He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.

Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.

He regards it as the highest insult for the wicked to boast of His covenant while profaning His sacred Name by their whole lives.

Men in prayer give greater license to their unlawful desires than if they were telling jocular tales among their equals.

We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.

Prayers belong strictly to the worship of God. Fasting is a subordinate aid, which is pleasing to God no farther than as it aids the earnestness and fervency of prayer.

Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.

We must resist wandering thoughts in prayer. Raising our hands reminds us that we need to raise up our minds to God, setting aside all irrelevant thoughts.