Catholics have a rich and ancient prayer tradition that informs contemporary practice. People gather every morning for private devotions or participate communally in the Liturgy of the Hours. People continue to go on pilgrimages and have shrines in their homes. In this book the monks of Saint Meinrad recount the tradition of Catholic prayer. In the early chapters they explore prayer chronologically. The central chapters look at prayer in the communal contexts of the Mass, the Liturgical Year, and the Liturgy of the Hours. Final chapters shed more light on topics that deepen our understanding of the Catholic imagination and the place of prayer in the lives of the faithful.
