Lecture by Fr. Foeckler (October 15, 2016) – Prayer

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Date: 10/15/2016                            Place: St. Paul Hasang Church-Des Plaines

Speaker: Fr. Foeckler                        Topic: St. Teresa of Avila and Prayer

Fr.
Foeckler started out explaining the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila which is October
15th.

Pope
named her “Doctor / Teacher of the church”

She
became a Carmelite Nun at age 18 in Avila, Spain. She was born in 1495 and died
1562.

She
originally stayed at the Incarnation Monestary but left to build San Jose Monastery
to Reform

the Order. San Jose Monastery has member of only 13 nuns. It was told
to have only 13 nuns 

allowed at each monestary. She eventually founded 17 monestaries
in total. 

She
wore shoes that were made with ropes with no socks. 

These
Carmelites were also called “Discalced- No shoes” Carmelites.

She
later went back to Incarnation Monestary and became Mother Superior.

 

Fr.
Foeckler then asked the kids what prayer means to them.

   – Talking to God/Jesus

   – Asking for help

   – Thanking God

   – Asking for mercy

   – Spending time with God

   – Asking for forgiveness

   – Seeking guidance

 

Prayer
is not a monologue! Prayer contains talking and listening.

 

There
are 2 types of Prayers :

1)
Spoken  Prayer such as Our Father,
Hail Mary, Glory Be, Creed, etc.

    This
involves asking prayer as in petition, thanking, mercy for forgiveness, and  praising.

2)
Mental Prayer as when thinking in silence of the heart.

    This involves the announcing the mysteries
at the  beginning of the rosary and
meditating on   

    God’s word and contemplating and time of
silence focused on God.

 

When
praying the Rosary, announcing the Mysteries at the beginning represents the
Soul of the 

Prayer.  1 Our Father, 10
Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be represents the Skeleton of the Prayer.

 

When
we pray we need to remember WHO we are talking with. Then WHAT we are saying.

   

”
Prayer is heart to heart conversation with The One by whom we know we are
loved”                                                                                                             – St. Teresa of Avila

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