Combat Prayer Book – Inspired by WWII Prayer Book

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Fr Richard Heilman May 23, 2019

PRAYER: POWERFUL WEAPON

St. Alphonsus said, “Prayer is, beyond doubt, the most powerful weapon the Lord gives us to conquer evil … but we must really put ourselves into the prayer, it is not enough just to say the words, it must come from the heart. And also prayer needs to be continuous, we must pray no matter what kind of situation we find ourselves in: the warfare we are engaged in is ongoing, so our prayer must be on-going also.”

In referring to his Seven Daily Habits of Holy Apostolic People, Fr. John McCloskey writes: “These are the principal means to achieve holiness. If you are a person who wants to bring Christ to others through your friendship, these are the instruments by which you store up the spiritual energythat will enable you to do so. Apostolic action without the sacraments and a deep solid interior life will in the long run be ineffective. You can be sure that all the saints incorporated in one way or another all of these habits into their daily routine. Your goal is to be like them, contemplatives in the middle of the world.”

THE COMBAT PRAYER BOOK

The Combat Prayer Book is inspired by the original World War II pocket prayer book, My Military Missal … Even down to the stealthy 4.5″ x 3″ size and appearance of the original World War II prayer book. The Combat Prayer Book contains just about every prayer essential for keeping and maintaining a strong Catholic prayer life. Packed into this tiny pocket prayer book are virtually all of the typical traditional Catholic prayers, including …