Prayer

[paul_tran]

“Christian Tradition has retained three major expressions of prayer: vocal, meditative and contemplative.” (CCC, 2699).
How are those three expressions of prayer each a form of such compunction of heart?

Thanks and Godbless
Paul

 

[Barbkw]

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COMPUNCTION OF HEART

Rule of Benedict 49. The Observance of Lent Verse 4

“This we can do in a fitting manner by refusing to indulge in evil habits and by devoting ourselves to prayer with tears, to reading, to compunction of heart and self-denial.”

"Michael Casey, OCSO, says that compunction has a dual sensitivity.

"It places before us both the reality of our sinful condition and the urgency of our desire to be fully in union with God.

“It is precisely the comparison between what we are and what we could be that is the cause of compunction. It is an intimate sensation which touches us at our deepest level and often results in tears.”

(The Undivided Heart: “Benedict’s Approach to Prayer,” p. 18-34 - St. Bede’s Publications)

 

[Barbkw]

The remainder of paragraph 2699 reads:

"They have one basic trait in common: composure of heart.

“This vigilance in keeping the Word and dwelling in the presence of God makes these three expressions intense times in the life of prayer.”