significance of prayer

1: deepens relationship w/ God CCC: ‘raising of one’s heart and mind to God’

2: Jesus promoted importance of prayer. Often went off to pray on his own. Taught the Lord’s prayers (contains all 5 types of prayer in 1)

3: praying for the dead important, benefits person (comforting) and dead. Masses of ten pray for dead in’prayer of the faithful’ in order for them to complete the clearing process quickly