back. The one who can accomplish more should not lord it over those who cannot… strive in prayer […]
St. Augustine, Are Those Who Do Not Pray Condemned?
Question 51
What about those who do not know to pray for themselves? Are they lost?
There are gifts that God gives even to those who do not pray, such as the birth of faith. And there are gifts that God gives only to those who pray, such as final perseverance.
St. Augustine, Doesn’t God Already Know What We Need?
Question 50
Is prayer of petition necessary if before we ask of him, he knows what we need?
It is not that he discovers […]
St. Augustine, What is the Prayer of Petition?
Question 49
What is prayer of petition?
Prayer of petition is born of the awareness of our need. God has every intention of giving, but only to him who asks, so as not to give something to one who would refuse to take it.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
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