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“I think that sometimes we're kind of trying to hurry through our devotional life or hurry through our prayer time, and we're just trying to finish so that we can check something off on a box that says we did it”
Priscilla Shirer (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But I remember when I was praying, I felt a peace come over me, and I was like, ‘this is an answer to a prayer”
Meagan Good (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I spoke to her with faith that she would fight through this. I thought she would pull through. I said a prayer with her. I begged her. I pleaded with her to not leave because I still need her. I don't want to imagine life without her. I am because of her. My world doesn't make sense without my mother. I said those words to her”
Lerato Moloi (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The secret of my success has been prayer, consistency, commitment and hard work.”
Oluwatosin Demehin (born 2002) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: INTERVIEW: I Was Disappointed When We Were Eliminated At The World Cup– Nigeria’s Stade De Reims New Signing, Demehin by Ukpe Philip. November 5, 2022. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
“But this is how desperation is, like a prayer without an addressee.”
Roberto Vecchioni (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Immeasurable prayer is the synthesis of the gospel of Jesus: "for those who travel in an obstinate and contrary direction with their special brand of special desperation and among the vomit of the rejected takes the last steps to deliver to death a drop of splendor, of humanity, of truth". (page 132)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Prayer] Lord, who sees where we humans do not know how to see, listen to this lay descant of a frontier priest: may there be peace. Today, always, everywhere. And, as my friend Vinicio Capossela says, protect us everywhere. (p. 133)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This song has been an answer to prayer,”
Aline Gahongayire (born 1986) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aline Gahongayire and Bruno K Reimagine Ugandan Gospel Favorite “Ruhanga Ishitwe” Inyarwanda.com (10/10/2025)
“Let’s unite in prayer for Pastor Julienne. Let’s show her that the seeds of greatness she planted have flourished into growth and resilience.”
Aline Gahongayire (born 1986) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aline Gahongayire Shares Insights on 'Grace Room' Closure: Faith-Filled Future Ahead Inyarwanda.com (12/05/2025)
“Everybody is a star in his or her own career. Prayer is paramount in one’s life, and so also is consistency and focus.”
Toyin Adegbola (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mo gbà yín. Ní àpéjọ, àpéjọ yóò rí ìbùkún àpéjẹ̀ẹ Ìyá Yemoja tí yóo ṣe àpéjọ̀rùn ìrìn àjò àpéjẹ. Kí Olodumare mú ọ dé ilé ní àìléwu àti àláfíà,’ I say, and then repeat the prayer that will glean the woman’s soul. ‘I welcome you. Gathered, you will be blessed by Mother Yemoja, who will ease your journey. May Olodumare take you home to safety and peace. Come forth.’”
Natasha Bowen wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My stay and prayer will be moved to the protest venue from the archbishop's house if required. Fishermen and the Christian community believe Christ and the cross as everything in their lives. We know Christ died at the age of 33. His death brought liberation for humanity. We fight for justice trusting in Christ. We have nothing to lose.”
Thomas Jessayyan Netto (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catholic leaders vow to step up Indian port protest (24 August 2022) Union of Asian Catholic News
“It is very much a spiritual practice for me. A lot of joy has come from the basics,” she said. When she understands what a prayer means,”
Sarah Hurwitz (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My biggest prayer was for peace and that peace would come as soon as possible. I can say that more people attended Mass during that time than during the normal times.”
Marko Sopi (1938–2006) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catholic Bishop Welcomes NATO As Orthodox Tell Milosevic to Quit (27 June 1999) National Catholic Register
“I truly believe that one day we will find peace in our world, but only through prayer and sacrifice.”
Dominick John Lagonegro (born 1943) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop at Mass recalls aunt's story of being at Fatima for miracle of sun (16 October 2017) Catholic News Service
“Now he truly knew, for the first time, that there was no one out there to hear him, that any prayer he might utter would drift and tumble through eternity like a shard of a broken mirror falling through the space beyond the world, turning over and over, glittering, never, never coming to rest.”
Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When any misunderstanding is possible, spontaneous prayer that leaves no doubt about the truth of the matter according to the Church's teachings on faith and morals and no doubt about the blessing’s goal of growth in salvific holiness is the only option. What we pray is what we believe!”
Robert Mark Pipta (born 1967) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Abundance of Blessings | A Teaching from Bishop Robert Pipta (January 2024) The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
“It is important not to stop praying now: this is the moment when prayer is our strongest weapon. We must believe in peace, invoke it in all possible ways and teach our young people who are experiencing the horror of war, the value of life.”
Maksym Ryabukha (born 1980) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The appeal of the Salesians: "We must pray, people need to feel the presence of God" (5 March 2022) Fides News Agency
“I hope many other initiatives will help us fight with the most powerful weapons we have: prayer, penance, fasting, charity, which are the weapons of Lent and which can help us overcome this challenge.”
Alberto Taveira Corrêa (born 1950) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a plane with the ostensory or with the statue of the Virgin Mary to bless the Brazilians during the pandemic (31 March 2020) Fides News Agency
“It's easy to just dive into your work during stressful times, but I’ve found that stopping for prayer helps in terms of prioritization, which in turn helps for the execution of the right things in the right order.”
Ben Steele (born 1978) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New Denver Broncos’ Coach Talks of Super Bowls Past, Present and Future (13 February 2022) National Catholic Register
“We have the power of prayer and we want to pray every time we are afraid; in this case, we must pray that the flow of lava will stop.”
Luigi Bommarito (1926–2019) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sicily Praying That Lava Takes a Turn for the Best (23 July 2001) Zenit
“The Lord is the center of our prayer, the rest of us, we are there to adore Him.”
Michael Richard Cote (born 1949) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Chair: A Conversation with Today's Apostles (22 December 2022) Diocese of Norwich
“Farid, time was when these frail thighs scoured over desert and hill; Now, feeble with age even the prayer-jug looks as though lying miles away.”
Baba Farid (1175–1265) said by 1265 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I joyfully greet you all with prayer in my heart. May nothing be more important to us than Christ! My thoughts, heart and prayers go first and foremost to all families – mothers, fathers, and children. I want us to seek, find, recognize, and follow the Messiah together.”
Roko Glasnović (born 1978) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mons Roko Glasnović is the New Bishop of Dubrovnik: “I Joyfully Greet You All With Prayer in My Heart” (30 November 2021) Just Dubrovnik
“A properly devised Prayer said with all your true Love is a key to the door of the miraculous.”
George King (1919–1997) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Book of Sacred Prayers (1966)
“The sword of St. Michael the Archangel must remember the weapons with which the Christian must always struggle: prayer, unity and love.”
Ivo Scapolo (born 1953) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Three hundred years of the "Fiesta de los Indios" in honor of St. Michael the Archangel (12 May 2012) Fides News Agency
“Needless to say the entire Catholic community here is praying for the Pope. Our Patriarch Gregory III Laham sent a letter to parishes encouraging people to pray for the Pope to comfort him at this time of trial. The Pope is our Shepherd and we Catholics in Syria are in communion with him in prayer”
Isidore Battikha (born 1950) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims united in concern and prayers for the Pope (4 March 2005) Fides News Agency
“Never think that Allah will not listen to a sinner like me. Then faith will be destroyed. Allah listens to sinners too. Never think that if Allah did not grant my request, then He will not grant it again. It is mentioned in the Hadith that when a servant becomes disappointed or impatient, Allah no longer accepts that prayer!”
Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir (1958–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The important thing is that we ourselves pray along and that it is about our hearts. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is not magic; it is prayer. We want to ask Our Lady with her heavenly power that the shedding of blood may stop, as soon as possible.”
Clemens Pickel (born 1961) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russian Bishops: Consecration to Mary is prayer, not magic (16 March 2022) Vatican News
“Today, after years of reflection, prayer and dialogue, the churches of Padua and Roraima thank the Lord for this epiphany of the Spirit which is visibly manifested in the missionary commitment between two Churches in dialogue and cooperation.”
