▁... ▁keeps ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Christ ▁alive ▁in ▁his ▁Church ▁at ▁prayer . ▁... It ▁is ▁the ▁Face ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁that ▁we ▁seek ▁and ▁desire ; ▁it ▁is ▁his ▁Word ▁that ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁hear ▁and ▁keep ." ▁The ▁C ate ch ism ▁quotes ▁Gu igo ▁the ▁Car th us ian : ▁" Se ek ▁in ▁reading ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁find ▁in ▁med it ating ; ▁knock ▁in ▁mental ▁prayer ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁opened ▁to ▁you ▁by ▁cont empl ation ." ▁As ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁said , ▁" We ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁saved ▁by ▁a ▁formula ▁but ▁by ▁a ▁Person ▁and ▁the ▁ass urance ▁which ▁he ▁gives ▁us : ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁you !" ▁And ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁said : ▁" Be ing ▁Christian ▁is ▁... ▁the ▁encounter ▁with ▁an ▁event , ▁a ▁person ." ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁I , ▁a ▁someone ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁us , ▁someone ▁who ▁list ens , ▁feels , ▁sees , ▁tal ks , ▁and ▁interact s ▁with ▁the ▁one ▁pray ing . ▁ ▁" Fri end ly ▁dealing " ▁( tr atar ▁de ▁am ist ad ) ▁is ▁the ▁literal ▁translation ▁of ▁Ter esa ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁mental ▁prayer : ▁" Tr atar ▁de ▁am ist ad , ▁est ando ▁much as ▁veces ▁trat ando ▁a ▁sol as ▁con ▁Qu ien ▁sab emos ▁nos ▁am a ." ▁The ▁literal ▁translation ▁is : ▁" Fri end ly ▁dealing , ▁many ▁times ▁dealing ▁one - on - one ▁with ▁Him ▁whom ▁we ▁know ▁lov