What is prayerÊ?
What part of us praysÊ?
What is the cause of prayer and what is the effect of prayerÊ?
Is prayer necessaryÊ?
Who can prayÊ?
Pray to whomÊ?
Pray for what? (Spiritual benefitsÊ? temporal benefitsÊ?)
How should we prayÊ?
On what conditions will our prayer be heardÊ?
Petition or worshipÊ?
The prayer of Christ, the prayer of the Church, the prayer of the saints, the prayer of the Holy Souls, the prayer of in-dividuals; vocal prayer and mental prayer: how do they differ and how do they relateÊ?
What are the degrees of prayerÊ?
How does prayer sanctifyÊ?
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