nd ▁" World ▁Day ▁of ▁P ray er ": ▁" We ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁pray ▁as ▁if ▁we ▁were ▁learning ▁this ▁art ▁ever ▁an ew ▁from ▁the ▁lips ▁of ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Master ▁himself , ▁like ▁the ▁first ▁dis ci ples : ▁' L ord , ▁teach ▁us ▁to ▁pray !' ▁( L k ▁ 1 1 : 1 ). " ▁ ▁Since ▁san ct ity ▁is ▁for ▁everyone , ▁according ▁to ▁Catholic ▁doctrine , ▁anyone ▁can ▁learn ▁mental ▁prayer . ▁Ther ese ▁of ▁the ▁Lis ieux ▁learned ▁mental ▁prayer ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁eleven ▁years ▁old . ▁" M ental ▁prayer ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁for ▁pri ests ▁and ▁n uns , ▁but ▁is ▁for ▁everyone . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁children ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁reaching ▁great ▁height s ▁through ▁mental ▁prayer ," ▁is ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Fri ar ▁Min ors . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁said : ▁" The ▁Lord ▁speak s ▁to ▁us ▁through ▁the ▁Script ures ▁and ▁in ▁our ▁prayer . ▁Let ▁us ▁learn ▁to ▁keep ▁silence ▁before ▁him , ▁as ▁we ▁med itate ▁upon ▁the ▁G ospel ." ▁ ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁mental ▁prayer ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁a ▁person ▁P ray er ▁means ▁dealing ▁with ▁someone , ▁a ▁person , ▁the ▁living ▁God . ▁All ▁prayer , ▁even ▁prayer ▁of ▁pet ition , ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁as ▁an ▁open ness , ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁God ' s ▁Spirit ▁speaking ▁within ▁us . ▁" The ▁Holy ▁Spirit