Read About Prayer

Pope Francis – Catechesis on Prayer

In 2020-2021, Pope Francis offered an ongoing Catechesis on Prayer at his General Audiences. Below are links to the text versions of each.

1. The Mystery of Prayer

2. The Prayer of a Christian

3. The Mystery of Creation

4. The Prayer of the Righteous

5. The Prayer of Abraham

6. The Prayer of Jacob

 7. The Prayer of Moses

8. The Prayer of David

9. Elijah’s Prayer

10. The Prayer of the Psalms 1

11. The Prayer of the Psalms 2

12.  Jesus, Man of Prayer

13. Jesus, Teacher of Prayer

14. The Persevering Prayer

15. The Virgin Mary, Prayerful Woman

16. The Prayer of the Nascent Church

17. The Blessing

18. The Prayer of Petition

19. The Prayer of Intercession

20. The Prayer of Thanksgiving

21. The Prayer of Praise

22. Prayer with the Christian Scripture

23. Praying in the Liturgy

24. Prayer in Daily Life

25. Prayer and the Trinity 1

26. Prayer and the Trinity 2

27. Praying in Communion with Mary

28. Praying in Communion with the Saints

29. The Church, Teacher of Prayer

30. The Vocal Prayer

31. The Meditation

32. Contemplative Prayer

33. The Struggle of Prayer

34. Distraction, Time of Barrenness, Sloth

35. The Certainty of Being Heard

36. Jesus, Model and Soul of All Prayer

37. Perseverance in Love

38. The Paschal Prayer of Jesus For Us

Classics on Prayer

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales On Prayer

On the Passion of Christ According to the Four Evangelists, Thomas à Kempis

The Praktikos and Chapters on Prayer, Evagrius Ponticus

Meditations on Mary, Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

Conversation with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila about Personal Prayer, Peter Thomas Rohrbach

Fulton Sheen’s Wartime Prayer Book, Fulton Sheen

Books about the Rosary

The Secret of the Rosary, St. Louis de Montfort

Pocket Guide to the Rosary, Matt Fradd

Father Peyton’s Rosary Prayer Book, Fr. Patrick Peyton

Saint Dominic and the Rosary, Catherine Beebe

Books about Consecration

The True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, St. Louis-Marie de Montfort

Preparation for Consecration to the Most Blessed Virgin, Fr. J. M. Texier

33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration, Fr. Michael Gaitley, M.I.C.

Consecration to St. Joseph, Fr. Donald Calloway