Prayer Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions Father Ferreol Girardey, C.Ss.R., 1916 Contents Dedication Preface ix I Introduction 1 II Why We Should Pray 4 III Necessity of the Prayer of Petition 8 IV Prayer Is All-Powerful 15 V Why So Many Prayers Are Not Heard 19 VI Conditions of Prayer 24 VII How to Render Our Prayers More Acceptable to God and Increase Their Efficacy 30 VIII Some Practical Lessons on Prayer in the Gospel Narrative 38 9. The Lunatic Child 53 IX When We Should Pray 66 X The Objects of Our Prayers 74 XI Vocal Prayer and Mental Prayer 81 XII Selections from Father Bronchain’s Meditations 92 Epilogue 109