Ave Maria!— October’s Theme: Prayer
“St. Bernard, in the scale of values he established for his cloistered monks, recognizes four degrees or means by which to reach God and perfection, namely, reading and meditation, prayer and contemplation. […] by reading Sacred Scripture and other holy and pious books we are seeking God; by meditation we find Him; by prayer we knock at the door of His Heart and by contemplation enter the theater of divine beauties.”
