Article 2 THE BATTLE OF PRAYER

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always
presupposes effort. the great figures of prayer of the Old Covenant before
Christ, as well as the Mother of God, the saints, and he himself, all teach us
this: prayer is a battle. Against whom? Against ourselves and against the wiles
of the tempter who does all he can to turn man away from prayer, away from
union with God. We pray as we live, because we live as we pray. If we do not
want to act habitually according to the Spirit of Christ, neither can we pray
habitually in his name. the “spiritual battle” of the Christian’s new
life is inseparable from the battle of prayer.

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER