Catholic Classics Day 8: Preparing for Prayer (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Use Imagination To Enter A Mystery
- Use imagination to place yourself inside sensory mysteries like the Crucifixion to focus the mind for meditation.
- St. Francis advises beginners to imagine the event happening before you (e.g., Calvary or Christ in your room) to tether wandering thoughts.
Meditation Is Affective Not Academic
- Meditation differs from study because its aim is to stir affections toward God, not to acquire knowledge or win arguments.
- St. Francis compares staying on a fruitful consideration to a bee that lingers on a honey-filled flower until satisfied.
Turn Affection Into Specific Resolutions
- Translate general pious movements from meditation into concrete resolutions you can act on today.
- Example resolution: vow not to be offended by harsh words and instead speak or act to win the offender's goodwill.