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Mother Teresa Quotes about Prayer - Page 3

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Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

Jesus, Prayer, Heart

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.4, New World Library

The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.

Prayer, People, Silence

Mother Teresa (1996). “In My Own Words”

The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace

Inspiring, Peace, Prayer

February 1997 - National Prayer Breakfast in Washington attended by the President and the First Lady. "What is taking place in America," she said, "is a war against the child. And if we accept that the mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another."

Mother, Prayer, Children

Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself.

Prayer, Heart, Capability

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.4, New World Library

Everything starts with prayer. Love to pray-feel the need to pray often during the day and take the trouble to pray. If you want to pray better, you must pray more. The more you pray, the easier it becomes. Perfect prayer does not consist of many words but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

Jesus, Prayer, Heart

We complicate prayer as we complicate many things. It is to love Jesus with undivided love-for you, for me, for all of us. And that undivided love is put into action when we do as Jesus said, love as I have loved you

Jesus, Prayer, Love Is

In vocal prayer we speak to God; in mental prayer he speaks to us. It is then that God pours Himself into us.

God, Prayer, Speak

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.5, New World Library

A family that prays together stays together. As we are united at this moment, let us join also the prayer of all and everyone. What you can do I cannot do. And what I can do you cannot do. But all of us together are doing something beautiful for God.

Beautiful, Prayer, Together

Joy is the characteristic by which God uses us to re-make the distressing into the desired, the discarded into the creative. Joy is prayer-Joy is strength-Joy is love-Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Prayer, Creative, Joy

Let's not pray long, drawn-out prayers, but let's pray short ones full of love. Let us pray on behalf of those who do not pray. Let us remember, if we want to be able to love, we must be able to pray!

Prayer, Long, Want

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.4, New World Library

Prayer to be fruitful must come from the heart and must be able to touch the heart of God.

Prayer, Heart, Able

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.15, New World Library

Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.

Prayer, Real, Catholic

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.11, New World Library

Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.

Prayer, Doe, Demand

Mother Teresa (2001). “Mother Teresa: Essential Writings”

The fruit of Silence is Prayer.

Prayer, Silence, Fruit

Mother Teresa (2010). “Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others”, p.3, Image

Prayer is in all things, in all gestures.

Prayer, Gestures, All Things

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.1, New World Library

Real prayer is union with God.

Prayer, Real, Catholic

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.11, New World Library

It is not possible to engage in the direct apostolate without being a soul of prayer. We must be aware of oneness with Christ, as he was aware of oneness with his Father. Our activity is truly apostolic only insofar as we permit him to work in us and through us with his power, with his desire, with his love.

Prayer, Father, Oneness

Mother Teresa (2001). “Mother Teresa: Essential Writings”

Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. God loves a cheerful giver. She gives most who gives with joy.

Gratitude, Prayer, Heart

"My Life for the Poor". Book by Mother Teresa, 1985.

Perpetual Adoration, Eucharistic Adoration offers to our people the opportunity to join those in religious life to pray for the salvation of the world, souls everywhere and peace on earth. We cannot underestimate the power of prayer and the difference it will make in our world

Religious, Prayer, Opportunity

In order for us to be able to love, we need to have faith, because faith is love in action and love in action is service. In order for us to be able to love, we have to see and touch. Faith in action through prayer, faith in action through service: each is the same thing, the same love, the same compassion.

Prayer, Compassion, Order

Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.32, New World Library

The beginning of prayer is silence.

Prayer, Silence

We must love prayer. It widens the heart to the point of making it capable of containing the gift that God makes of himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will be widened to welcome him and to keep him within itself.

Prayer, Heart, Welcome

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.

Prayer, Heart, Hunger For Love

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