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Prayer

Father Hardon’s writings on prayer explore the heart of the Christian spiritual life and the soul’s relationship with God. These articles examine meditation, contemplation, devotion, perseverance in prayer, and the role of prayer in growing in holiness and grace.

For Jesuits: Chapter 2 – Spirit of the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor +  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me; to bring good news to the poor he has sent me, to proclaim to the captives release, and sight to the blind; to set at liberty the oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 3 – Consecrated to the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor +… to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place—their Lord as well as ours. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 4 – Life in the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself; for if we live, we live to the Lord, or if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and rose […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 5 – Service of the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor + For this reason I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth receives its name, that he may grant you from his glorious riches to be strengthened with power through his Spirit unto the progress […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 7 – Heart of the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor +  “I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and prudent, and didst reveal them to little ones. Yes, Father, for such was thy good pleasure. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 8 – Mother of the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor §  “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name; and […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 10 – Blessed in the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor + “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied. […]
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For Jesuits: Chapter 11 – Kingdom of the Lord

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor § …joyfully rendering thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy to share the lot of the saints in light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have our redemption, the remission […]
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The Hail Mary

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. If there is one vocal prayer that is typically Catholic it is the Hail Mary. We say it so many times in different ways, but especially in the recitation of the Angelus and the rosary, and by now must have said it some thousands of times. As we know […]
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Election Prayer

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Lord Jesus Christ, You told us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God. Enlighten the minds of our people [in] America. May we choose a President of the United States, and other government officials, according to Your Divine Will. Give our […]
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