The Catholic Divine Project Annual Orientation Course. Course 5 Prayers.

Course 4: PRAYER  Topic 1: INTRODUCTION: Prayer is the most important of the 5pillars of the Catholic Divine Project. A Project who cannot pray and still remains in the project falls under the following categories: I. Abandoned Project. II. Fallen Project. III. Stale or Moribund Project. This highlights the cogent needs of Prayer in the existence of the Divine Project. In other to avoid being a moving corpse, every Project member must be rooted in Prayer because Prayer is our tap root through which we draw both physical and spiritual nutrients and also through which we are sustained in any turbulent situation. It is our route to the Heart of the Trinity. Definition of Prayer.  A devout petition to God or an object of worship. A Spiritual Communion with God or an object of worship, as in Supplication, Thanksgiving, Adoration, or Confession. The act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship. What is prayer according to the Bible? Prayer in the Hebrew Bible is an evol...

Course 4. Prayer.  Topic 2. Types of Prayer.  Four (4) basic 💡 forms of prayer? The 4 basic forms of prayer are Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication, abbreviated as A.C.T.S. Adoration: Adoration and Worship: In prayers of adoration or worship, we exalt the greatness of God, and we acknowledge our dependence on Him in all things. The Mass and the other liturgies of the Church are the most perfect form of Adoration any human being can give to God. They are full of prayers of adoration or worship, such as the Gloria (the Glory to God). However Special Liturgical Adoration are organized once in a while by priests to create a special quiet time for both clergy and laity alike before the Lord Jesus present in the Eucharist. In this form of Adoration, Consecrated Host is placed in the center of a sacred vessel called a Monstrance The word Monstrance means "to show." or to expose. The Monstrance is then set in a very special place for all to see during the worship....

Course 4. Prayer.  Topic 3. Purposes and Benefits of Prayer.  What is the main purpose of prayer? God, our loving Heavenly Father, wants us to communicate with Him through prayer. He always listens to us when we pray. Daily prayer can bless you, your family, and those you pray for. It can also invite more peace into your life, help you learn more about God's plan for you, and more. 10 Benefits of Prayer. 1. Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God Just like your parents here on earth, your Heavenly Father wants to hear from you and talk to you. When you pray, He listens. Then He answers your prayers in the form of thoughts, spiritual feelings, scripture, or even the actions of other people. 2. Prayer helps you gain an understanding of God’s loving nature The scriptures teach, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). You can feel that love as you speak daily with Him through prayer, seeking His guidance in your life. 3. Prayer provides answers Praying and listening to the answe...

Course 4. Prayer.  Topic 4. What are the powers in prayer? Prayer provides answers Praying and listening to the answers God gives you can help you better understand your purpose in life. This means that all answers that resides with God can be explored through prayer. It is through prayer that God shows or tells us what to do in other to solve various life problems. This type of secret are revealed to man through meditative prayer. Investors, researchers, programmers and producers of various products are known to be men and women who live life of meditation and are devoted to what they believe in. However you and I who believe in the Supreme Being - The Almighty God hardly interact with our Guardian Angels - His Messengers let alone drawing closer to Him - Our Father. It is through prayer that we understand why we are here and what we can do to return to live with Him after this life. This is where inspiration comes in through the Holy Spirit who guides us when we read and meditate...

  Course 4. Prayer.  Topic 5. Biblical Prayers.  8 Sample Prayers From the Bible 1. Jesus’ high priestly prayer—John 17 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. (John 17:10–11) 2. Moses and Miriam’s song of victory—Exodus 15:1–21 I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;  the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.  The Lord is my strength and my song,  and he has become my salvation;  this is my God, and I will praise him,  my father’s God, and I will exalt him. (Exod 15:1–2) 3. Hannah’s prayer of praise—1 Samuel 2:1–10 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;  he brings low and he exalts.  He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a ...

 Course 4. Prayer.  Topic 6. Prayers of the Project.  The Catholic Divine Project is mandated to pray as follow: one. Below are CDP Daily prayers which must be prayed everyday and at appropriate time.  Chaplet of Holy Trinity.......... Twice 5am on the dot and 5pm on the dot. 2. Bible Rosary........ Four times between 5:30 to 7:30am, 11:30am to 1:30pm, 5:30pm - 7:30pm and 8:30pm - 10:30pm. 3. Litany of The Holy Innocents. Once immediately after Morning Rosary.  4. Chaplet of Our Lady of Perpetual Help........ Thrice after Angelus at 6am, 12pm and 6pm.  5. The Family Solution Chaplet........ Twice, after Perpetual Help Chaplet at 6am and after Sacred Heart Chaplet at 9pm.  6. Watch Guard Chaplet........ 4times 6am, 12pm 6pm after Perpetual Help Chaplet and 3pm after Cleansing soul chaplet.  7. The Angelus/ Regina Caeli........ Twice 12am and 12pm(Compulsory) also 6am and 6pm (if time permits). 8. Holy Spirit Chaplet........ Twice after the Holy Tri...