556. What is the prayer of praise?
Praise is that form of prayer which recognizes most immediately that God is God. It is a completely disinterested prayer: it sings God’s praise for his own sake and gives him glory simply because he is.
Mary's Magnificat prayer |
Virgin Mary praying |
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Jesus and His Kingdom |
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Jesus praying in garden of Gethsemane |
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Jesus praying |
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Jesus with her Mother Mary. |
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The book of Psalms. |
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Elijah, the prophet of God. |
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David as a good shepherd. |
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Moses and the burning bush. |
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Abraham begs God to spare Sodom. |
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A child praying. |