“For me prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look towards Heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
God invites us into a relationship with Him that is both personal and communal. He speaks to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, the Word-made-flesh. Prayer is our response to God who is already speaking or, better yet, revealing Himself to us. Therefore, prayer is not merely an exchange of words, but it engages the whole person in a relationship with God the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit. (excerpted from the USCCB section on prayer)
Check out the following links to help your prayer life grow
Divine Office- Liturgy of the Hours
Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Doctrinal Foundation of Devotion to the Sacred Heart
Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Additional Prayers and Devotions
“Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.”
-St. Louis de Montfort
