Catechism of the Catholic Church
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2654 The spiritual writers, paraphrasing Matthew 7:7, summarize in this way the dispositions of the heart nourished by the word of God in prayer "Seek in reading and you will find in meditating; knock in mental prayer and it will be opened to you by contemplation." 5
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PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER |
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ARTICLE 1: AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER |
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5 Guigo the Carthusian, Scala Paradisi: PL 40, 998.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
