Is a form of prayer that engages our thoughts, imaginations, emotions, and desires. It helps strengthen our will to follow Christ.

 Is a form of prayer in which we rest in God’s presence. Our focus is fixed on Jesus, being attentive to the Word of God.

1. Beginning in the third century , some Christians choose to follow Christ by fleeing to the _______________ and devoting their lives to silence, prayer, manual labor, and solitude.

“Be strong and steadfast; have no fear or dread of them, for it is the Lord, your God, who marches with you; he will never fail you or forsake you.”
-________________ 31:6

When ____________ was tempted in the desert, he was able to resist the temptations through prayer. Prayer is

The account of the tempting of Jesus is recorded in Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, and Luke 4:1-13. The mention of the _____________ days Jesus spent in the desert links the event to the Exodus journey of the Israelites, who spent ___________ years in the desert before entering the Promised Land.

The ____________ was with Jesus, giving him the strength to overcome Temptation. Even though Jesus became man, he is God the Son, the Second Divine person of the Holy Trinity. He was strong to resist temptation because he is the Incarnate Word of God.

“Three things will last forever - Faith, Hope, and Love. - and the greatest of these is Love.”
1 ________________13:13

_________________ engages our thoughts, imaginations, emotions, and desires. There are many ways to meditate; but all meditation seeks to respond to God’s callings.

______________ is a prayer in which we rest in God’s presence. Unlike meditation, our focus is directly fixed on Christ himself, being attentive to the Word of God.

Mother Teresa depended on ______________ to sustain her when she was tempted to abandon her work. Her entire life was a prayerful conversation with God, which resulted in action.

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, known as Mother Cabrini, was the first citizen of the _________________________ to be named a Saint.