Date: 2/19/2016    7pm                                        Place: St. Paul Hasang Church (Convent)

Speaker: Fr. Foeckler                                           Topic: Lent/ Prayer      

Fr. Foeckler started out with a question.......What is Lent???

People responded....40days  before Easter....No meat Friday....

Fr. Foeckler gradually focused his lecture toward prayer during lent.

Jesus prayed before every important event such as Praying before meal, At the last supper, In the morning 

before heading to Galilee, After healing the people, Praying all night before choosing His 12 disciples, 

Before teaching His disciples the Lord's prayer, Before heading to Gathsemane, Before nailed to the cross, 

and etc.

Why did Jesus pray? Why do we pray?

We pray because there is NEED- Need for healing for the sick

                                                        - Need  for  forgiveness of our sins

                                                        - Need  to praise and give glory to God

                                                        - Need to ask for mercy

Who did Jesus pray to? Jesus prayed to God the Father.

                                                        - To know

                                                        - To love

                                                        - To want

                                                        - To do  ........  the will of GOD

Once again, why do we pray?

- To ask knowledge to know His will

- Desire to do it

- Strength to carry on

Overall, we pray so God's will be done.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you"

                                                                                                                      -   Matt. 7:7