#310 Distraction in Prayer - Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem.

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

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Understanding what prayer is goes a long way when tacking problems with distraction in prayer. Father Hugh and Cy discuss how to start praying, and what distraction in prayer means, which is maybe less than you think. Cy Kellett: Distracted in prayer? Father Hugh Barbour with help next. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Focus, the podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and I get distracted constantly. Wait, should I start again? What was I saying? No. I get distracted constantly and my prayer life is full of distractions, and…

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0:00.0	Distracted in prayer, Father Hugh Barber with help next.
0:02.8	Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Focus, the podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith.
0:13.5	I'm Cy Kelle at your host, and I get distracted constantly.
0:19.6	Wait, should I start again? What, what was I saying? Oh no, no okay I get distracted constantly and my
0:26.2	prayer life is full of distractions and so our good friend father Hugh Barber
0:31.0	Norbertine priest former prior of the Abbey of St Michael in Orange County, came in,
0:37.0	sat me down, and helped me overcome my distraction in prayer.
0:41.5	I hope it's helpful for you. Here's Father Hugh Barber. Would you like to start with a prayer?
0:54.3	Yeah, we should start with a prayer, Father.
0:58.4	Yeah.
0:59.4	I wonder why.
1:00.4	Yeah, yeah, it'll help me.
1:01.4	But it's with a challenge. We'll start with the Hell Mary and see if you can keep your mind on it the whole time.
1:07.5	Oh, okay. All right. I hope our listener will do the same.
1:10.0	Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
1:12.0	Oh, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
1:14.0	blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
1:18.0	Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death,
1:21.0	Amen.
1:22.0	Mary, seat of wisdom.
1:23.1	Pray for us.
1:24.1	Holy angels of God.
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