II. Humble Vigilance of Heart

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Another difficulty, especially for those who sincerely want to pray, is
dryness. Dryness belongs to contemplative prayer when the heart is separated from
God, with no taste for thoughts, memories, and feelings, even spiritual ones.
This is the moment of sheer faith clinging faithfully to Jesus in his agony and
in his tomb. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it
remains alone; but if dies, it bears much fruit.”¹⁸ If dryness is
due to the lack of roots, because the word has fallen on rocky soil, the battle
requires conversion.¹⁹

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER