Practical Mental Prayer: Becoming Saints Amidst the Crisis by Kevin Roerty

[@tdacosta]

My beloved God, thank you for all of the wonderful teachers you send my way to bring me near to you. 🙏

[@lucasmartinez5329]

Wow lots of wisdom. Wish I was this holy at 23 but it's never too late too late. Excellent speaker. God bless you

[@tamgonzalez2548]

WOW...WOW..WOW...!!!! This is a phenomenon speaker. We really need this talk to assist us with meditation to overcome the evil of this world.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

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[@matthewalexander6792]

Awesome young Catholic! God bless!

[@melissa61]

Great talk and outstanding young man!

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

Thanks Melissa, I hope it was helpful, please share!

[@jankuzma630]

Please pray for me I am suffering from anxiety and depression for over 20 years

[@katherinemunarriz1230]

Me too, more on anxiety. I now practice Stillness in the Lord. By literally removing all anxious and negative thoughts (comparing self with others, fearful anticipation of the future, etc.) I sometimes say Stop to any of these thoughts. And begin to pray three Hail Mary's. To fill the void that will be created by the non-allowance of these negative thoughts in my mind, I fill my mind now with positive thoughts, through prayer and meditations of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary, and through spiritual reading. I recommend Progress through Mental Prayer by Leen. Slowly, gradually, you will see God more and more, and your self less and less. The Word is powerful indeed and He will surround you with peace and comfort. May God bless your journey towards Him!

[@michaelhardy9402]

Lord Jesus, bless Jan with Your love and peace. Please infuse in her the knowledge and truth that we are created for joy. Let her drink deeply from the fountain of your hope and joy so as to dispell any spirit of depression or despair. Release her and all who experience depression so that they can soar freely to you and begin anew to love you more deeply in the service of others. Amen

[@teresaoftheandes6279]

I'm a trad Catholic and I found Dr. Eric Berg on You Tube. Do a search on KZbin for Dr. Berg anxiety, Dr. Berg depression. He has changed my life.

[@msyotaboy]

Amazing young man. Great talk. Very insightful.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

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[@jorgegomes83]

Recommended book on the subject of mental prayer: The Ways of Mental Prater, by Vital Lehodey. It teaches with high level of detail all the dos and don'ts of mental prayer, from basic meditation up to transforming union. It is a book for religious, but all of us should read it because very few are those who know how to pray. I particularly didn't even knew mental prayer was more important than vocal prayer. Those who say "prayer is important but prayer without action is useless" don't know that is through prayer that the faithful puts his/her will in order to act and in the right direction with the indispensable grace od God. So starting to prayer always comes first.

[@solovief]

Yes. I love Lehodey's book! I was going to mention it until I saw this.

[@elsbethsutherland624]

This book is available as an audio book on youtube

[@marietucker1963]

@@elsbethsutherland624 thank you

[@triciabrooks2520]

Wow You are a fantastic teacher.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

Glory to God, thanks Tricia! Pray for me, and please subscribe to our channel!

[@ktMysticalRose]

Great talk!

[@solovief]

For those looking for the third part of the talk, it starts about 45:05. What a great talk!

[@LeftenantMalachi]

I have so much trouble doing mental prayer! This talk is very informative.

[@solovief]

It's challenging for everyone. But this video nicely covers most of the basics AND the reasons why. Also, if it helps, sometimes I just try to picture myself in God's presence (I use mental images, like the Face of Christ, for instance, or the Sacred Heart, or the Eucharist) and then I try to form the intention to lift my soul to God. Obviously these things are only possible through God's help. And if I find myself trying to pray and get distracted I can say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening." It might seem silly, but just having that to say is a way to reinforce my will to pray. I'll keep you in prayer as you continue to push through.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

Awesome to hear Leftenant! That's the goal. Check out our channel and we'll be having a lot more content on how to grow in holiness.

[@marycatharinemaxian5033]

Wow. I am really going to try to do this.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

Do it, Mary! Perseverance is key. Subscribe to our channel for more!

[@abdonioloureno2679]

Amen

[@elsbethsutherland624]

The Lehodey book is available as an audio book on youtube

[@lucasmartinez5329]

I usually try to do meditation in the mornings on my commute to work. It's at least a 45-minute commute but I start with an act of contrition then faith hope and charity then just kind of tell God in my mind how much I'm thankful for in my life and petitions. I know this probably isn't the most effective method of mental prayer due to distractions while driving but the time is flying recently. I'll pray the rosary with my family when I get home and pray other devotional prayers throughout the day. Is this a decent start? I really don't have another time during the day. I try to make time but distractions are inevitable and the hours are flying by especially when 8-10 hours are spent at work

[@TheFatimaCenter]

It seems an excellent use of time. God bless you.

[@thomasmaria2177]

Dear Fatima center, I am eagerly waiting for the conference talks of Fr. Isaac Mary.

[@marietucker1963]

58 min..."I fear lukewarm Catholics..." Wise beyond his 23 years.

[@soulsofthechristianapostol5823]

Pray for me Marie! Thank you.