Lucio Nicoletto (born 1972) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New missionary front in the Amazon for Italian fidei donum missionaries (8 February 2017) Fides News Agency
“Tigris! Torrent of four thousand years, Millions, men of war sucking at your strength, Living in holes at your side, Agape as you broke bridges, sent ferrymen adrift! How many armies sought to cross you here, How muezzins lived and died, call’d to prayer; Yet you seemed aloof to all their striving, Your ripples looked indifferent to their stares, Their drinking, marching, gravities.”
Garry W. Trompf (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It happened the first week of April, I think. (beginning of "The Lord's Prayer")”
Anna Seghers (1900–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A Prayer For Rain ...let love be brought to ignorance again.”
Lisel Mueller (1924–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Prayer satisfies the mind and alleviates mental suffering. It also helps a man to attain results, because it puts him in a frame of mind where he will work much harder for what he wants.”
Grover Cleveland Lindauer (1885–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s a gift, it’s a blessing. Say a prayer over it, let the blood from the old dead—usually so estranged to me—warm. When I eat what they ate, I am for a moment more than the little I am, I am the present because of what was past. I am blood. I have a people.”
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“La prière nourrit notre âme! (Prayer nourishes our soul.)”
Barbara Akplogan (born 1984) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Le temple de la Nuit profané (The Temple of Night Desecrated), Barbara Akplogan, éd. Star Editions, 2016 (ISBN 978-99919-2-490-8), p. 134
“Support for missionary activity, with prayer, sacrifice and material offerings is important because it helps sustain and nourish the whole Church.”
Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1930–2020) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Missionary month of October looking towards North Korea and laity as chief agents in the Church’s mission (1 October 2004) Fides News Agency
“the battle against apartheid was not won with politics, but with prayer.”
Nancy Charton (1920–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abu Dawud (2:641) - The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached puberty unless she wears a veil.”
Sunan Abi Dawud (817–888) said by 888 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abu Dawud (494) -"The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer.”
Sunan Abi Dawud (817–888) said by 888 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... Getting the science wrong has very real consequences. For example, when a community doesn’t vaccinate children because they’re afraid of “toxins” and think that prayer (or diet, exercise, and “”) is enough to prevent infection, outbreaks happen.”
Jennifer Raff (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must help the Ati in prayer, encourage them, pay tribute to them, support them financially and legally.”
Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc (born 1969) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catholic Church calls for protection of the rights of indigenous peoples on the island of Boracay (6 April 2024) Fides News Agency
“The dream,the passion mean NOTHING if they aren't backed by hardwork,smart navigation,and deep PRAYER.”
Anita Erskine (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My baby, you are your grandmother’s answered prayer. She was so excited to meet you; even though you did not get to meet in the physical realm, I know she is currently holding you in the spiritual”
Gugu Gumede (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To stand tall, you need to know how to kneel in prayer.”
Oreste Benzi (1925–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Join in prayer with the men and women who throughout history spread the Gospel and put into practice Christ's call to serve the last even in the toughest conditions.”
William Edward Lori (born 1951) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fortnight for freedom": campaign to promote religious freedom (3 May 2014) Fides News Agency
“As the Catholic Church, we have repeatedly tried to point out the importance of non-violence: Violence cannot be the answer to our situation. We regularly hold prayer meetings for peace and ask everyone to be builders of peace and harmony”
José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León (born 1961) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Bishop: “The road to dialogue is marked by uncertainty” (12 August 2022) Fides News Agency
“Pure, undisturbed and quiet prayer is accomplished, performed, constituted and kept by four virtues, and is diminished, tarnished, destroyed and hindered by four passions.”
Dadisho Qatraya (died 690) said by 690 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Have you never observed how free the Lord's Prayer is of any material that can tempt to subtle self-inspection in the art of devotion? It is full of an outflowing of thought and of emotion toward great objects of desire, great necessities, and great perils.”
Austin Phelps (1820–1890) said by 1890 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just 'cause I'm leavin' It don't mean that I won't be right by your side When you need me And you can't see me in the middle of the night Just close your eyes and say a prayer It's okay, I know you're scared when I'm not here But I'll always be right there Even though I'm leavin', I ain't goin' nowhere.”
Luke Combs (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source