It has often been said that the quality of our interior life is the quality of our prayer. In this meditation we use especially the Catechism of the Catholic Church and St Josemaria’s book The Way to consider how we can improve our personal conversation with God in mental prayer through such means as:

• Saying slowly and with attention the words of the Introductory Prayer
• Responding promptly to the initiative of God, who invites us to pray
• Engaging in the “battle of prayer”, whether we feel like it or not
• Committing ourselves to regular times for prayer and being faithful to them
• Fighting the distractions which inevitably come