The Battle of Prayer & Spiritual Dryness
Pillar: PART 4 CHRISTIAN PRAYER
Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort. Great figures of prayer of the Old Covenant before Christ, as well as the Mother of God, show us that prayer is a battle.
Magisterial Citation: Catechism of the Catholic Church
Doctrinal Classification: DOGMA