Part Four: Christian Prayer › Section One of Part Four: Prayer in the Christian Life ›› CHAPTER 3: The Life of Prayer ››› Article 1: Expressions of Prayer ›››› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

2769. What is the regular prayer of the Church? (CCC 2720) The regular prayer of the Church is:
1. daily Mass and prayers
2. the Liturgy of the Hours
3. Sunday Eucharist
4. the feasts of the liturgical year.
2770. What are the three major expressions of prayer? (CCC 2721) The three major expressions of prayer are:
1. vocal prayer
2. meditation
3. contemplative prayer.
2771. What is vocal prayer? (CCC 2722) Vocal prayer is the prayer that associates the voice of the body with the interior prayer of the heart.
2772. What is meditation? (CCC 2723) Meditation is a prayerful quest in order to make our own in Faith the subject considered.
2773. What is contemplation? (CCC 2724) Contemplation is silent love, a gaze of faith fixed on Jesus Christ.