James Martin 
In All Seasons, For All Reasons 
Praying Throughout the Year

The Christian longing to share anguish, fear, gratitude, and awe has found expression in many forms of prayer, beginning in Scripture and the practices and words of Jesus. Over the centuries many fruitful approaches to prayer have taken hold, but often there is a certain unease about what is right or what is best. In this welcome and welcoming book, Fr. James Martin eases these concerns with thoughtful, practical encouragement about prayer in all of its forms. In All Seasons, For All Reasons is drawn from “
Teach Us to Pray, ” Fr. Martin’s very popular monthly column in
Give Us This Day.

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Teach Us to Pray: An Introduction

 

A Rich Tradition

Praying the Our Father

Praying the Hail Mary

Praying the Rosary

Mary as Patron and Companion

Praying with the Saints

Examination of Conscience

Lectio Divina

Resting on a Word

Resting in God

Centering Prayer

The Colloquy

Praying with Your Guardian Angel

The Mass as Prayer

Praying to Become What We Receive

Eucharistic Adoration

Praying with Icons

Images of God

 

For All Reasons

The Best Time to Pray

Family Prayer

Praying with Friends

Faith Sharing

Spiritual Conversations

Journaling

Everyday Mysticism

Spiritual Direction

Christian Retreats

Beginning with Gratitude

Honesty in Prayer

I’m Angry, God!

Prayers of Petition

Insights in Prayer

Pilgrimage as Prayer

Nature Prayer

Praying for Our Common Home

Summertime Prayer

Finding God in All Things

Savoring

Joy and Prayer

Being a Contemplative in Action

Praying as Priest, Prophet, and King

God Speaks through Dreams

Praying for Mercy

Praying to Discern Our Vocations

Memories in Prayer

Desires in Prayer

Distractions in Prayer

Dryness in Prayer

Praying in Times of Doubt

Praying for Our Enemies

 

In All Seasons

 


Advent and Christmas

A Season of Waiting

Patience in Prayer

No, Less, Yes

Praying with the Holy Family

 


Lent, Easter, and Pentecost

Praying during Lent

Kindness as Prayer

Fasting as Prayer

Praying the Stations of the Cross

Praying in the Desert

Praying with a Contrite Heart

Easter Joy

Praying to the Risen Christ

Neglect the Spirit No Longer

 


More Feasts and Seasons

Visiting as Prayer

Devoted Hearts

Praying with Our Lady of Sorrows

November: Not Downbeat at All

Grieving in Prayer

 

Afterword

 

Sobre el autor

James Martin is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America, a Consultor to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication and author of many books, including Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, and Seven Last Words.