ati us ▁of ▁Lo y ola ▁began ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁Spirit ual ▁Ex er cis es ▁with ▁a ▁" Pre par atory ▁P ray er " ▁to ▁place ▁ones elf ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁closed ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁" Col lo qu y ." ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁elabor ated ▁forms ▁have ▁since ▁ar isen : ▁ ▁Pre par atory ▁P ray er : ▁My ▁Lord ▁and ▁my ▁God , ▁I ▁firm ly ▁believe ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁here , ▁that ▁you ▁see ▁me , ▁that ▁you ▁hear ▁me . ▁I ▁ad ore ▁you ▁with ▁prof ound ▁rever ence , ▁I ▁ask ▁your ▁p ardon ▁for ▁my ▁s ins , ▁and ▁the ▁grace ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁time ▁of ▁prayer ▁fruit ful . ▁My ▁imm ac ulate ▁Mother , ▁Saint ▁Joseph ▁my ▁father ▁and ▁lord , ▁my ▁guard ian ▁ang el , ▁inter ced e ▁for ▁me . ▁ ▁Cl osing ▁prayer : ▁I ▁thank ▁you , ▁my ▁God , ▁for ▁the ▁good ▁resolution s , ▁aff e ctions ▁and ▁inspir ations ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁communic ated ▁to ▁me ▁in ▁this ▁med itation . ▁I ▁ask ▁your ▁help ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁into ▁effect . ▁My ▁imm ac ulate ▁Mother , ▁Saint ▁Joseph ▁my ▁father ▁and ▁lord , ▁my ▁guard ian ▁ang el , ▁inter ced e ▁for ▁me . ▁ ▁Top ics ▁for ▁mental ▁prayer ▁ ▁Call ing ▁God ▁by ▁name . ▁As ▁prayer ▁means ▁dealing ▁with ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁person , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁address ▁God ▁with ▁familiar ▁names . ▁