On Reverence in Prayer
Feb. 25 (26)—June 27—Oct. 27
When we wish to suggest our wants to men of high station, we do not
presume to do so except with humility and reverence. How much the more,
then, are complete humility and pure devotion necessary in supplication
of the Lord who is God of the universe! And let us be assured that it is
not in saying a great deal that we shall be heard, but in purity of
heart and in tears of compunction. Our prayer, therefore, ought to be
short and pure, unless it happens to be prolonged by an inspiration of
divine grace. In community, however, let prayer be very short, and when
the Superior gives the signal let all rise together.