Pope John Paul II had indicated that people sometimes confess that they do not know how to pray. John Paul responded: "How to pray? This is a simple matter. I would say: Pray any way you like, so long as you do pray."

You can pray the way your mother taught you; you can use a prayer book. Sometimes it takes courage to pray; but it is possible to pray, and necessary to pray. Whether from memory or a book or just in thought, it is all the same.

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