Catholic Classics: The Practice of the Presence of God
Podcast18 minJune 12, 2026Ascension App

Day 5: The Goal of Devotions

Devotions are meant to lead us into loving communion with God. Fr. Gregory and Rebecca explain how practices like the Rosary, novenas, and spiritual reading can help lead us into God’s presence. They also encourage us not to lose sight of the One those practices are meant to draw us toward. Today, we are reading Part 2: Third Letter and Fourth Letter.

How do the sacraments, Scripture, and devotional practices serve as means of drawing you closer to communion with God?What would it look like for your heart to become “an oratory” where you regularly converse with God?Brother Lawrence says there is “no need to cry out loudly” because God is near to us. How might that change the way you approach prayer?

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