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Men of Prayer
77. Prayer is for us an absolute necessity1. It cannot be thought of only as exercises of piety, nor is it to be indentified with apostolic work. Prayer is being present to, and communing with God, who becomes more real to us as we show concern for others. Little by little, it unifies our whole life and tends to become continuous2, affecting all that we do and influencing all those around us.
Each one of us has the principal responsibility for his own prayer life and shares responsibility for that of the community.
77.1 The community organises its prayer in accordance with the directives of the Constitutions.
From time to time the community evaluates its decisions to see whether it is promoting the spiritual growth of its members. It keeps an open mind towards other forms of prayer that may encourage this growth.
77.2 For holidays and vacation periods we organise times for community prayer.
77.3 We take advantage of the holidays and of certain times in life, such as sickness and old age, to devote more time to personal prayer.
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