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2. Interior life (Catholic theology) - Wikipedia

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   Jesus at prayer in the Garden of Gethsemani. This doctrine is based on the writings of many Catholic spiritual writers through the centuries, of which the best known is the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, one of the most widely read Christian spiritual books in existence.

3. Spiritual reading - Wikipedia

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   Spiritual reading is a practice of reading books and articles about spirituality with the purpose of growing in holiness. Spiritual reading is devoted to the reading of lives of saints, writings of Doctors and the Fathers of the Church, theological works written by holy people, and doctrinal writings of Church authorities.

4. Christian meditation - Wikipedia

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   Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. [1] The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditārī, which has a range of meanings including to reflect on, to study, and to practice.

5. Rosary devotions and spirituality - Wikipedia

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   According to Pope John Paul II, rosary devotions are "among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation." [ 2 ] From its origins in the twelfth century the rosary has been seen as a meditation on the life of Christ, and it is as such that many popes have approved of and encouraged its recitation.

6. Ignatian spirituality - Wikipedia

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   Prayer and efforts at self-conquest: Ignatius's book The Spiritual Exercises is a fruit of months of prayer. [ 7 ] : 25 Prayer, In Ignatian spirituality, is fundamental since it was at the foundation of Jesus' life, but it does not dispense from "helping oneself", a phrase frequently used by Ignatius.

7. Catholic spirituality - Wikipedia

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   In practical terms this spiritual quest is pursued through prayer in solitude and asceticism. Some adherents of desert spirituality – whether as eremitic or cenobitic monastics, or as Christian faithful outside the religious life – practise centering prayer. One form of this prayer has one meditate on a single, sacred word to draw the ...

8. Christian prayer - Wikipedia

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   Christian prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms used for this practice. [1] Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, such as from a breviary, which contains the canonical hours that are said at fixed prayer times.

9. Daily devotional - Wikipedia

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   Beside The Still Waters is a daily devotional widely used by adherents of the Anabaptist Christian tradition. Each page of the "devotional begins with a Scripture reference and verse on a theme" with a subsequent "reflection on the theme, followed by an inspirational aphorism or a line from a hymn, and a few additional biblical references for those who would like to read through the entire ...